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Tornado Warning 64, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 10:48 AM EDT for Gordon County, Murray County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 min. 5 reports 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 24, 2017, 10:48 AM EDT (14:48 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2017, 11:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Gordon County, GA, Murray County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 10:50 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Nne Angelville, GA | NWS SURVEY CONFIRMED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEARLY 3.5 MILES ENE OF RESACA WHERE IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A HOME AND SNAPPED/UPROOTED TREES. THE TORNADO WAS 90 YARDS WIDE AND TRAVELED .3 MILES. |
| May 24, 10:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Angelville, GA | HOME REPORTED TO BE DAMAGED AT THE INTERSECTION OF GA-136 AND DOVER ROAD. |
| May 24, 10:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Nickelsville, GA | 911 CALL CENTER IN MURRAY CO REPORTS A TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 225 AND HENRY GALLMAN RD |
| May 24, 10:58 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Holley, GA | MURRAY CO 911 CALL CENTER REPORTS A TREE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CAGLE RD AND MASHBURN RD |
| May 24, 11:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Petersburg, GA | TREES REPORTED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF GA-411 AND PACK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 10:04 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted.
509
WFUS52 KFFC 241448
TORFFC
GAC129-213-241515-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0064.170524T1448Z-170524T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1048 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
Northeastern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 1115 AM EDT
* At 1048 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Resaca, or near Calhoun, moving east at 40
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...
Calhoun, Resaca, Carters, Ramhurst, Nickelsville, North Georgia
Speedway and Audubon.
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 3475 8473 3463 8465 3460 8465 3452 8494
3461 8499 3462 8498 3462 8493 3463 8493
3463 8491 3465 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 256DEG 34KT 3457 8491
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
797
WWUS52 KFFC 241501
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1101 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
GAC129-241511-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-170524T1515Z/
Gordon GA-
1101 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GORDON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for north central
and northwestern Georgia.
LAT...LON 3475 8473 3463 8465 3462 8465 3461 8466
3461 8472 3462 8472 3462 8474 3461 8475
3461 8481 3464 8487 3469 8485
TIME...MOT...LOC 1501Z 250DEG 38KT 3466 8476
$$
GAC213-241515-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0064.000000T0000Z-170524T1515Z/
Murray GA-
1101 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL MURRAY COUNTY...
At 1101 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ramhurst, or 7 miles south of Chatsworth, 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...
Ramhurst, North Georgia Speedway and Carters.
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 3475 8473 3463 8465 3462 8465 3461 8466
3461 8472 3462 8472 3462 8474 3461 8475
3461 8481 3464 8487 3469 8485
TIME...MOT...LOC 1501Z 250DEG 38KT 3466 8476
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Polk | 51 min |
| May 23, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 44 min |
| May 23, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 49 min |
| May 23, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth | 45 min |
| May 23, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 49 min |
| May 23, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 35 min |
| May 24, 12:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Laurens, Treutlen | 27 min |
| May 24, 2:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 30 min |
| May 24, 9:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 36 min |
| May 24, 9:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 28 min |
| May 24, 9:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 49 min |
| May 24, 10:17 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 14 min |
| May 24, 10:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 29 min |
| May 24, 11:08 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 23 min |
| May 24, 11:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens | 33 min |
| May 24, 11:22 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 23 min |
| May 24, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 33 min |
| May 24, 11:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 31 min |
| May 24, 11:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 29 min |
| May 24, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 30 min |
| May 24, 11:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 17 min |
| May 24, 11:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Union | 14 min |
| May 24, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 65 min |
| May 24, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 36 min |
| May 24, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Peach | 33 min |
| May 24, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Warren | 28 min |
| May 24, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 23 min |
| May 24, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 28 min |
| May 24, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 31 min |
| May 24, 2:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 31 min |
| May 24, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 37 min |
| May 24, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 25 min |
| May 24, 2:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge | 36 min |
| May 24, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 63 min |
| May 24, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 29 min |
| May 24, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 28 min |
| May 24, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 26 min |
| May 24, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 36 min |
| May 24, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 30 min |
| May 24, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 25 min |
| May 24, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| May 24, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 24 min |
| May 24, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 30 min |
| May 24, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 23 min |
| May 24, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 48 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.