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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2019, 9:22 PM EDT for Greene County, Oglethorpe County, Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 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, 9:22 PM EDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2019, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Greene County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1049 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
567
WFUS52 KFFC 150122
TORFFC
GAC133-221-317-150145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0038.190415T0122Z-190415T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
922 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Greene County in east central Georgia...
Northwestern Wilkes County in east central Georgia...
Central Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 921 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Penfield, or near Greensboro, moving northeast at
45 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...
Woodville, Maxeys, Rayle, Stephens, Jacksons Crossroads, Newtown,
Penfield, Vesta and Philomath.
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 3361 8324 3370 8330 3400 8292 3384 8275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 232DEG 40KT 3366 8321
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 14, 8:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 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.