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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 30, 2021Gilmer County, Gordon County, Pickens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Aug 30, 2021, 4:41 PM EDT for Gilmer County, Gordon County, Pickens County, Georgia. It was in force for 14 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 30, 2021, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2021, 4:55 PM EDT
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Pickens County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 132 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: 1025 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

542 
WFUS52 KFFC 302041
TORFFC
GAC123-129-227-302115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0037.210830T2041Z-210830T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
441 PM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Gilmer County in north central Georgia...
  East central Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Pickens County in north central Georgia...

* Until 515 PM EDT.
    
* At 440 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Hinton, or 10 miles west of Jasper, moving north
  at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. Trained weather spotters 
           reported a rotating wall cloud.

  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...
  Ranger, Oakman, Hinton and Blaine. 

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 3458 8453 3443 8455 3442 8466 3455 8473
      3459 8468 3458 8465 3461 8465 3462 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 173DEG 15KT 3447 8462 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

835 
WWUS52 KFFC 302055
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
455 PM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

GAC123-129-227-302103-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-210830T2115Z/
Gilmer GA-Gordon GA-Pickens GA-
455 PM EDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GILMER...EAST CENTRAL GORDON
AND NORTHWESTERN PICKENS 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. 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 3458 8453 3443 8455 3442 8466 3455 8473
      3459 8468 3458 8465 3461 8465 3462 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 173DEG 15KT 3453 8463 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 30, 4:19 AM EDT	Flood Watch	FFC	Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 12 more	1 min
Aug 30, 4:27 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	FFC	Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 22 more	43 hr
Aug 30, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	31 min
Aug 30, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	30 min
Aug 30, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	36 min
Aug 30, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	34 min
Aug 30, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pickens	26 min
Aug 30, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	31 min
Aug 30, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield	34 min
Aug 30, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens	31 min
Aug 30, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar	29 min
Aug 30, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	34 min
Aug 30, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	22 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.