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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 30, 2021Dodge County, Pulaski County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Dec 30, 2021, 6:19 PM EST for Dodge County, Pulaski County, Georgia. It was in force for 11 min. 1 report 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
Dec 30, 2021, 6:19 PM EST (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Dec 30, 2021, 6:30 PM EST
In force
11 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Dodge County, GA, Pulaski County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 30, 6:29 PM ESTTORNADO5 Sse Hartford, GASEVERAL TREES ON MOCK SPRINGS RD UPROOTED. LIGHT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED THROUGH SEVERAL DIRT ROADS INCLUDING A COVERED AWNING THAT WAS DESTROYED ON FIRE RD 624. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AND MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES WHICH INCLUDED REMOVED VINYL

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 30, 2:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 163 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 2021-12-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 408 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2021-12-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 342 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
408 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
451 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
342 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
348 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

062 
WFUS52 KFFC 302319
TORFFC
GAC091-235-302330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0043.211230T2319Z-211230T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
619 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Dodge County in central Georgia...
  Central Pulaski County in central Georgia...

* Until 630 PM EST.
    
* At 619 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Hawkinsville, moving east at 35 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...
  Hawkinsville and Wallace. 

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 3218 8351 3226 8353 3228 8336 3227 8335
      3229 8334 3229 8331 3225 8328 3216 8332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 266DEG 32KT 3224 8347 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
988 
WWUS52 KFFC 302337
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
637 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021

GAC091-235-302346-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-211230T2330Z/
Dodge GA-Pulaski GA-
637 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DODGE AND CENTRAL PULASKI
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
    
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued 
for Dodge and Pulaski and is in effect until 645PM. Please refer to 
that bulletin for the latest severe weather information.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for
central Georgia.

Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for Pulaski and 
Dodge!

LAT...LON 3218 8351 3226 8353 3228 8336 3227 8335
      3229 8334 3229 8331 3225 8328 3216 8332
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 266DEG 32KT 3225 8331 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 29, 8:28 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade32 min
Dec 29, 8:41 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade34 min
Dec 29, 9:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Walker23 min
Dec 29, 9:28 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray, Whitfield32 min
Dec 29, 9:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker52 min
Dec 29, 9:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Murray48 min
Dec 29, 10:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield40 min
Dec 29, 10:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd30 min
Dec 29, 10:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Paulding, Polk44 min
Dec 29, 10:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens38 min
Dec 29, 10:41 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer, Union34 min
Dec 29, 10:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson24 min
Dec 29, 11:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton and 3 more52 min
Dec 29, 11:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding, Polk48 min
Dec 29, 11:35 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Hall, White25 min
Dec 29, 11:42 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton, Gwinnett33 min
Dec 29, 11:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Douglas27 min
Dec 30, 12:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks27 min
Dec 30, 12:29 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, DeKalb, Jackson, Madison31 min
Dec 30, 1:00 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Fulton, Oconee, Walton60 min
Dec 30, 1:07 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard23 min
Dec 30, 1:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDade9 hr
Dec 30, 1:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard33 min
Dec 30, 1:53 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb4 hr
Dec 30, 2:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan, Rockdale58 min
Dec 30, 4:50 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette, Heard40 min
Dec 30, 5:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Coweta, Fayette, Heard52 min
Dec 30, 5:45 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson30 min
Dec 30, 7:22 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson38 min
Dec 30, 8:25 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson and 1 more6 hr
Dec 30, 8:34 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton52 hr
Dec 30, 8:35 AM ESTFlood WatchFFCBanks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee and 34 more10 hr
Dec 30, 8:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette23 min
Dec 30, 9:07 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Coweta, Fayette23 min
Dec 30, 9:28 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Henry32 min
Dec 30, 9:33 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale11 hr
Dec 30, 9:42 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton6 hr
Dec 30, 9:45 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Douglas54 hr
Dec 30, 9:48 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb103 min
Dec 30, 9:55 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard and 1 more4 hr
Dec 30, 9:57 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry, Newton33 min
Dec 30, 10:15 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb3 hr
Dec 30, 10:28 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCFulton61 min
Dec 30, 10:51 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rockdale and 2 more6 hr
Dec 30, 11:21 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale26 hr
Dec 30, 11:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard66 min
Dec 30, 12:05 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth19 hr
Dec 30, 12:11 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox34 min
Dec 30, 12:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper, Putnam28 min
Dec 30, 12:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb4 hr
Dec 30, 12:46 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock, Putnam29 min
Dec 30, 12:48 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock, Putnam27 min
Dec 30, 12:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge36 min
Dec 30, 12:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge36 min
Dec 30, 1:13 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup32 min
Dec 30, 1:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMontgomery, Telfair, Wheeler28 min
Dec 30, 2:02 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs28 min
Dec 30, 2:05 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge25 min
Dec 30, 2:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Lamar, Pike33 min
Dec 30, 2:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Peach33 min
Dec 30, 2:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Pike27 min
Dec 30, 2:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs33 min
Dec 30, 2:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach44 min
Dec 30, 2:36 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair39 min
Dec 30, 2:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam30 min
Dec 30, 2:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Jones, Wilkinson26 min
Dec 30, 2:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Twiggs31 min
Dec 30, 3:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Troup30 min
Dec 30, 3:19 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler26 min
Dec 30, 3:30 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson45 min
Dec 30, 3:34 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson26 min
Dec 30, 3:40 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Talbot, Upson50 min
Dec 30, 3:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee31 min
Dec 30, 3:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs35 min
Dec 30, 3:56 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Peach34 min
Dec 30, 3:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot46 min
Dec 30, 4:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Macon, Peach40 min
Dec 30, 4:10 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Monroe, Talbot, Taylor, Upson50 min
Dec 30, 4:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson45 min
Dec 30, 4:18 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCCrawford, Taylor, Upson27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.