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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 1, 2021Greene County, Hancock County, Putnam County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jan 1, 2021, 3:36 PM EST for Greene County, Hancock County, Putnam County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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: Jan 1, 2021, 3:36 PM EST (20:36 UTC)
Expired: Jan 1, 2021, 4:00 PM EST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Putnam County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 1, 3:27 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 116 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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -202 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 389 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 491 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

114 
WFUS52 KFFC 012036
TORFFC
GAC133-141-237-012100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0007.210101T2036Z-210101T2100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
336 PM EST Fri Jan 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Putnam County in central Georgia...
  Northwestern Hancock County in east central Georgia...
  South central Greene County in east central Georgia...

* Until 400 PM EST.
    
* At 336 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Warfield, or near Eatonton, moving northeast 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...
  Eatonton, Phoenix, Reynolds at Lake Oconee, Liberty, Rockville,
  Shoulderbone, Oconee Springs Park and Warfield.

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.

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

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.

&&

LAT...LON 3324 8340 3336 8341 3349 8315 3340 8305
      3327 8309
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 237DEG 27KT 3327 8337 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 1, 1:26 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Butts, Cherokee, Clarke and 47 more	9 hr
Jan 1, 11:14 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Troup	31 min
Jan 1, 11:32 AM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Troup	28 min
Jan 1, 11:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	27 min
Jan 1, 12:08 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette, Meriwether, Pike	37 min
Jan 1, 12:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Henry, Lamar, Spalding	30 min
Jan 1, 1:35 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson	25 min
Jan 1, 1:44 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Fulton	44 hr
Jan 1, 2:01 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Crawford, Monroe, Taylor, Upson	29 min
Jan 1, 2:35 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Jones, Monroe	25 min
Jan 1, 2:50 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth	15 hr
Jan 1, 2:57 PM EST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FFC	Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam	23 min
Jan 1, 3:04 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren	26 min
Jan 1, 3:28 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes	32 min
Jan 1, 3:39 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam	22 min
Jan 1, 3:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Peach	32 min
Jan 1, 4:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock, Taliaferro	25 min
Jan 1, 4:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	30 min
Jan 1, 4:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes	27 min
Jan 1, 5:37 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Washington	23 min
Jan 1, 6:07 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Johnson, Laurens	23 min
Jan 1, 6:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson	36 min
Jan 1, 6:34 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson, Treutlen	41 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.