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Tornado Warning 31, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 12, 2022Montgomery County, Wheeler County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Oct 12, 2022, 9:45 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Wheeler 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
Oct 12, 2022, 9:45 PM EDT (01:45 UTC)
Expired
Oct 12, 2022, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Montgomery County, GA, Wheeler County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:48 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 192 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, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1379 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2022-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 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
1379 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
770 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

168 
WFUS52 KFFC 130145
TORFFC
GAC209-309-130215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0031.221013T0145Z-221013T0215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
945 PM EDT Wed Oct 12 2022

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Wheeler County in central Georgia...
  Southern Montgomery County in central Georgia...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 945 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
  Jordan, or 10 miles south of Mount Vernon, moving northeast at 20
  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...
  Uvalda, Alston, Jordan and Charlotteville. 

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 3199 8263 3204 8268 3218 8253 3212 8246
      3202 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 238DEG 16KT 3203 8264 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
257 
WWUS52 KFFC 130208
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1008 PM EDT Wed Oct 12 2022

GAC209-309-130218-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-221013T0215Z/
Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
1008 PM EDT Wed Oct 12 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 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 gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3199 8263 3204 8268 3218 8253 3212 8246
      3202 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 238DEG 16KT 3208 8254 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 12, 8:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler34 min
Oct 12, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler30 min
Oct 12, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery37 min
Oct 12, 9:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson24 min
Oct 12, 10:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs32 min
Oct 12, 10:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs31 min
Oct 13, 3:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Polk32 min
Oct 13, 3:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll32 min
Oct 13, 4:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard13 min
Oct 13, 4:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette28 min
Oct 13, 5:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford22 min
Oct 13, 6:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Schley29 min
Oct 13, 6:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Peach18 min
Oct 13, 6:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Peach28 min
Oct 13, 7:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson25 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.