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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2014, 5:03 AM EDT for Harris County, Muscogee County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2014, 5:03 AM EDT (09:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2014, 5:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Harris County, GA, Muscogee County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 5:10 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Columbus, GA | 25 TO 35 TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS NORTHEAST COLUMBUS BY 911 CENTER. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2:56 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 83 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1978 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1007 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.7
- Supercell composite
- 13.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
895
WFUS52 KFFC 290903
TORFFC
GAC145-215-290945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0009.140429T0903Z-140429T0945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
503 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN MUSCOGEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 545 AM EDT
* AT 459 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF
BIBB CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BIBB
CITY...UPATOI...WAVERLY HALL AND SHILOH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3285 8471 3284 8470 3274 8469 3273 8468
3271 8470 3256 8469 3247 8500 3251 8501
3259 8508 3262 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0903Z 245DEG 37KT 3253 8512
$$3 follow-up statements
729
WWUS52 KFFC 290917
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
517 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
GAC145-215-290945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140429T0945Z/
MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-
517 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS AND NORTHWESTERN MUSCOGEE COUNTIES...
AT 515 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADIC STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR GOAT ROCK LAKE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
ALTHOUGH THE ROTATION IS WEAKENING... STORMS WITH STRONG ROTATION
TONIGHT HAVE A HISTORY OF STRENGTHENING IN A VERY SHORT TIME.
THEREFORE... THE TORNADO WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR NOW.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FORTSON...MULBERRY GROVE...CATAULA...ELLERSLIE...WAVERLY HALL AND
SHILOH
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3285 8471 3284 8470 3275 8469 3272 8470
3262 8469 3255 8502 3259 8508 3262 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0915Z 237DEG 35KT 3259 8503
$$383
WWUS52 KFFC 290928
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
528 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
GAC215-290937-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140429T0945Z/
MUSCOGEE GA-
528 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MUSCOGEE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3284 8473 3285 8471 3284 8470 3262 8469
3258 8488 3258 8490 3261 8491 3261 8509
3262 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0927Z 238DEG 36KT 3270 8491
$$
GAC145-290945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140429T0945Z/
HARRIS GA-
528 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY...
AT 525 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADIC
THUNDERSTORM SHOWING ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR MULBERRY GROVE... AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ELLERSLIE AND WAVERLY HALL
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALTHOUGH THE ROTATION HAS WEAKENED SOME... THE ROTATION CAN QUICKLY
STRENGTHEN AGAIN... AND THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK
SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3284 8473 3285 8471 3284 8470 3262 8469
3258 8488 3258 8490 3261 8491 3261 8509
3262 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0927Z 238DEG 36KT 3270 8491
$$728
WWUS52 KFFC 290930
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
530 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
GAC145-290940-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140429T0945Z/
HARRIS GA-
530 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SUSPECTED TO BE
PRODUCING A TORNADO.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3284 8473 3285 8471 3284 8470 3262 8469
3258 8488 3258 8490 3261 8491 3261 8509
3262 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 0930Z 238DEG 36KT 3272 8488
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 17 min |
| Apr 28, 9:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 11:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 2:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 3:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 3:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 3:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 24 min |
| Apr 29, 4:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 4:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee | 60 min |
| Apr 29, 5:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 6:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 7:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Pulaski and 1 more | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 68 min |
| Apr 29, 8:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Sumter, Wilcox | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 9:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Wilcox | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 9:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 30 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.