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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Aug 17, 2021, 5:48 AM EDT for Twiggs County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 16 min. 3 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
- Aug 17, 2021, 5:48 AM EDT (09:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2021, 6:04 AM EDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Twiggs County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 5:48 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Ne District Path, GA | METAL SIDING OF ACADEMY SPORTS BUILDING (OFF OF MISSLE BASE RD) WAS TORN OFF AND FOLDED OVER NEARBY FENCING |
| Aug 17, 5:48 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Ne District Path, GA | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF DAMAGE IN THE AREA OF MISSLE BASE RD. BOATS OVERTURNED AT ACADEMY SPORTS DISTRIBUTION CENTER...DAMAGE TO A NEARBY PUMP HOUSE...AND A TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED ON I-16 NEAR EXIT 24. |
| Aug 17, 5:51 AM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Nne District Path, GA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWNED NEAR PROSPECT CHURCH RD AND HWY 96 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 3:45 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
321
WFUS52 KFFC 170948
TORFFC
GAC289-319-171015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0031.210817T0948Z-210817T1015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
548 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
Northeastern Twiggs County in central Georgia...
* Until 615 AM EDT.
* At 548 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over District Path, or near Jeffersonville, moving
north at 30 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...
Jeffersonville, Myricks Mill and District Path.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3259 8339 3281 8341 3285 8332 3279 8325
3258 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0948Z 186DEG 24KT 3262 8336
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
956
WWUS52 KFFC 170952
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
552 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021
GAC289-319-171015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210817T1015Z/
Wilkinson GA-Twiggs GA-
552 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL WILKINSON AND NORTHEASTERN TWIGGS COUNTIES...
At 551 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over District Path, or over Jeffersonville, moving north
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Jeffersonville and Myricks Mill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3262 8339 3281 8341 3285 8332 3279 8325
3261 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0951Z 185DEG 24KT 3265 8336
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$830
WWUS52 KFFC 171004
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
604 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021
GAC289-319-171014-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210817T1015Z/
Wilkinson GA-Twiggs GA-
604 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WILKINSON AND NORTHEASTERN
TWIGGS COUNTIES 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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3262 8339 3281 8341 3285 8332 3279 8325
3261 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 1003Z 186DEG 24KT 3274 8335
$$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, 3:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 23 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.