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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jan 4, 2015, 12:38 PM EST for Emanuel County, Laurens County, Treutlen County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2015, 12:38 PM EST (17:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2015, 1:15 PM EST
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Treutlen County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 11:37 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
448
WFUS52 KFFC 041738
TORFFC
GAC107-175-283-041815-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0001.150104T1738Z-150104T1815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1238 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN TREUTLEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
WEST CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
EAST CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 115 PM EST
* AT 1238 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF SOPERTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SWAINSBORO...ADRIAN...NUNEZ...GILLIS SPRINGS...COVENA...ORLAND...
ROCKLEDGE...ORIANNA...BLACKVILLE...NORRISTOWN JUNCTION AND
NORRISTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3243 8235 3239 8277 3246 8279 3252 8266
3252 8260 3253 8259 3253 8257 3254 8258
3255 8258 3263 8240 3256 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 252DEG 39KT 3243 8275
$$3 follow-up statements
579
WWUS52 KFFC 041752
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1252 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
GAC175-041801-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1815Z/
LAURENS GA-
1252 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3251 8233 3245 8262 3249 8263 3253 8259
3253 8257 3254 8258 3255 8258 3263 8240
3256 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 245DEG 21KT 3249 8260
$$
GAC107-283-041815-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1815Z/
TREUTLEN GA-EMANUEL GA-
1252 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL TREUTLEN AND WEST CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTIES...
AT 1251 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ADRIAN...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF SOPERTON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SWAINSBORO...ADRIAN...BLACKVILLE...NORRISTOWN JUNCTION...COVENA AND
NORRISTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3251 8233 3245 8262 3249 8263 3253 8259
3253 8257 3254 8258 3255 8258 3263 8240
3256 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 245DEG 21KT 3249 8260
$$538
WWUS52 KFFC 041800
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
100 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
GAC283-041810-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1815Z/
TREUTLEN GA-
100 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TREUTLEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3250 8253 3256 8256 3263 8240 3256 8232
3253 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 243DEG 42KT 3256 8248
$$
GAC107-041815-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1815Z/
EMANUEL GA-
100 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EST FOR WEST
CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY...
AT 100 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ADRIAN...OR 9 MILES WEST OF SWAINSBORO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SWAINSBORO...NORRISTOWN JUNCTION AND NORRISTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3250 8253 3256 8256 3263 8240 3256 8232
3253 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 243DEG 42KT 3256 8248
$$027
WWUS52 KFFC 041801
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
101 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
GAC283-041810-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1815Z/
TREUTLEN GA-
101 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TREUTLEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3250 8253 3256 8256 3263 8240 3256 8232
3253 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 243DEG 42KT 3256 8248
$$
GAC107-041815-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150104T1815Z/
EMANUEL GA-
101 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EST FOR WEST
CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY...
AT 100 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF ADRIAN...OR 5 MILES WEST OF
SWAINSBORO... MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SWAINSBORO...NORRISTOWN JUNCTION AND NORRISTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3250 8253 3256 8256 3263 8240 3256 8232
3253 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 243DEG 42KT 3256 8248
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 7:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 39 min |
| Jan 3, 7:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 21 min |
| Jan 3, 7:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 37 min |
| Jan 3, 8:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Union | 26 min |
| Jan 3, 9:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 36 min |
| Jan 3, 9:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 49 min |
| Jan 3, 9:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 35 min |
| Jan 3, 10:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Polk | 22 min |
| Jan 3, 10:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 34 min |
| Jan 3, 10:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 27 min |
| Jan 3, 10:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 25 min |
| Jan 4, 1:15 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:42 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:32 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 26 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 37 min |
| Jan 4, 3:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 3:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 22 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 30 min |
| Jan 4, 4:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Paulding | 34 min |
| Jan 4, 4:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Jan 4, 5:04 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton | 35 min |
| Jan 4, 5:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Troup | 34 min |
| Jan 4, 5:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 23 min |
| Jan 4, 5:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 35 min |
| Jan 4, 5:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 10 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 46 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 30 min |
| Jan 4, 6:10 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton, Pike, Spalding | 35 min |
| Jan 4, 6:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 30 min |
| Jan 4, 6:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Spalding | 35 min |
| Jan 4, 6:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 6:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Talbot | 31 min |
| Jan 4, 7:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 14 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 29 min |
| Jan 4, 8:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 27 min |
| Jan 4, 8:23 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Monroe | 24 min |
| Jan 4, 9:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 7 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 7 days |
| Jan 4, 10:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Haralson | 7 days |
| Jan 4, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 7 days |
| Jan 4, 10:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 7 days |
| Jan 4, 11:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 23 min |
| Jan 4, 11:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski | 23 min |
| Jan 4, 12:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 29 min |
| Jan 4, 12:02 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 12:31 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 7 days |
| Jan 4, 12:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 29 min |
| Jan 4, 12:52 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 7 days |
| Jan 4, 1:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 24 min |
| Jan 4, 1:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 19 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 10 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.