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Tornado Warning 72, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 24, 2017Bleckley County, Dodge County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 24, 2017, 2:39 PM EDT for Bleckley County, Dodge County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2017, 2:39 PM EDT (18:39 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2017, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Dodge County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 24, 11:03 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 2017-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 145 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 2017-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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.

593 
WFUS52 KFFC 241839
TORFFC
GAC023-091-241915-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0072.170524T1839Z-170524T1915Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Dodge County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Bleckley County in central Georgia...

* Until 315 PM EDT
    
* At 239 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Baileys Park, or near Cochran, moving northeast at
  25 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...
  Chester, Dubois, Gresston, Empire, Yonkers, Goldsboro, Rebie,
  Roddy, Baileys Park and Rowland.

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 3232 8339 3251 8319 3234 8309 3221 8330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 237DEG 23KT 3230 8332 

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Floyd, Polk51 min
May 23, 8:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, Paulding44 min
May 23, 9:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Paulding49 min
May 23, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, Forsyth45 min
May 23, 10:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson49 min
May 23, 10:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Jackson35 min
May 24, 12:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Laurens, Treutlen27 min
May 24, 2:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Jones30 min
May 24, 9:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield36 min
May 24, 9:47 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield28 min
May 24, 9:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd49 min
May 24, 10:17 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd14 min
May 24, 10:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon29 min
May 24, 10:48 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCGordon, Murray27 min
May 24, 11:08 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCGilmer, Murray23 min
May 24, 11:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens33 min
May 24, 11:22 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCPulaski, Wilcox23 min
May 24, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp33 min
May 24, 11:29 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer31 min
May 24, 11:31 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly29 min
May 24, 11:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski30 min
May 24, 11:54 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly17 min
May 24, 11:56 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCUnion14 min
May 24, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski65 min
May 24, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd36 min
May 24, 12:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Peach33 min
May 24, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Warren28 min
May 24, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow23 min
May 24, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens28 min
May 24, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens31 min
May 24, 2:14 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCLaurens31 min
May 24, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens37 min
May 24, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson25 min
May 24, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly63 min
May 24, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson29 min
May 24, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton28 min
May 24, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin, White26 min
May 24, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens36 min
May 24, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair30 min
May 24, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Jones, Monroe25 min
May 24, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel33 min
May 24, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJones, Monroe24 min
May 24, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Morgan, Putnam30 min
May 24, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Twiggs23 min
May 24, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.