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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 7, 2018, 5:40 PM EST for Bibb County, Twiggs County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. 8 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
- Nov 7, 2018, 5:40 PM EST (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2018, 6:15 PM EST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Bibb County, GA, Twiggs County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 5:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Skipperton, GA | TREE DOWN ACROSS ALL LANES ON I-75 S AT HARTLEY BRIDGE RD |
| Nov 7, 5:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Skipperton, GA | CORRECTED: TREE DOWN ACROSS ALL LANES ON I-475 S NORTH OF I-75 MERGER AND HARTLEY BRIDGE RD |
| Nov 7, 5:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Skipperton, GA | TREES DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF SARDIS CHURCH RD AND SKIPPER RD. |
| Nov 7, 5:42 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Skipperton, GA | ROOF DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT A CHURCH ALONG SKIPPER ROAD. |
| Nov 7, 5:42 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Skipperton, GA | A LARGE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN AT PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON SCHOOL ROAD. |
| Nov 7, 5:55 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Huber, GA | ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON STRAWBERRY LANE. |
| Nov 7, 5:55 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Huber, GA | ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON SGODA ROAD. |
| Nov 7, 6:06 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Myricks Mill, GA | ONE TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ALONG FOUNTAIN ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1536 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
345
WFUS52 KFFC 072240
TORFFC
GAC021-289-072315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0024.181107T2240Z-181107T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
540 PM EST WED NOV 7 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Bibb County in central Georgia...
Northern Twiggs County in central Georgia...
* Until 615 PM EST.
* At 540 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Skipperton, or 7 miles southwest of Macon, moving
east at 50 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...
Macon, Jeffersonville, Payne, Payne City, Marion, Rutland,
Fitzpatrick, Ripley, Huber, Cross Keys, Dry Branch, Myricks Mill,
Skipperton, Franklinton and Middle Georgia Regional Airport.
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.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
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 3268 8368 3269 8370 3269 8374 3271 8376
3285 8375 3286 8362 3287 8358 3287 8356
3284 8352 3289 8342 3289 8340 3270 8329
3265 8332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 268DEG 42KT 3274 8369
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
607
WWUS52 KFFC 072253
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
553 PM EST WED NOV 7 2018
GAC021-289-072315-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-181107T2315Z/
Bibb GA-Twiggs GA-
553 PM EST WED NOV 7 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL BIBB AND NORTHERN TWIGGS COUNTIES...
At 552 PM EST, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located over
Huber, or 9 miles southeast of Macon, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Jeffersonville, Marion, Dry Branch, Myricks Mill, Franklinton,
Fitzpatrick, Ripley and Huber.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3267 8356 3283 8359 3284 8355 3284 8352
3285 8351 3287 8339 3270 8329 3265 8332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 268DEG 42KT 3275 8351
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 3:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 45 min |
| Nov 7, 4:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 30 min |
| Nov 7, 4:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe and 5 more | 42 min |
| Nov 7, 4:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 30 min |
| Nov 7, 4:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Lamar, Macon, Monroe, Peach and 2 more | 52 min |
| Nov 7, 5:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach and 1 more | 51 min |
| Nov 7, 5:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 35 min |
| Nov 7, 5:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Johnson, Jones, Laurens and 3 more | 49 min |
| Nov 7, 6:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 27 min |
| Nov 7, 6:10 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Wilkinson | 9 min |
| Nov 7, 6:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dooly, Pulaski | 33 min |
| Nov 7, 6:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 16 min |
| Nov 7, 6:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 26 min |
| Nov 7, 6:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 33 min |
| Nov 7, 6:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Johnson | 32 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.