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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2017, 5:24 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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
- Apr 5, 2017, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2017, 5:56 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Montgomery County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 6:04 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 6 Sse Cedarpark, GA | QUARTER-SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON FISHING CREEK ROAD |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 12:54 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 1209 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
532
WFUS52 KFFC 052124
TORFFC
GAC209-271-309-052215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0047.170405T2124Z-170405T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
524 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Telfair County in central Georgia...
Southern Wheeler County in central Georgia...
Southwestern Montgomery County in central Georgia...
* Until 615 PM EDT
* At 524 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Workmore, or 11 miles south of McRae, moving
northeast at 35 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...
McRae, Alamo, Lumber City, Glenwood, Scotland, Towns, Horse Creek
Wma, Spring Hill, Jordan and Workmore.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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 3193 8304 3221 8269 3209 8254 3196 8252
3196 8257 3193 8259 3194 8260 3192 8263
3192 8268 3191 8268 3190 8269 3190 8270
3188 8274 3186 8276 3186 8278 3184 8279
3179 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 240DEG 32KT 3191 8292
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$3 follow-up statements
624
WWUS52 KFFC 052137
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
537 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
GAC209-271-309-052215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170405T2215Z/
Telfair GA-Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
537 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TELFAIR...SOUTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES...
At 536 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Towns, or 8 miles southeast of McRae, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
McRae, Alamo, Lumber City, Glenwood, Scotland, Towns, Spring Hill and
Jordan.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3203 8291 3221 8269 3209 8254 3196 8252
3196 8257 3193 8259 3194 8260 3192 8263
3192 8268 3191 8268 3190 8269 3190 8270
3188 8274 3186 8276 3186 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 240DEG 32KT 3197 8280
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$119
WWUS52 KFFC 052149
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service PEACHTREE CITY GA
549 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
GAC271-052158-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170405T2215Z/
Telfair GA-
549 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TELFAIR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved
out of the warned area however an additional storm to the
southwest is prompting an additional warning.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3196 8269 3201 8273 3202 8278 3205 8281
3207 8286 3221 8269 3209 8254 3196 8252
3196 8257 3194 8259 3194 8260 3192 8263
3192 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 240DEG 32KT 3202 8269
$$
GAC209-309-052215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170405T2215Z/
Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
549 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
WHEELER AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
At 548 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jordan, or 9 miles southeast of Alamo, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Alamo, Glenwood, Jordan and Spring Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3196 8269 3201 8273 3202 8278 3205 8281
3207 8286 3221 8269 3209 8254 3196 8252
3196 8257 3194 8259 3194 8260 3192 8263
3192 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 240DEG 32KT 3202 8269
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$166
WWUS52 KFFC 052156
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service PEACHTREE CITY GA
556 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
GAC209-309-052205-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170405T2215Z/
Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
556 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHWESTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has is
being replaced by a new warning.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3196 8269 3201 8273 3202 8278 3205 8281
3207 8286 3221 8269 3209 8254 3196 8252
3196 8257 3194 8259 3194 8260 3192 8263
3192 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 240DEG 32KT 3205 8262
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 3:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 3:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts and 46 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 4:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 4:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 5:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 5:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 6:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 6:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 6:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 7:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 58 min |
| Apr 5, 7:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter, Webster | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 7:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 7:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Heard | 59 min |
| Apr 5, 7:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 7:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 7:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 8:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 8:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 8:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 8:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 8:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 8:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 8:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 9:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 9:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Rockdale | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 9:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 10:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Walton | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 10:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding and 1 more | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 10:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 11:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 11:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Heard | 52 min |
| Apr 5, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 11 min |
| Apr 5, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 11:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Spalding | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 11:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 11:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 67 min |
| Apr 5, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Rockdale | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 12:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison and 3 more | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 12:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 12:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 15 min |
| Apr 5, 12:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 12:19 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 47 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 18 min |
| Apr 5, 12:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oglethorpe | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 12:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oconee | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 12:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Sumter | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sumter | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 1:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 1:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 44 min |
| Apr 5, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 26 min |
| Apr 5, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 19 min |
| Apr 5, 2:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 48 min |
| Apr 5, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox | 45 min |
| Apr 5, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 2:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 2:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 66 min |
| Apr 5, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 3:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 24 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 35 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:23 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 66 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Treutlen, Wheeler | 50 min |
| Apr 5, 3:33 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 10 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Telfair, Wilcox | 55 min |
| Apr 5, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 3:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 40 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens, Treutlen | 47 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.