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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 9, 2022Macon County, Schley County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 9, 2022, 8:06 AM EST for Macon County, Schley County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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
Mar 9, 2022, 8:06 AM EST (13:06 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2022, 8:30 AM EST
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Macon County, GA, Schley County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:06 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
Mar 9, 6:18 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2022-03-09Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2022-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
545 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

070 
WFUS52 KFFC 091306
TORFFC
GAC193-249-091330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0005.220309T1306Z-220309T1330Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Macon County in west central Georgia...
  Central Schley County in west central Georgia...

* Until 830 AM EST.
    
* At 806 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Murrays Crossroads, or near Ellaville, moving east
  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...
  Ideal, Bartlett and Murrays Crossroads. 

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 3232 8434 3240 8421 3240 8420 3242 8419
      3244 8415 3239 8406 3232 8408 3229 8432
TIME...MOT...LOC 1306Z 248DEG 29KT 3232 8430 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$
1 follow-up statement
292 
WWUS52 KFFC 091316
SVSFFC

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

GAC249-091326-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220309T1330Z/
Schley GA-
816 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL SCHLEY 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 100 PM EST for west central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3230 8425 3236 8426 3237 8425 3240 8421
      3240 8420 3241 8420 3243 8418 3244 8415
      3239 8406 3232 8408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 246DEG 23KT 3235 8423 

$$

GAC193-091330-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-220309T1330Z/
Macon GA-
816 AM EST Wed Mar 9 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 AM EST FOR WEST
CENTRAL MACON COUNTY...
    
At 816 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ideal, or 8 miles northeast of Ellaville, moving
northeast at 25 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...
Ideal and Bartlett. 

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 3230 8425 3236 8426 3237 8425 3240 8421
      3240 8420 3241 8420 3243 8418 3244 8415
      3239 8406 3232 8408
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 246DEG 23KT 3235 8423 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
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, 6:49 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCStewart26 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, 8:26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.