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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Dec 29, 2016, 9:06 AM EST for Macon County, Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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
- Dec 29, 2016, 9:06 AM EST (14:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2016, 9:30 AM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Macon County, GA, Taylor County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 9:38 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Marshallville, GA | 1 TREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 127E AND ORCHARD RD... 2.3 MILES ESE OF MARSHALLVILLE... GA. TREE WAS DOWN OVER BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD... BLOCKING TRAFFIC... AND BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES AS WELL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 405 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 631 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
898
WFUS52 KFFC 291406
TORFFC
GAC193-269-291430-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0020.161229T1406Z-161229T1430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service PEACHTREE CITY GA
906 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016
The National Weather Service in PEACHTREE CITY has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Taylor County in west central Georgia...
Northern Macon County in west central Georgia...
* Until 930 AM EST
* At 906 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rupert, or near Butler, moving east 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Marshallville, Winchester, Garden Valley, Saint Louis and Hicks.
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 3245 8428 3251 8427 3251 8392 3249 8393
3248 8392 3250 8392 3249 8389 3247 8385
3244 8385 3244 8384 3239 8384 3236 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 1406Z 279DEG 38KT 3247 8422
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
612
WWUS52 KFFC 291420
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service PEACHTREE CITY GA
920 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016
GAC269-291429-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161229T1430Z/
Taylor GA-
920 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3242 8416 3251 8411 3251 8403 3250 8403
3250 8402 3251 8402 3251 8392 3249 8393
3248 8392 3250 8392 3247 8385 3244 8385
3244 8384 3239 8384 3236 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 279DEG 38KT 3245 8405
$$
GAC193-291430-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-161229T1430Z/
Macon GA-
920 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY...
At 919 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hicks, or 10 miles north of Oglethorpe, moving east
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.
Locations impacted include...
Marshallville, Winchester, Garden Valley, Saint Louis and Hicks.
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.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3242 8416 3251 8411 3251 8403 3250 8403
3250 8402 3251 8402 3251 8392 3249 8393
3248 8392 3250 8392 3247 8385 3244 8385
3244 8384 3239 8384 3236 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 279DEG 38KT 3245 8405
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 12:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 46 min |
| Dec 29, 12:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 31 min |
| Dec 29, 3:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 24 min |
| Dec 29, 3:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 27 min |
| Dec 29, 3:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 29 min |
| Dec 29, 3:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Jackson | 37 min |
| Dec 29, 4:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oglethorpe | 33 min |
| Dec 29, 4:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 34 min |
| Dec 29, 4:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 25 min |
| Dec 29, 5:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 32 min |
| Dec 29, 5:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 30 min |
| Dec 29, 5:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 23 min |
| Dec 29, 7:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 25 min |
| Dec 29, 7:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 32 min |
| Dec 29, 8:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 29 min |
| Dec 29, 8:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 23 min |
| Dec 29, 8:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 31 min |
| Dec 29, 8:27 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot | 19 min |
| Dec 29, 9:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon | 28 min |
| Dec 29, 10:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 25 min |
| Dec 29, 10:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 26 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.