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Tornado Warning 65, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 24, 2017Gilmer County, Murray County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 11:08 AM EDT for Gilmer County, Murray County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 min. 2 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, 11:08 AM EDT (15:08 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2017, 11:31 AM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Gilmer County, GA, Murray County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:11 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 24, 11:16 AM EDT	TORNADO	1 Ssw Ollie, GA	NWS SURVEY CONFIRMED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 7.4 MILES WNW OF ELLIJAY WHERE IT SNAPPED AND UPROOTED SEVERAL LARGE TREES. THE TORNADO WAS 30 YARDS WIDE AND TRAVELED .1 MILES BEFORE LIFTING.
May 24, 11:20 AM EDT	TORNADO	1 Sw Ollie, GA	SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN ON DALE COURT IN GILMER COUNTY.

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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

905 
WFUS52 KFFC 241508
TORFFC
GAC123-213-241545-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0065.170524T1508Z-170524T1545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1108 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Gilmer County in north central Georgia...

* Until 1145 AM EDT
    
* At 1108 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Ramhurst, or near Chatsworth, moving
  northeast 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...
  Mountaintown, Fort Mountain State Park and Tails Creek. 

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 3476 8441 3465 8466 3475 8473 3486 8460
      3485 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1508Z 244DEG 37KT 3470 8470 

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

$$

1 follow-up statement

159 
WWUS52 KFFC 241531
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1131 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

GAC123-213-241541-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-170524T1545Z/
Murray GA-Gilmer GA-
1131 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MURRAY AND NORTHWESTERN
GILMER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the 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 3476 8441 3465 8466 3475 8473 3486 8460
      3485 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1529Z 244DEG 37KT 3479 8445 

$$

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, 10:48 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Gordon, Murray	27 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.