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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 6, 2021Monroe County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Oct 6, 2021, 2:19 PM EDT for Monroe County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
Oct 6, 2021, 2:19 PM EDT (18:19 UTC)
Expired
Oct 6, 2021, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Monroe County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-10-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 468 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 154 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
468 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

250 
WFUS52 KFFC 061819
TORFFC
GAC207-061845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0039.211006T1819Z-211006T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
219 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Monroe County in central Georgia...

* Until 245 PM EDT.
    
* At 219 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Russellville, or 8 miles south of Forsyth, moving
  northeast 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...
  Forsyth.

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 3286 8394 3288 8398 3303 8394 3306 8384
      3296 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 206DEG 21KT 3290 8394 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
734 
WWUS52 KFFC 061836
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
236 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

GAC207-061845-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-211006T1845Z/
Monroe GA-
236 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY...
    
At 235 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Russellville, or near Forsyth, moving northeast 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...
Forsyth.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3289 8392 3292 8397 3303 8394 3306 8384
      3296 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 203DEG 16KT 3295 8392 

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

$$
596 
WWUS52 KFFC 061843
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
243 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

GAC207-061853-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-211006T1845Z/
Monroe GA-
243 PM EDT Wed Oct 6 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
245 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.

LAT...LON 3289 8392 3292 8397 3303 8394 3306 8384
      3296 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 206DEG 21KT 3299 8390 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 10:30 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson16 hr
Oct 5, 10:37 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale16 hr
Oct 5, 10:45 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale16 hr
Oct 5, 10:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Dodge, Pulaski33 min
Oct 5, 11:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley27 min
Oct 6, 12:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley29 min
Oct 6, 3:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp63 min
Oct 6, 4:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly, Houston55 min
Oct 6, 5:00 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDooly, Houston6 hr
Oct 6, 5:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Houston60 min
Oct 6, 6:14 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs6 hr
Oct 6, 7:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Jones54 min
Oct 6, 7:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones65 min
Oct 6, 8:55 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBibb, Jasper, Jones, Twiggs9 hr
Oct 6, 10:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson56 min
Oct 6, 10:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPutnam53 min
Oct 6, 10:31 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCrawford, Lamar, Monroe, Upson6 hr
Oct 6, 10:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCJasper, Jones, Putnam7 hr
Oct 6, 11:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike63 min
Oct 6, 12:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCPike, Talbot, Upson6 hr
Oct 6, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson34 min
Oct 6, 1:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCrawford, Lamar, Pike, Taylor, Upson4 hr
Oct 6, 1:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCMorgan, Putnam5 hr
Oct 6, 1:59 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCPutnam5 hr
Oct 6, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen30 min
Oct 6, 2:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Monroe, Peach5 hr
Oct 6, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens37 min
Oct 6, 6:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCJasper, Putnam3 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.