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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 9, 2022Stewart County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 9, 2022, 6:49 AM EST for Stewart County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
Mar 9, 2022, 6:49 AM EST (11:49 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2022, 7:15 AM EST
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Stewart County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:49 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 9, 6:51 AM ESTTORNADO4 Wnw Providence Canyon, GARADAR CONFIRMED (TDS) TORNADO.

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
Mar 9, 6:18 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 00:00Z on 2022-03-09Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2022-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
492 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
306 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

174 
WFUS52 KFFC 091149
TORFFC
GAC259-091215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0002.220309T1149Z-220309T1215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
649 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Stewart County in west central Georgia...

* Until 715 AM EST.
    
* At 649 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Florence Marina State Park, or 10 miles west of
  Lumpkin, moving northeast 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...
  Lumpkin, Richland, Charles, Brooklyn, Louvale and Providence Canyon
  State Park.

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 3208 8506 3209 8504 3222 8482 3222 8480
      3223 8480 3223 8466 3209 8466 3200 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 1149Z 235DEG 32KT 3206 8498 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
248 
WWUS52 KFFC 091151
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
651 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022

GAC259-091215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220309T1215Z/
Stewart GA-
651 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EST FOR CENTRAL
STEWART COUNTY...
        
At 650 AM EST, a confirmed tornado was located near Providence Canyon
State Park, or 9 miles west of Lumpkin, 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...
Lumpkin, Richland, Charles, Brooklyn, Louvale and Providence Canyon
State Park.

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 3208 8506 3209 8504 3222 8482 3222 8480
      3223 8480 3223 8466 3209 8466 3200 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 1150Z 235DEG 32KT 3207 8496 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$
375 
WWUS52 KFFC 091159
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
659 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022

GAC259-091215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220309T1215Z/
Stewart GA-
659 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN STEWART COUNTY...
        
At 659 AM EST, a confirmed tornado was located near Charles, or near
Lumpkin, 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...
Richland, Charles, Brooklyn, Louvale and Providence Canyon State
Park.

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 3212 8496 3222 8482 3222 8480 3223 8480
      3223 8466 3209 8466 3206 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1159Z 235DEG 32KT 3212 8488 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 8:23 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton44 hr
Mar 8, 11:29 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe16 min
Mar 8, 11:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes15 min
Mar 9, 1:45 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield30 min
Mar 9, 2:51 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens24 min
Mar 9, 5:34 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDade19 hr
Mar 9, 6:32 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCStewart43 min
Mar 9, 7:13 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCMarion, Stewart, Webster32 min
Mar 9, 7:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Schley36 min
Mar 9, 7:43 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCMarion, Schley32 min
Mar 9, 8:06 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCMacon, Schley24 min
Mar 9, 8:26 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Schley34 min
Mar 9, 8:30 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCMacon15 min
Mar 9, 8:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Schley28 min
Mar 9, 9:18 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston27 min
Mar 9, 9:21 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth9 hr
Mar 9, 9:38 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Peach, Twiggs37 min
Mar 9, 10:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson28 min
Mar 9, 2:00 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale7 hr

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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.