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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 17, 2021Macon County, Taylor County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Aug 17, 2021, 3:10 AM EDT for Macon County, Taylor 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: Aug 17, 2021, 3:10 AM EDT (07:10 UTC)
Expired: Aug 17, 2021, 3:33 AM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Macon County, GA, Taylor County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:10 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 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 91 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 288 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 457 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

881 
WFUS52 KFFC 170710
TORFFC
GAC193-269-170745-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0028.210817T0710Z-210817T0745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
310 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Macon County in west central Georgia...
  Northeastern Taylor County in west central Georgia...

* Until 345 AM EDT.
    
* At 309 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Hicks, or 9 miles southeast of Butler, 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...
  Reynolds, Hicks, Fickling Mill and Potterville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3246 8412 3264 8422 3268 8418 3268 8416
      3269 8414 3268 8413 3268 8410 3266 8409
      3265 8408 3247 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0709Z 166DEG 21KT 3249 8410 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

2 follow-up statements

477 
WWUS52 KFFC 170718
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
318 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

GAC193-170728-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210817T0745Z/
Macon GA-
318 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MACON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3252 8412 3258 8417 3258 8419 3264 8422
      3268 8418 3268 8416 3269 8414 3268 8413
      3268 8410 3266 8409 3253 8408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 166DEG 21KT 3254 8412 

$$

GAC269-170745-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210817T0745Z/
Taylor GA-
318 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY...
    
At 318 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Reynolds, or 7 miles east of Butler, 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...
Reynolds and Fickling Mill. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3252 8412 3258 8417 3258 8419 3264 8422
      3268 8418 3268 8416 3269 8414 3268 8413
      3268 8410 3266 8409 3253 8408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0718Z 166DEG 21KT 3254 8412 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

761 
WWUS52 KFFC 170733
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
333 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

GAC269-170743-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210817T0745Z/
Taylor GA-
333 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3252 8412 3258 8417 3258 8419 3264 8422
      3268 8418 3268 8416 3269 8414 3268 8413
      3268 8410 3266 8409 3253 8408
TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 166DEG 21KT 3263 8415 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 17, 12:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	7 min
Aug 17, 12:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	21 min
Aug 17, 1:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	27 min
Aug 17, 2:49 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Taylor	26 min
Aug 17, 3:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	29 min
Aug 17, 3:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	26 min
Aug 17, 3:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	35 min
Aug 17, 3:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Upson	36 min
Aug 17, 4:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Upson	25 min
Aug 17, 4:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	24 min
Aug 17, 4:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	37 min
Aug 17, 4:39 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup	14 min
Aug 17, 4:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston	33 min
Aug 17, 4:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	28 min
Aug 17, 5:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	26 min
Aug 17, 5:06 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Bibb, Houston	24 min
Aug 17, 5:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	35 min
Aug 17, 5:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	35 min
Aug 17, 5:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	33 min
Aug 17, 5:48 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Twiggs, Wilkinson	16 min
Aug 17, 6:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene	28 min
Aug 17, 6:18 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Greene, Morgan, Oconee	20 min
Aug 17, 6:26 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Jones, Wilkinson	17 min
Aug 17, 6:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	25 min
Aug 17, 6:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	36 min
Aug 17, 6:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	35 min
Aug 17, 7:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	24 min
Aug 17, 7:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	29 min
Aug 17, 7:19 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Johnson, Laurens, Washington	26 min
Aug 17, 7:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	31 min
Aug 17, 7:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	25 min
Aug 17, 7:50 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	25 min
Aug 17, 7:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke	32 min
Aug 17, 8:04 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	3 hr
Aug 17, 8:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	24 min
Aug 17, 8:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	36 min
Aug 17, 8:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oconee	31 min
Aug 17, 8:22 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	3 hr
Aug 17, 8:24 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Morgan, Oconee, Walton	19 min
Aug 17, 8:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fulton, Gwinnett	5 hr
Aug 17, 8:40 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and 1 more	6 hr
Aug 17, 8:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	27 min
Aug 17, 8:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Warren	34 min
Aug 17, 9:26 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	4 hr
Aug 17, 9:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	25 min
Aug 17, 9:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Fulton	8 hr
Aug 17, 9:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock	34 min
Aug 17, 9:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	32 min
Aug 17, 10:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	27 min
Aug 17, 10:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Elbert	11 min
Aug 17, 10:26 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Banks	30 min
Aug 17, 10:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Banks, Hall, Jackson, Madison	5 hr
Aug 17, 10:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	3 hr
Aug 17, 10:57 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	2 hr
Aug 17, 11:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	36 min
Aug 17, 11:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	20 min
Aug 17, 11:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	31 min
Aug 17, 12:00 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Banks	9 hr
Aug 17, 12:15 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Hall, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White	6 hr
Aug 17, 12:21 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	White	7 hr
Aug 17, 1:00 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Towns	9 hr
Aug 17, 2:46 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Towns	21 hr
Aug 17, 3:18 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Polk	5 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.