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Tornado Warning 33, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 10, 2022Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Nov 10, 2022, 8:59 PM EST for Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 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
Nov 10, 2022, 8:59 PM EST (01:59 UTC)
Expired
Nov 10, 2022, 9:30 PM EST
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Laurens County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2022-11-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 380 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
571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
380 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
448 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

917 
WFUS52 KFFC 110159
TORFFC
GAC175-110230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0033.221111T0159Z-221111T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
859 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Laurens County in central Georgia...

* Until 930 PM EST.
    
* At 859 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Lowery, or 12 miles north of Alamo, moving
  northwest at 45 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...
  Dublin, Dexter, Dudley, Rentz, Montrose, Allentown, Harlow and
  Lowery.

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 3246 8316 3254 8320 3259 8322 3266 8308
      3234 8275 3229 8280
TIME...MOT...LOC 0159Z 129DEG 38KT 3232 8280 

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

$$
2 follow-up statements
157 
WWUS52 KFFC 110211
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
911 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

GAC175-110230-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-221111T0230Z/
Laurens GA-
911 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EST FOR WEST
CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY...
    
At 911 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located near Rentz, or 10 miles south of Dublin, moving 
northwest 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...
Dexter, Dudley, Rentz, Montrose and Allentown. 

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 3263 8315 3241 8291 3237 8296 3246 8316
      3254 8320 3259 8322
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 124DEG 43KT 3240 8299 

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

$$
009 
WWUS52 KFFC 110221
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
921 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

GAC175-110231-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-221111T0230Z/
Laurens GA-
921 PM EST Thu Nov 10 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
930 PM EST...
                
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.

LAT...LON 3263 8315 3241 8291 3237 8296 3246 8316
      3254 8320 3259 8322
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 129DEG 38KT 3246 8307 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 8:25 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens, Montgomery35 min
Nov 10, 8:30 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCLaurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler30 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.