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Tornado Warning 58, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 23, 2017Crisp County, Dooly County, Sumter County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 23, 2017, 1:09 PM EDT for Crisp County, Dooly County, Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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: May 23, 2017, 1:09 PM EDT (17:09 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Sumter County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:08 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
May 23, 1:16 PM EDT	TORNADO	2 Sse Huntington, GA	NWS DAMAGE SURVEY ON 6/14 CONFIRMS AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN LEE COUNTY 3 MILES SOUTH OF SMITHVILLE AND CROSSED INTO SUMTER COUNTY ENDING NEAR LESLIE. MANY TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND 2 HOMES SUSTAINED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. MAX WINDS 90MPH..WIDTH 100Y

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
May 23, 10:10 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 77 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

483 
WFUS52 KFFC 231709
TORFFC
GAC081-093-261-231745-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0058.170523T1709Z-170523T1745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
109 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Dooly County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Sumter County in west central Georgia...
  Northwestern Crisp County in central Georgia...

* Until 145 PM EDT
    
* At 109 PM EDT, a tornado producing storm was located near Leslie,
  or 11 miles southeast of Americus, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 

  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...
  Leslie, De Soto, Desoto, Cobb, Sumter, Lamar, Drayton, Methvins,
  Flint River Wma and Huntington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3192 8408 3192 8424 3194 8428 3217 8400
      3212 8388 3203 8383 3191 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 229DEG 33KT 3193 8415 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

375 
WWUS52 KFFC 231728
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
128 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAC081-093-261-231745-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-170523T1745Z/
Dooly GA-Sumter GA-Crisp GA-
128 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DOOLY...EAST CENTRAL SUMTER AND NORTHWESTERN CRISP
COUNTIES...
        
At 128 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Drayton, or 10
miles southwest of Vienna, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado. 

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 

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...
Drayton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3196 8400 3205 8406 3214 8394 3212 8388
      3203 8383 3198 8392
TIME...MOT...LOC 1728Z 239DEG 34KT 3203 8397 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 8:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	27 min
May 23, 5:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs	27 min
May 23, 5:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Talbot	23 min
May 23, 11:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	37 min
May 23, 12:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	23 min
May 23, 12:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	32 min
May 23, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox	36 min
May 23, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery	30 min
May 23, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp	30 min
May 23, 1:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Dooly	34 min
May 23, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs	36 min
May 23, 1:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	28 min
May 23, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	29 min
May 23, 2:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox	17 min
May 23, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	34 min
May 23, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler	30 min
May 23, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	24 min
May 23, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	31 min
May 23, 7:18 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd	6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.