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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 27, 2017Marion County, Talbot County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2017, 1:20 PM EDT for Marion County, Talbot 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
Apr 27, 2017, 1:20 PM EDT (17:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 27, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Marion County, GA, Talbot County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 27, 1:33 PM EDTTORNADO2 Nnw Junction City, GAWIDE SWATH OF TREES SNAPPED AND 1 HOME DAMAGED ALONG ROCK CHURCH ROAD.

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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 45 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 351 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
45 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-363 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
703 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
351 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
395 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

778 
WFUS52 KFFC 271720
TORFFC
GAC197-263-271745-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0053.170427T1720Z-170427T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
120 PM EDT THU APR 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Marion County in west central Georgia...
  Southwestern Talbot County in west central Georgia...

* Until 145 PM EDT
    
* At 119 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Geneva, or 7 miles southwest of Talbotton, 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...
  Talbotton, Junction City, Geneva and Juniper. 

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 3248 8463 3251 8464 3253 8464 3253 8465
      3261 8467 3273 8450 3259 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 239DEG 47KT 3258 8459 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 5:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa30 min
Apr 27, 6:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Murray18 min
Apr 27, 7:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin14 min
Apr 27, 8:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd25 min
Apr 27, 9:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris25 min
Apr 27, 10:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup28 min
Apr 27, 10:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Douglas31 min
Apr 27, 12:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Muscogee49 min
Apr 27, 12:40 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMuscogee23 min
Apr 27, 1:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee29 min
Apr 27, 1:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee, Talbot36 min
Apr 27, 1:34 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCTalbot, Taylor41 min
Apr 27, 1:52 PM EDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatFFCCrawford, Taylor, Upson21 min
Apr 27, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson24 min
Apr 27, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crawford, Jones34 min
Apr 27, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford35 min
Apr 27, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones, Twiggs28 min
Apr 27, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin35 min
Apr 27, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart25 min
Apr 27, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion37 min
Apr 27, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Dawson, Lumpkin23 min
Apr 27, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor28 min
Apr 27, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth37 min
Apr 27, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin30 min
Apr 27, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall29 min
Apr 27, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee34 min
Apr 27, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Hall48 min
Apr 27, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee, Talbot37 min
Apr 27, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot30 min
Apr 27, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee28 min
Apr 27, 6:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCMuscogee, Talbot6 hr
Apr 27, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Monroe34 min
Apr 27, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart28 min
Apr 27, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion39 min
Apr 27, 7:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Stewart27 min
Apr 27, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJones, Monroe38 min
Apr 27, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Oglethorpe22 min
Apr 27, 7:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper34 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.