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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 5, 2022, 4:15 PM EDT for Bleckley County, Dodge County, Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 min. 2 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, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2022, 4:45 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, Dodge County, GA, Laurens County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:15 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Nnw Empire, GA | SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A ROOF OF A ONE-STORY HOME JUST OFF OLD EASTMAN ROAD NEAR THE BLECKLEY AND DODGE COUNTY LINE. THE TORNADO HAD ALREADY BEEN DOWN FOR 1-2 MINUTES BEFORE THIS AREA WAS HIT. |
| Apr 5, 4:18 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Roddy, GA | TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF W CHICKEN ROAD AND RODDY HWY IN DODGE COUNTY. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 12:03 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
366
WFUS52 KFFC 052015
TORFFC
GAC023-091-175-052045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0019.220405T2015Z-220405T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
415 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Laurens County in central Georgia...
Northwestern Dodge County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Bleckley County in central Georgia...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 415 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Roddy, or near Cochran, moving northeast at 50
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...
Chester, Dexter, Harlow, Empire, Yonkers, Roddy and Rowland.
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 3233 8331 3237 8334 3245 8318 3251 8302
3250 8297 3240 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 240DEG 42KT 3238 8328
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$3 follow-up statements
511
WWUS52 KFFC 052018
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
418 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
GAC023-091-175-052045-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220405T2045Z/
Laurens GA-Dodge GA-Bleckley GA-
418 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL LAURENS...NORTHWESTERN DODGE AND EAST CENTRAL BLECKLEY
COUNTIES...
At 418 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Roddy, or near
Cochran, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Chester, Dexter, Harlow, Roddy, Rowland and Yonkers.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3234 8327 3237 8331 3245 8318 3251 8302
3250 8297 3240 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 245DEG 42KT 3238 8325
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$862
WWUS52 KFFC 052035
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
435 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
GAC023-091-052044-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220405T2045Z/
Dodge GA-Bleckley GA-
435 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DODGE AND EAST CENTRAL
BLECKLEY COUNTIES 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 3244 8312 3246 8315 3251 8302 3250 8297
3247 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 244DEG 30KT 3247 8310
$$
GAC175-052045-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220405T2045Z/
Laurens GA-
435 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY...
At 434 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located 5 miles northwest of
Dexter, or 12 miles southwest of Dublin, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Harlow.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3244 8312 3246 8315 3251 8302 3250 8297
3247 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 244DEG 30KT 3247 8310
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$825
WWUS52 KFFC 052039 RRA
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
439 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
GAC175-052049-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-220405T2045Z/
Laurens GA-
439 PM EDT Tue Apr 5 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
445 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. However small
hail, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this
thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3244 8312 3246 8315 3251 8302 3250 8297
3247 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 240DEG 42KT 3250 8304
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 8:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 9:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 9:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 9:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 9:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Peach | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 9:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 10:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 24 min |
| Apr 5, 11:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Putnam | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Webster | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 1:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 1:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor, Webster | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 2:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot, Taylor | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 2:30 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:48 PM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford and 46 more | 40 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Lamar, Macon, Monroe and 2 more | 42 min |
| Apr 5, 2:55 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 21 days |
| Apr 5, 2:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Taylor | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 2:57 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 35 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:08 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 21 days |
| Apr 5, 3:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon | 22 min |
| Apr 5, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 4 more | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 3:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 4 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:20 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 21 days |
| Apr 5, 3:20 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 3:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach, Twiggs and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 5, 3:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 30 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Pulaski | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 3:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Pulaski | 30 min |
| Apr 5, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair and 3 more | 39 min |
| Apr 5, 4:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Apr 5, 4:16 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 12 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 4:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 4:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 7 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 28 min |
| Apr 5, 4:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 11 min |
| Apr 5, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair and 3 more | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 4:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 36 min |
| Apr 5, 4:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Montgomery, Toombs | 35 min |
| Apr 5, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 5:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 20 min |
| Apr 5, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 6:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 6:50 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 27 hr |
| Apr 5, 7:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 3 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.