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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 7, 2018Baldwin County, Wilkinson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 7, 2018, 6:10 PM EST for Baldwin County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 9 min. 1 report 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, 6:10 PM EST (23:10 UTC)
Expired: Nov 7, 2018, 6:19 PM EST
In force: 9 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Baldwin County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 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, 6:15 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sse Ivey, GA	A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON GORDON MCINTYRE 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 138 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

982 
WFUS52 KFFC 072310
TORFFC
GAC009-319-072345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0025.181107T2310Z-181107T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
610 PM EST WED NOV 7 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Baldwin County in central Georgia...

* Until 645 PM EST.
    
* At 610 PM EST, a tornado producing storm was located near Myricks
  Mill, or 7 miles west of Irwinton, moving east 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...
  Irwinton, Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre, Toomsboro and Coopers. 

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 3275 8332 3282 8337 3292 8338 3293 8336
      3296 8337 3297 8335 3303 8307 3299 8305
      3297 8307 3295 8307 3291 8305 3288 8305
      3285 8303 3285 8299 3284 8297 3280 8295
      3276 8296 3275 8294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 255DEG 36KT 3281 8330 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

389 
WWUS52 KFFC 072319
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
619 PM EST WED NOV 7 2018

GAC009-319-072328-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-181107T2345Z/
Wilkinson GA-Baldwin GA-
619 PM EST WED NOV 7 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WILKINSON AND SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. 

LAT...LON 3275 8332 3282 8337 3292 8338 3293 8336
      3296 8337 3297 8335 3303 8307 3299 8305
      3297 8307 3295 8307 3291 8305 3288 8305
      3285 8303 3285 8299 3284 8297 3280 8295
      3276 8296 3275 8294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 255DEG 36KT 3283 8321 

$$

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, 5:40 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Bibb, Twiggs	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, 6:12 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.