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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 10, 2018Crawford County, Upson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Oct 10, 2018, 4:01 PM EDT for Crawford County, Upson County, Georgia. It was in force for 14 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: Oct 10, 2018, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired: Oct 10, 2018, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Crawford County, GA, Upson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 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
Oct 10, 4:05 PM EDT	TORNADO	4 W Horns, GA	MULTIPLE STRUCTURES DAMAGED ALONG WITH TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON FLINT RIVER ESTATES RD ON HWY 128 WEST OF ROBERTA.
Oct 10, 4:05 PM EDT	TORNADO	4 W Horns, GA	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN FLINT RIVER ESTATES ON HWY 128 WEST OF ROBERTA.

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
Oct 10, 2:44 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 77 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

747 
WFUS52 KFFC 102001
TORFFC
GAC079-293-102030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0019.181010T2001Z-181010T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
401 PM EDT WED OCT 10 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern Upson County in west central Georgia...
  Northwestern Crawford County in central Georgia...

* Until 430 PM EDT.
    
* At 401 PM EDT, a tornado producing storm was located near Horns, or
  near Roberta, moving northwest at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

  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...
  Thomaston, Roberta, Salem, Redbone Crossroads, Horns and Logtown. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3264 8408 3269 8411 3268 8412 3269 8414
      3268 8416 3272 8424 3274 8424 3272 8426
      3276 8430 3276 8434 3278 8435 3279 8439
      3280 8440 3295 8421 3268 8399 3263 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 132DEG 34KT 3268 8408 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

791 
WWUS52 KFFC 102015
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
415 PM EDT WED OCT 10 2018

GAC079-293-102025-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-181010T2030Z/
Upson GA-Crawford GA-
415 PM EDT WED OCT 10 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN UPSON AND NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm 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 thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for central and
west central Georgia.

LAT...LON 3264 8408 3269 8411 3268 8412 3269 8414
      3268 8416 3272 8424 3274 8424 3272 8426
      3276 8430 3276 8434 3278 8435 3279 8439
      3280 8440 3295 8421 3268 8399 3263 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 132DEG 34KT 3277 8420 

$$

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, 3:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Crawford, Peach	20 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, 4:16 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

Nearby

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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.