Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Feb 12, 2019, 1:36 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 24 min. 7 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
- Feb 12, 2019, 1:36 PM EST (18:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2019, 2:00 PM EST
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Clayton County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Henry County, GA, Rockdale County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Forest Park, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOME AT THE 5400 BLOCK OF SYCAMORE DR IN THE FOREST PARK AREA. |
| Feb 12, 1:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Forest Park, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOME ON THE 5000 BLOCK OF ELLEN ST NEAR FOREST PARK. |
| Feb 12, 1:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Forest Park, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOME ON THE 5000 BLOCK OF ELLEN ST NEAR FPREST PARK. |
| Feb 12, 1:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Forest Park, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOME ON THE 5400 BLOCK OF ASH STREET IN FOREST PARK. |
| Feb 12, 1:38 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Kenwood, GA | TREE DOWN ON A HOME AT THE 9300 BLOCK OF WOOD KNOLL LANE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF THE HOME. |
| Feb 12, 1:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Lake City, GA | LARGE TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOME CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE AT THE 5300 BLOCK OF SCHOOL LANE NEAR THE LAKE CITY AREA. |
| Feb 12, 1:40 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 Wnw Lake City, GA | LARGE TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOME CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE AT THE 5300 BLOCK OF SCHOOL LANE NEAR THE LAKE CITY AREA. |
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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 496 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
220
WFUS52 KFFC 121836
TORFFC
GAC063-089-151-247-121900-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0001.190212T1836Z-190212T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
136 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2019
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Rockdale County in north central Georgia...
Southwestern DeKalb County in north central Georgia...
Northwestern Henry County in north central Georgia...
Clayton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 200 PM EST.
* At 136 PM EST, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
Forest Park, or near Jonesboro, moving east at 40 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...
Jonesboro, Stockbridge, Forest Park, Riverdale, Morrow, Lake City,
Lake Spivey, Rex, Ellenwood, Hidden Valley Park, Fort Gillem,
Panola Mountain State Park and Conley.
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 3363 8442 3370 8414 3352 8414 3349 8441
3350 8442 3351 8442 3352 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 262DEG 36KT 3360 8436
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
246
WWUS52 KFFC 121844
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
144 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2019
GAC063-089-151-247-121900-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190212T1900Z/
Rockdale GA-DeKalb GA-Henry GA-Clayton GA-
144 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST FOR WEST
CENTRAL ROCKDALE...SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB...NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND
NORTHEASTERN CLAYTON COUNTIES...
At 143 PM EST, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located over
Ellenwood, or 8 miles northeast of Jonesboro, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Stockbridge, Forest Park, Morrow, Lake City, Hidden Valley Park, Fort
Gillem, Rex, Panola Mountain State Park, Ellenwood and Conley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3370 8414 3352 8414 3355 8437 3364 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 262DEG 36KT 3361 8427
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$586
WWUS52 KFFC 121856
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
156 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2019
GAC063-089-151-247-121906-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-190212T1900Z/
Rockdale GA-DeKalb GA-Henry GA-Clayton GA-
156 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL ROCKDALE...SOUTHWESTERN
DEKALB...NORTHWESTERN HENRY AND NORTHEASTERN CLAYTON COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 200 PM EST...
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. However gusty
winds are still possible with this storm.
LAT...LON 3370 8414 3352 8414 3355 8437 3364 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 262DEG 36KT 3363 8413
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2:35 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll and 58 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 29 min |
| Feb 12, 12:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 33 min |
| Feb 12, 12:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin | 26 min |
| Feb 12, 1:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton and 1 more | 29 min |
| Feb 12, 1:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin, White | 29 min |
| Feb 12, 1:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 23 min |
| Feb 12, 1:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Pike, Rockdale and 1 more | 24 min |
| Feb 12, 1:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, White | 36 min |
| Feb 12, 1:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 35 min |
| Feb 12, 1:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 30 min |
| Feb 12, 1:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Morgan and 5 more | 37 min |
| Feb 12, 1:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Talbot and 2 more | 36 min |
| Feb 12, 2:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Marion, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Taylor and 1 more | 30 min |
| Feb 12, 2:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Macon, Peach, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more | 52 min |
| Feb 12, 2:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Clarke, Jasper, Lamar, Madison, Monroe and 4 more | 49 min |
| Feb 12, 2:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs and 1 more | 23 min |
| Feb 12, 3:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Oglethorpe, Putnam and 3 more | 49 min |
| Feb 12, 3:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Jones, Laurens and 2 more | 46 min |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens and 6 more | 30 min |
| Feb 12, 4:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs and 1 more | 31 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.