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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 30, 2016, 12:52 PM EST for Carroll County, Haralson County, Paulding County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 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
- Nov 30, 2016, 12:52 PM EST (17:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 1:17 PM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Carroll County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Paulding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 12:52 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 Wnw Bowdon Junction, GA | A WEAK TORNADO EMBEDDED WITHIN A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS... TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE MOUNT ZION COMMUNITY... ALONG LEE WILLIAMS ROAD. SEVERAL LARGE TREE BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED AT THIS LOCATION. ADDITIONAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG A PATH TOWARD P |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 12:06 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
046
WFUS52 KFFC 301752
TORFFC
GAC045-143-223-301830-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0012.161130T1752Z-161130T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1252 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 130 PM EST
* AT 1252 PM EST...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER BOWDON
JUNCTION...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARROLLTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.
TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DALLAS...VILLA RICA...BREMEN...TEMPLE...HIRAM...MOUNT ZION...
WACO...BOWDON JUNCTION...DRAKETOWN AND NEW GEORGIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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 3368 8523 3394 8496 3391 8473 3380 8479
3377 8485 3378 8490 3374 8490 3362 8515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 235DEG 41KT 3369 8514
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
547
WWUS52 KFFC 301802
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
102 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
GAC143-301812-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161130T1830Z/
HARALSON GA-
102 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARALSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3370 8501 3376 8505 3393 8488 3391 8473
3380 8479 3377 8485 3378 8490 3374 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 237DEG 39KT 3374 8503
$$
GAC045-223-301830-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161130T1830Z/
CARROLL GA-PAULDING GA-
102 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTIES...
AT 102 PM EST...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER TEMPLE...OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BUCHANAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DALLAS...VILLA RICA...TEMPLE...HIRAM AND NEW GEORGIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3370 8501 3376 8505 3393 8488 3391 8473
3380 8479 3377 8485 3378 8490 3374 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 237DEG 39KT 3374 8503
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$006
WWUS52 KFFC 301804
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
104 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
GAC045-223-301830-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161130T1830Z/
CARROLL GA-PAULDING GA-
104 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CARROLL AND SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTIES...
AT 104 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER TEMPLE...OR 11 MILES EAST OF BUCHANAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DALLAS...VILLA RICA...TEMPLE...HIRAM AND NEW GEORGIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3372 8500 3375 8504 3393 8488 3391 8473
3380 8479 3377 8485 3378 8490 3376 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 234DEG 42KT 3376 8500
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$124
WWUS52 KFFC 301817
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
117 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
GAC045-223-301826-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-161130T1830Z/
CARROLL GA-PAULDING GA-
117 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CARROLL AND SOUTHEASTERN
PAULDING COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG
WINDS REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3372 8500 3375 8504 3393 8488 3391 8473
3380 8479 3377 8485 3378 8490 3376 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 235DEG 41KT 3384 8486
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 11:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 12:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 1:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 1:18 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 1:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 23 min |
| Nov 30, 1:53 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 18 min |
| Nov 30, 2:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 25 min |
| Nov 30, 2:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 3:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 3:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 43 min |
| Nov 30, 4:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 5:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 5:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 7:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 7:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 8:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 39 min |
| Nov 30, 9:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 42 min |
| Nov 30, 10:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 10:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 38 min |
| Nov 30, 10:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 25 min |
| Nov 30, 11:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 12:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 15 min |
| Nov 30, 12:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 43 min |
| Nov 30, 12:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 1:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 1:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 1:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 1:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 2:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 28 min |
| Nov 30, 2:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 2:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 2:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 2:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall | 18 min |
| Nov 30, 2:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 2:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 2:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 14 min |
| Nov 30, 2:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 35 min |
| Nov 30, 2:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 2:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pike, Upson | 25 min |
| Nov 30, 3:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 28 min |
| Nov 30, 3:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 3:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 20 min |
| Nov 30, 3:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson, Madison | 49 min |
| Nov 30, 3:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton, Walton | 29 min |
| Nov 30, 3:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 3:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Taylor | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 3:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 3:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 3:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 3:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison, Oglethorpe | 38 min |
| Nov 30, 3:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Jones | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 4:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 4:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 4:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 4:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Webster | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 4:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 5:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 5:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Twiggs | 28 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.