Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2019, 4:29 PM EST for Burke County, Georgia. It was in force for 19 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 3, 2019, 4:29 PM EST (21:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2019, 4:48 PM EST
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Burke County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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 3, 3:35 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 719 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
521
WFUS52 KCAE 032129
TORCAE
GAC033-032200-
/O.NEW.KCAE.TO.W.0001.190303T2129Z-190303T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
429 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Burke County in east central Georgia...
* Until 500 PM EST.
* At 429 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Sardis, or 13 miles south of Plant Vogtle, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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...
Sardis.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3296 8177 3309 8161 3305 8157 3306 8156
3304 8156 3305 8154 3302 8158 3292 8175
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 234DEG 29KT 3295 8171
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JAQ2 follow-up statements
841
WWUS52 KCAE 032137
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
437 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
GAC033-032200-
/O.CON.KCAE.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190303T2200Z/
Burke GA-
437 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY...
At 437 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Millhaven, or 12 miles southeast of Plant Vogtle,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Burke County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to an interior room or closet on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building immediately.
Report tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds or flooding directly to
the Columbia National Weather Service at 803-234-
4115 when it is safe to do so. You can also send reports by Facebook
or Twitter to NWSColumbia or by e-mail at NWS.Columbia@noaa.gov.
&&
LAT...LON 3297 8174 3309 8161 3305 8157 3306 8156
3304 8156 3305 8154 3302 8158 3294 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 234DEG 29KT 3299 8164
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JAQ214
WWUS52 KCAE 032148
SVSCAE
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
448 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
GAC033-032157-
/O.CAN.KCAE.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190303T2200Z/
Burke GA-
448 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EST for east central
Georgia.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Columbia.
LAT...LON 3297 8174 3309 8161 3305 8157 3306 8156
3304 8156 3305 8154 3302 8158 3294 8172
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 234DEG 29KT 3304 8156
$$
JAQThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 10:20 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Burke | 23 min |
| Mar 3, 3:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Burke | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 4:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Burke | 44 min |
| Mar 3, 5:17 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Burke | 43 min |
| Mar 3, 6:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Burke | 26 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.