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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 5, 2022Bleckley County, Laurens County, Pulaski County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2022, 4:00 PM EDT for Bleckley County, Laurens County, Pulaski County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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
Apr 5, 2022, 4:00 PM EDT (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2022, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Pulaski County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 155 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.

484 
WFUS52 KFFC 052000
TORFFC
GAC023-175-235-052030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0017.220405T2000Z-220405T2030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Laurens County in central Georgia...
  North central Pulaski County in central Georgia...
  Bleckley County in central Georgia...

* Until 430 PM EDT.
    
* At 400 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Pulaski State Prison, or near Hawkinsville, moving
  northeast at 55 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...
  Cochran, Dudley, Montrose, Royal, Coley Station, Ocmulgee Public
  Fishing Area, Paulk, Goldsboro, Rebie, Cary and Porter.

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 3238 8350 3259 8322 3261 8317 3259 8302
      3247 8303 3243 8315 3245 8318 3239 8324
      3232 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 234DEG 47KT 3235 8345 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
086 
WWUS52 KFFC 052011
SVSFFC

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

GAC235-052021-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-220405T2030Z/
Pulaski GA-
411 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PULASKI 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 3245 8340 3259 8322 3261 8317 3259 8302
      3247 8303 3243 8315 3245 8318 3239 8324
      3236 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 234DEG 47KT 3244 8331 

$$

GAC023-175-052030-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-220405T2030Z/
Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-
411 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAURENS AND CENTRAL BLECKLEY COUNTIES...
    
At 411 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Royal, or near Cochran, moving northeast at 55 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...
Cochran, Dudley, Montrose, Royal, Goldsboro, Rebie, Cary and Coley
Station.

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 3245 8340 3259 8322 3261 8317 3259 8302
      3247 8303 3243 8315 3245 8318 3239 8324
      3236 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 234DEG 47KT 3244 8331 

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

$$
160 
WWUS52 KFFC 052024
SVSFFC

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

GAC023-175-052030-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-220405T2030Z/
Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-
424 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAURENS AND NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY COUNTIES...
    
At 424 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Montrose, or 13 miles west of Dublin, moving
northeast at 55 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...
Dudley, Montrose, Goldsboro, Rebie and Cary. 

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 3252 8331 3259 8322 3261 8317 3259 8302
      3247 8303 3243 8315 3245 8318 3239 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 234DEG 47KT 3255 8314 

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

$$

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, 2:56 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCrawford, Taylor34 min
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, 4:06 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.