Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 1, 2016, 10:40 AM EDT for Emanuel County, Treutlen County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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, 10:40 AM EDT (14:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2016, 11:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Treutlen County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:39 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.
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 1, 7:26 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1106 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted.
089
WFUS52 KFFC 011440
TORFFC
GAC107-283-011515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0007.160401T1440Z-160401T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1040 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN TREUTLEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT
* AT 1040 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NUNEZ...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SWAINSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
SWAINSBORO...STILLMORE...OAK PARK...NUNEZ...GILLIS SPRINGS...COVENA...
NORRISTOWN JUNCTION...LEXSY AND NORRISTOWN.
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 3252 8215 3247 8218 3243 8219 3237 8224
3242 8252 3256 8252 3256 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1440Z 275DEG 22KT 3249 8247
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
779
WWUS52 KFFC 011452
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1052 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
GAC283-011501-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160401T1515Z/
TREUTLEN GA-
1052 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TREUTLEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3252 8215 3247 8218 3243 8219 3239 8223
3246 8242 3254 8242 3256 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 275DEG 22KT 3248 8238
$$
GAC107-011515-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160401T1515Z/
EMANUEL GA-
1052 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EMANUEL COUNTY...
AT 1051 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER NUNEZ...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF SWAINSBORO...MOVING EAST
AT 25 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
SWAINSBORO...STILLMORE...OAK PARK...NUNEZ AND LEXSY.
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 3252 8215 3247 8218 3243 8219 3239 8223
3246 8242 3254 8242 3256 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1451Z 275DEG 22KT 3248 8238
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$021
WWUS52 KFFC 011504
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1104 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
GAC107-011515-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160401T1515Z/
EMANUEL GA-
1104 AM EDT FRI APR 1 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY...
AT 1104 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR NUNEZ...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF SWAINSBORO...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STILLMORE AND LEXSY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3247 8218 3243 8219 3241 8221 3245 8234
3253 8232 3252 8219 3252 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 1504Z 275DEG 22KT 3247 8228
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 2:57 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 33 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, 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 |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in Georgia, 2016Every tornado warning in 2016Tornadoes in 2016
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.