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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 22, 2017Harris County, Meriwether County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2017, 4:06 PM EDT for Harris County, Meriwether County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 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
Jun 22, 2017, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2017, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Harris County, GA, Meriwether County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 64 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 2017-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 191 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2017-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
191 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-15 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
613 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

664 
WFUS52 KFFC 222006
TORFFC
GAC145-199-222045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0075.170622T2006Z-170622T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
406 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
  Eastern Harris County in west central Georgia...

* Until 445 PM EDT
    
* At 405 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Cataula, or near Hamilton, 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...
  Hamilton, Greenville, Pine Mountain, Woodbury, Waverly Hall, Warm
  Springs, F.d. Roosevelt State Park, Stovall, Raleigh, Durand,
  Harris City and Odessadale.

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 3287 8489 3287 8486 3296 8486 3306 8483
      3298 8459 3284 8466 3284 8470 3278 8469
      3263 8477 3268 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 202DEG 21KT 3269 8485 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
162 
WWUS52 KFFC 222036
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
436 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2017

GAC145-199-222046-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-170622T2045Z/
Meriwether GA-Harris GA-
436 PM EDT THU JUN 22 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MERIWETHER AND EASTERN HARRIS
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.

LAT...LON 3287 8489 3287 8486 3296 8486 3306 8483
      3298 8459 3284 8466 3284 8470 3278 8469
      3263 8477 3268 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 202DEG 21KT 3286 8477 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 3:40 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCherokee, Pickens50 min
Jun 22, 3:47 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb43 min
Jun 22, 4:26 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCherokee, Pickens29 min
Jun 22, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett34 min
Jun 22, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin, White47 min
Jun 22, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Crawford, Fayette, Lamar, Pike, Spalding and 1 more45 min
Jun 22, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Macon, Peach42 min
Jun 22, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Hall50 min
Jun 22, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Henry27 min
Jun 22, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Butts, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe and 3 more46 min
Jun 22, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite29 min
Jun 22, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett45 min
Jun 22, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Rockdale42 min
Jun 22, 7:35 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHall25 min
Jun 22, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam and 1 more49 min
Jun 22, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson68 min
Jun 22, 7:56 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHall38 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.