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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 19, 2019Crisp County, Dooly County, Georgia

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.

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Oct 19, 6:58 PM EDTTORNADO2 Nw Cordele, GANWS 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 EDTTORNADO3 Nne Cordele, GALOCAL 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2019-10-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-10-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 189 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 19, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly43 min
Oct 19, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox37 min
Oct 19, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox47 min
Oct 19, 7:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox6 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.