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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Oct 19, 2019, 6:43 PM EDT for Crisp County, Dooly County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 2 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
- Oct 19, 2019, 6:43 PM EDT (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2019, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 6:58 PM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Cordele, GA | NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED AN EF0 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 75 MPH AND MAX WIDTH OF 100 YARDS TRAVELED 2.1 MILES THROUGH NORTH PARTS OF CORDELE IN CRISP CO. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR MARKET RD WEST OF US41 TIPPING OVER A SHED OFF BLOCKS AND LIFTING PART O |
| Oct 19, 7:00 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Nne Cordele, GA | LOCAL SHERIFF CALLED DESCRIBING POSSIBLE RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO HITTING VEHICLE. PATH OF TREES DOWN FROM FARMERS MARKET ROAD WEST OF I-75 TO TREMONT ROAD EAST OF I-75. SEVERAL VEHICLES PUSHED INTO DITCH. |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 189 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
907
WFUS52 KFFC 192243
TORFFC
GAC081-093-192330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0049.191019T2243Z-191019T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
643 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Dooly County in central Georgia...
Northwestern Crisp County in central Georgia...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 643 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Richwood, or near Cordele, moving north at 25 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...
Cordele, Vienna, Unadilla, Byromville, Pinehurst, Lilly and
Richwood.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
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 3198 8394 3199 8395 3199 8394 3200 8395
3202 8395 3202 8396 3229 8388 3228 8370
3225 8362 3223 8361 3191 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 201DEG 20KT 3200 8383
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
995
WWUS52 KFFC 192301
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
701 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019
GAC081-093-192330-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-191019T2330Z/
Dooly GA-Crisp GA-
701 PM EDT Sat Oct 19 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
DOOLY AND NORTH CENTRAL CRISP COUNTIES...
At 701 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cordele, moving north at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Cordele, Vienna, Unadilla, Pinehurst, Lilly and Richwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3229 8388 3228 8370 3225 8362 3223 8361
3195 8374 3199 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 158DEG 5KT 3199 8379
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 43 min |
| Oct 19, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 37 min |
| Oct 19, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 47 min |
| Oct 19, 7:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.