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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 14, 2019Gwinnett County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2019, 1:01 PM EDT for Gwinnett County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 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
Apr 14, 2019, 1:01 PM EDT (17:01 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2019, 1:30 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Gwinnett County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:05 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 14, 7:28 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 86 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2019-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 413 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2019-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 390 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
413 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
712 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
390 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
4.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

554 
WFUS52 KFFC 141701
TORFFC
GAC135-141730-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0033.190414T1701Z-190414T1730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
101 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Gwinnett County in north central Georgia...

* Until 130 PM EDT.
    
* At 101 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Snellville, or 8 miles southwest of Lawrenceville,
  moving northeast 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...
  Lawrenceville, Snellville, Dacula, Grayson, Mountain Park, Harbin
  and Hog Mountain.

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 3410 8393 3402 8386 3400 8387 3398 8383
      3397 8383 3395 8381 3394 8381 3380 8409
      3385 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1701Z 226DEG 43KT 3386 8408 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
675 
WWUS52 KFFC 141727
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
127 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019

GAC135-141737-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-190414T1730Z/
Gwinnett GA-
127 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL GWINNETT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 130
PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for north central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3410 8393 3402 8386 3400 8387 3398 8383
      3397 8383 3395 8381 3394 8381 3380 8409
      3385 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 226DEG 43KT 3407 8382 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 7:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade42 min
Apr 14, 7:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker41 min
Apr 14, 7:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd47 min
Apr 14, 8:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Walker, Whitfield30 min
Apr 14, 8:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield32 min
Apr 14, 9:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard, Troup25 min
Apr 14, 9:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee48 min
Apr 14, 9:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHaralson, Polk17 min
Apr 14, 10:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard, Troup33 min
Apr 14, 10:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding34 min
Apr 14, 10:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot45 min
Apr 14, 10:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth30 min
Apr 14, 10:57 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTalbot, Upson48 min
Apr 14, 11:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Heard, Troup36 min
Apr 14, 11:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns, Union34 min
Apr 14, 11:17 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCLamar, Pike, Talbot, Upson28 min
Apr 14, 11:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton28 min
Apr 14, 11:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Henry, Lamar, Pike, Spalding35 min
Apr 14, 11:53 AM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatFFCButts, Henry, Spalding14 min
Apr 14, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Dawson, DeKalb, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton and 1 more32 min
Apr 14, 12:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCNewton, Rockdale, Walton24 min
Apr 14, 12:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Gwinnett, Jackson, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale and 1 more42 min
Apr 14, 12:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Twiggs24 min
Apr 14, 12:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Taylor34 min
Apr 14, 12:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth33 min
Apr 14, 12:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Lumpkin, Towns, Union30 min
Apr 14, 12:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, DeKalb29 min
Apr 14, 12:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson47 min
Apr 14, 12:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter28 min
Apr 14, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Jackson36 min
Apr 14, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin, Towns, White34 min
Apr 14, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly16 min
Apr 14, 1:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLumpkin, White26 min
Apr 14, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs, Wilcox50 min
Apr 14, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Hall, Jackson26 min
Apr 14, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock36 min
Apr 14, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Jackson32 min
Apr 14, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren33 min
Apr 14, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Pulaski31 min
Apr 14, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox36 min
Apr 14, 2:16 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox29 min
Apr 14, 2:29 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Wilcox17 min
Apr 14, 2:41 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCDodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler34 min
Apr 14, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens30 min
Apr 14, 3:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens27 min
Apr 14, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen25 min
Apr 14, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox23 min
Apr 14, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson25 min
Apr 14, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen33 min
Apr 14, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge31 min
Apr 14, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler23 min
Apr 14, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson16 min
Apr 14, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel23 min
Apr 14, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs28 min
Apr 14, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel12 min
Apr 14, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion26 min
Apr 14, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Pickens30 min
Apr 14, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee28 min
Apr 14, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs10 min
Apr 14, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion13 min
Apr 14, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Towns, Union and 1 more44 min
Apr 14, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs27 min
Apr 14, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas, Fulton34 min
Apr 14, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin, Towns, White32 min
Apr 14, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Dawson31 min
Apr 14, 6:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin6 hr
Apr 14, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Douglas, Fulton33 min
Apr 14, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite29 min
Apr 14, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion27 min
Apr 14, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette23 min
Apr 14, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett33 min
Apr 14, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Gwinnett23 min
Apr 14, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Jackson36 min
Apr 14, 7:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett18 min
Apr 14, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts30 min
Apr 14, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson31 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.