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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2020, 4:05 AM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 25 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
- Apr 13, 2020, 4:05 AM EDT (08:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2020, 4:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Glascock County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 4:05 AM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Nw Warthen, GA | THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF1 DAMAGE WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 90 MPH. THE TORNADO UPROOTED MULTIPLE TREES BOTH HARDWOODS AND SOFTWOODS. |
| Apr 13, 4:12 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Sse Hamburg State Par, GA | THIS TORNADO WAS AN EF1 WITH 100MPH WINDS. THE TORNADO SNAPPED HUNDREDS OF MAINLY SOFTWOOD TREES WITH THE MOST EXTENSIVE DAMAGE CROSSING HAMBURG STATE PARK RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 11:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:20 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 404 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 733 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 874 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted.
961
WFUS52 KFFC 130805
TORFFC
GAC125-141-301-303-130830-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0034.200413T0805Z-200413T0830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
405 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Warren County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Hancock County in east central Georgia...
Glascock County in east central Georgia...
North central Washington County in east central Georgia...
* Until 430 AM EDT.
* At 405 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Warthen, or 9 miles southeast of Sparta, moving
northeast at 55 mph. Another circulation was located 5 miles west
of Warthen. Move to a safe place now!
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...
Warrenton, Gibson, Mitchell, Edge Hill, Edgehill, Hamburg State
Park, Shoals, Jewell, Warthen, Beall Springs, Agricola, Reese and
Bastonville.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
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 3318 8257 3316 8258 3304 8289 3318 8295
3348 8260 3345 8259 3341 8255 3335 8255
3336 8253 3334 8250 3334 8245 3333 8242
3332 8241 3331 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 0805Z 235DEG 48KT 3316 8288
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$1 follow-up statement
528
WWUS52 KFFC 130815
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
415 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020
GAC141-303-130824-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-200413T0830Z/
Hancock GA-Washington GA-
415 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for east central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3326 8246 3317 8272 3318 8274 3322 8274
3324 8275 3325 8275 3326 8277 3343 8257
3341 8255 3335 8255 3336 8253 3334 8250
3334 8245 3333 8242 3331 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 0814Z 236DEG 45KT 3322 8276
$$
GAC125-301-130830-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-200413T0830Z/
Warren GA-Glascock GA-
415 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN AND GLASCOCK COUNTIES...
At 414 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hamburg State Park, or 9 miles west of Gibson,
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...
Gibson, Mitchell, Shoals, Bastonville, Agricola and Reese.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3326 8246 3317 8272 3318 8274 3322 8274
3324 8275 3325 8275 3326 8277 3343 8257
3341 8255 3335 8255 3336 8253 3334 8250
3334 8245 3333 8242 3331 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 0814Z 236DEG 45KT 3322 8276
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 12, 8:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Apr 12, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 28 min |
| Apr 12, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 22 min |
| Apr 12, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 31 min |
| Apr 12, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 31 min |
| Apr 12, 9:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 9:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 14 min |
| Apr 12, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 40 min |
| Apr 12, 10:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 11:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 12 min |
| Apr 12, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker and 1 more | 49 min |
| Apr 12, 11:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 12:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding and 1 more | 56 min |
| Apr 13, 12:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 3 more | 68 min |
| Apr 13, 12:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 15 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson and 2 more | 81 min |
| Apr 13, 1:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 1:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 23 min |
| Apr 13, 1:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 57 min |
| Apr 13, 1:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 52 min |
| Apr 13, 1:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 1:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard and 1 more | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 1:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 14 min |
| Apr 13, 2:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin and 2 more | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 2:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 2:11 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 41 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Peach and 6 more | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 2:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 2:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth and 4 more | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 2:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 2:33 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fulton | 12 min |
| Apr 13, 2:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Lamar and 1 more | 50 min |
| Apr 13, 2:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Lumpkin, White | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 2:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 2:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 14 min |
| Apr 13, 2:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 25 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more | 37 min |
| Apr 13, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones and 5 more | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 2:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 3:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Hall, Jackson, Madison | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 3:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon and 6 more | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 3:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 3:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 4 days |
| Apr 13, 3:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 3:25 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 3 days |
| Apr 13, 3:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Johnson, Laurens, Twiggs, Washington and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 3:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 3:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Laurens, Pulaski and 2 more | 53 min |
| Apr 13, 3:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 4:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 4:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 13, 4:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 80 min |
| Apr 13, 4:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair and 3 more | 73 min |
| Apr 13, 4:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 78 min |
| Apr 13, 4:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 37 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:23 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 16 min |
| Apr 13, 4:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 12 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 4:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 77 min |
| Apr 13, 5:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Walker | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 31 min |
| Apr 13, 5:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 5:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 4 hr |
| Apr 13, 6:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 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.