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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Oct 10, 2018, 3:29 PM EDT for Crawford County, Peach County, Georgia. It was in force for 20 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
- Oct 10, 2018, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2018, 3:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Crawford County, GA, Peach County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
950
WFUS52 KFFC 101929
TORFFC
GAC079-225-102000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0018.181010T1929Z-181010T2000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
329 PM EDT WED OCT 10 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Peach County in central Georgia...
South central Crawford County in central Georgia...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 329 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Saint Louis, or near Fort Valley, moving northwest
at 35 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...
Fort Valley and Lee Pope.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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 3246 8383 3246 8384 3249 8388 3250 8393
3251 8392 3251 8393 3258 8402 3264 8400
3263 8390 3246 8380 3245 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 144DEG 32KT 3247 8385
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
971
WWUS52 KFFC 101949
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
349 PM EDT WED OCT 10 2018
GAC079-225-101959-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-181010T2000Z/
Peach GA-Crawford GA-
349 PM EDT WED OCT 10 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PEACH AND SOUTH CENTRAL
CRAWFORD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The cell which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with this shower.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for central and
west central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3246 8383 3246 8384 3249 8388 3250 8393
3251 8392 3251 8393 3258 8402 3264 8400
3263 8390 3246 8380 3245 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 144DEG 32KT 3262 8397
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 11:37 AM EDT | Hurricane Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Laurens and 10 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 10, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 24 min |
| Oct 10, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 29 min |
| Oct 10, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 29 min |
| Oct 10, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Sumter | 23 min |
| Oct 10, 3:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach | 34 min |
| Oct 10, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 26 min |
| Oct 10, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 28 min |
| Oct 10, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 24 min |
| Oct 10, 4:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Upson | 14 min |
| Oct 10, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 29 min |
| Oct 10, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 26 min |
| Oct 10, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 26 min |
| Oct 10, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 37 min |
| Oct 10, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 23 min |
| Oct 10, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 25 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.