Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 19, 2018, 9:43 PM EDT for Floyd County, Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 19, 2018, 9:43 PM EDT (01:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2018, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.25 in
Counties Floyd County, GA, Polk County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 9:08 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
891
WFUS52 KFFC 200143
TORFFC
GAC115-233-200230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0004.180320T0143Z-180320T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
943 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Floyd County in northwestern Georgia...
Northern Polk County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 1030 PM EDT
* At 942 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Forney, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
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...
Cedartown, Rockmart, Aragon, Cave Spring, Seney, Fish Creek and Van
Wert.
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 3412 8507 3411 8504 3408 8505 3408 8493
3395 8498 3404 8541 3414 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 275DEG 32KT 3409 8542
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$2 follow-up statements
773
WWUS52 KFFC 200213
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1013 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
GAC115-200222-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180320T0230Z/
Floyd GA-
1013 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3408 8511 3410 8507 3410 8506 3408 8505
3408 8493 3395 8498 3396 8499 3402 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 275DEG 32KT 3407 8509
$$
GAC233-200230-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180320T0230Z/
Polk GA-
1013 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY...
At 1012 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Seney, or 9 miles east of Cedartown, moving east at
35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
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...
Rockmart, Aragon and Van Wert.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3408 8511 3410 8507 3410 8506 3408 8505
3408 8493 3395 8498 3396 8499 3402 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 275DEG 32KT 3407 8509
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$055
WWUS52 KFFC 200224
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1024 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
GAC233-200234-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-180320T0230Z/
Polk GA-
1024 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1030 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3408 8511 3410 8507 3410 8506 3408 8505
3408 8493 3395 8498 3396 8499 3402 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 275DEG 32KT 3406 8497
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 39 min |
| Mar 19, 9:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Haralson | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 10:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 43 min |
| Mar 19, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 24 min |
| Mar 19, 10:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 10:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 10:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Haralson, Heard | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Newton and 3 more | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 26 min |
| Mar 19, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton and 2 more | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Rockdale | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Walton | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 40 min |
| Mar 20, 12:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 48 min |
| Mar 20, 12:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Coweta, Heard, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether and 5 more | 43 min |
| Mar 20, 1:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Warren, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 1:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Pike and 1 more | 51 min |
| Mar 20, 1:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Washington | 52 min |
| Mar 20, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Troup | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Jones, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike and 2 more | 25 min |
| Mar 20, 2:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 20, 3:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Upson | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 3:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 3:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 4:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 5:55 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 37 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 28 hr |
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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.