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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 5, 2022Crawford County, Taylor County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2022, 2:56 PM EDT for Crawford County, Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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
Apr 5, 2022, 2:56 PM EDT (18:56 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2022, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Crawford County, GA, Taylor County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:58 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
Apr 5, 3:05 PM EDTTORNADO2 Sw Roberta, GATREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED ALONG MONCRIEF RD AND HWY 128.
Apr 5, 3:07 PM EDTTORNADO3 Sw Roberta, GAAN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AS IT APPROACHED ROBERTA ALONG HIGHWAY 128. A NUMBER OF HOMES SUSTAINED ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE ALONG THE TRACK WITH NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE ALSO DESTROYED.
Apr 5, 3:11 PM EDTTORNADO1 S Roberta, GAMULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 341.

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
Apr 5, 12:03 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 2022-04-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
259 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

496 
WFUS52 KFFC 051856
TORFFC
GAC079-269-051930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0010.220405T1856Z-220405T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
256 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Crawford County in central Georgia...
  Northeastern Taylor County in west central Georgia...

* Until 330 PM EDT.
    
* At 256 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a 
  tornado was located near Fickling Mill, or 8 miles northeast of 
  Butler, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Roberta, Knoxville, Sandy Point, Horns, Musella and Fickling 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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3259 8419 3270 8423 3271 8421 3269 8420
      3272 8419 3285 8395 3285 8391 3283 8389
      3282 8389 3280 8386 3274 8383 3272 8379
      3268 8378 3268 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 243DEG 35KT 3266 8417 

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

$$
3 follow-up statements
214 
WWUS52 KFFC 051907
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
307 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

GAC269-051916-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220405T1930Z/
Taylor GA-
307 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3264 8404 3276 8412 3285 8395 3285 8391
      3283 8389 3282 8389 3280 8386 3274 8383
      3272 8379 3269 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 243DEG 36KT 3271 8405 

$$

GAC079-051930-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220405T1930Z/
Crawford GA-
307 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CRAWFORD COUNTY...
    
At 306 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located about 4 miles west-southwest of Roberta, moving 
northeast at 40 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...
Roberta, Knoxville, Sandy Point, Horns and Musella. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3264 8404 3276 8412 3285 8395 3285 8391
      3283 8389 3282 8389 3280 8386 3274 8383
      3272 8379 3269 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 243DEG 36KT 3271 8405 

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

$$
288 
WWUS52 KFFC 051914
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
314 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

GAC079-051930-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220405T1930Z/
Crawford GA-
314 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY...
    
At 314 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located just north of Knoxville and Roberta, moving northeast at 
40 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...
Roberta, Knoxville, Sandy Point and Musella. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3270 8400 3280 8404 3285 8395 3285 8391
      3283 8389 3282 8389 3280 8386 3274 8383
      3272 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 241DEG 33KT 3275 8397 

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

$$
931 
WWUS52 KFFC 051930
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
330 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

GAC079-051940-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-220405T1930Z/
Crawford GA-
330 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3270 8400 3280 8404 3285 8395 3285 8391
      3283 8389 3282 8389 3280 8386 3274 8383
      3272 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 243DEG 35KT 3282 8382 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 8:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris27 min
Apr 5, 8:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry, Spalding24 min
Apr 5, 9:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris27 min
Apr 5, 9:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup31 min
Apr 5, 9:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot, Upson36 min
Apr 5, 9:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crawford, Peach24 min
Apr 5, 9:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether, Pike37 min
Apr 5, 10:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Monroe, Upson30 min
Apr 5, 10:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts24 min
Apr 5, 11:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Jones, Putnam35 min
Apr 5, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro, Warren, Wilkes27 min
Apr 5, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Webster53 min
Apr 5, 1:39 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCStewart36 min
Apr 5, 1:58 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion32 min
Apr 5, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson40 min
Apr 5, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, Webster49 min
Apr 5, 2:28 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMarion, Talbot, Taylor32 min
Apr 5, 2:30 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb4 hr
Apr 5, 2:44 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and 1 more3 hr
Apr 5, 2:48 PM EDTFlood WatchFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford and 46 more40 hr
Apr 5, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Monroe and 2 more42 min
Apr 5, 2:55 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb21 days
Apr 5, 2:57 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb6 hr
Apr 5, 3:05 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton35 hr
Apr 5, 3:08 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFulton, Gwinnett21 days
Apr 5, 3:08 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMacon22 min
Apr 5, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Jackson, Madison33 min
Apr 5, 3:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 4 more47 min
Apr 5, 3:14 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton4 hr
Apr 5, 3:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee3 hr
Apr 5, 3:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFulton21 days
Apr 5, 3:20 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton3 hr
Apr 5, 3:23 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBibb, Jones25 min
Apr 5, 3:27 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHouston, Macon, Peach33 min
Apr 5, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, Twiggs and 1 more47 min
Apr 5, 3:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFayette, Spalding30 hr
Apr 5, 3:32 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCDooly, Houston, Pulaski43 min
Apr 5, 3:50 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHouston, Twiggs, Wilkinson25 min
Apr 5, 3:59 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBaldwin, Hancock, Putnam31 min
Apr 5, 4:00 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBleckley, Laurens, Pulaski30 min
Apr 5, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair and 3 more39 min
Apr 5, 4:13 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson32 min
Apr 5, 4:15 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens30 min
Apr 5, 4:16 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth12 hr
Apr 5, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJohnson, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson53 min
Apr 5, 4:23 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox27 min
Apr 5, 4:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett63 min
Apr 5, 4:29 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett7 hr
Apr 5, 4:32 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCLaurens28 min
Apr 5, 4:32 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHancock, Warren11 min
Apr 5, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair and 3 more43 min
Apr 5, 4:54 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCJohnson, Laurens36 min
Apr 5, 4:57 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCEmanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen33 min
Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Jefferson, Washington33 min
Apr 5, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Jefferson, Montgomery, Toombs35 min
Apr 5, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMontgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler20 min
Apr 5, 5:29 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCEmanuel20 min
Apr 5, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs34 min
Apr 5, 6:22 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton5 hr
Apr 5, 6:50 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCBaldwin, Washington, Wilkinson27 hr
Apr 5, 7:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCrawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson3 days

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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.