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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 1, 2016, 2:57 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 33 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
- Apr 1, 2016, 2:57 AM EDT (06:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2016, 3:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Crawford County, GA, Marion County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 9:14 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 18 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 960 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
401
WFUS52 KFFC 010657
TORFFC
GAC079-197-263-269-293-010730-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0002.160401T0657Z-160401T0730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
257 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 330 AM EDT
* AT 256 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR JUNCTION CITY...OR 10 MILES WEST OF BUTLER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
BUTLER...ROBERTA...JUNCTION CITY...BALDWINVILLE...SALEM...MUSELLA...MAUK...
HORNS...CARSONVILLE...WESLEY CHURCH...FICKLING MILL...KNOXVILLE...SANDY
POINT AND HOWARD.
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.
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 3259 8455 3285 8410 3285 8398 3286 8398
3285 8396 3285 8393 3269 8382 3244 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 0656Z 239DEG 49KT 3256 8442
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
774
WWUS52 KFFC 010711
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
311 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
GAC197-263-010720-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160401T0730Z/
MARION GA-TALBOT GA-
311 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION AND SOUTHEASTERN
TALBOT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3261 8441 3264 8438 3268 8437 3268 8434
3271 8434 3285 8410 3285 8398 3286 8398
3285 8396 3285 8393 3269 8382 3248 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0710Z 244DEG 41KT 3259 8427
$$
GAC079-269-293-010730-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160401T0730Z/
TAYLOR GA-UPSON GA-CRAWFORD GA-
311 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
TAYLOR...SOUTHEASTERN UPSON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...
AT 310 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BUTLER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BUTLER...ROBERTA...HORNS...CARSONVILLE...WESLEY CHURCH...FICKLING MILL...
KNOXVILLE...SANDY POINT...SALEM...MUSELLA AND HOWARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3261 8441 3264 8438 3268 8437 3268 8434
3271 8434 3285 8410 3285 8398 3286 8398
3285 8396 3285 8393 3269 8382 3248 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0710Z 244DEG 41KT 3259 8427
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$400
WWUS52 KFFC 010721
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
321 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
GAC079-269-293-010730-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160401T0730Z/
TAYLOR GA-UPSON GA-CRAWFORD GA-
321 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN TAYLOR...SOUTHEASTERN UPSON AND
CRAWFORD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 AM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN
IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PEACHTREE CITY.
LAT...LON 3261 8441 3264 8438 3268 8437 3268 8434
3271 8434 3285 8410 3285 8398 3286 8398
3285 8396 3285 8393 3269 8382 3248 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 239DEG 49KT 3259 8427
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 11:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Henry, Lamar and 7 more | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Gordon | 40 min |
| Apr 1, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam | 48 min |
| Apr 1, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Upson | 43 min |
| Apr 1, 1:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Talbot and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 1, 1:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Lamar, Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 41 min |
| Apr 1, 3:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Apr 1, 4:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 42 min |
| Apr 1, 4:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Henry, Pike, Spalding | 44 min |
| Apr 1, 4:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 24 min |
| Apr 1, 5:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Troup | 44 min |
| Apr 1, 6:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe, Muscogee, Pike, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more | 44 min |
| Apr 1, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Peach, Taylor | 46 min |
| Apr 1, 6:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Peach, Taylor | 36 min |
| Apr 1, 7:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 30 min |
| Apr 1, 7:58 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 31 min |
| Apr 1, 8:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 41 min |
| Apr 1, 8:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Apr 1, 9:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 4 days |
| Apr 1, 9:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 25 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 29 min |
| Apr 1, 10:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 31 hr |
| Apr 1, 10:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson | 12 min |
| Apr 1, 10:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 35 min |
| Apr 1, 11:15 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 15 min |
| Apr 1, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 42 min |
| Apr 1, 12:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 35 min |
| Apr 1, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 28 min |
| Apr 1, 12:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter, Webster | 23 min |
| Apr 1, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 28 min |
| Apr 1, 1:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 5 days |
| Apr 1, 1:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 51 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Putnam | 21 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:53 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 26 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:53 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 5 days |
| Apr 1, 1:53 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 42 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 34 min |
| Apr 1, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Wheeler | 47 min |
| Apr 1, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 25 min |
| Apr 1, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 1, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wilcox | 21 min |
| Apr 1, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Apr 1, 3:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Harris, Houston, Jones and 9 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:45 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 24 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.