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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2021, 4:36 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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
- Jul 7, 2021, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Emanuel County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 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 nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
192
WFUS52 KFFC 072036
TORFFC
GAC107-072100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0026.210707T2036Z-210707T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
436 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Emanuel County in east central Georgia...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 436 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Modoc, or near Swainsboro, moving northwest at 15
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...
Summertown, Blundale, Dellwood and Modoc.
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 3261 8228 3269 8247 3277 8241 3278 8240
3279 8240 3282 8228 3264 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 143DEG 15KT 3265 8226
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$2 follow-up statements
309
WWUS52 KFFC 072049
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
449 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
GAC107-072100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210707T2100Z/
Emanuel GA-
449 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY...
At 448 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located north of Modoc, moving northwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Summertown, Blundale and Modoc.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3265 8230 3271 8245 3277 8241 3278 8240
3279 8240 3282 8228 3268 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 141DEG 16KT 3270 8231
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$672
WWUS52 KFFC 072056
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
456 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
GAC107-072104-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210707T2100Z/
Emanuel GA-
456 PM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 500 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning is weakening below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado,
therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.
LAT...LON 3265 8230 3271 8245 3277 8241 3278 8240
3279 8240 3282 8228 3268 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 143DEG 15KT 3272 8233
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Heard, Jones, Lamar, Meriwether and 5 more | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler, Wilcox | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 2 more | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Macon, Peach, Schley, Sumter and 3 more | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot and 3 more | 61 min |
| Jul 7, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 4:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Dawson, Lumpkin, Pickens | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 35 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.