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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jan 12, 2023, 4:55 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 20 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
- Jan 12, 2023, 4:55 PM EST (21:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2023, 5:15 PM EST
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Butts County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA, Putnam County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:57 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 Nnw North Alcovy, GA | APPROXIMATE END OF DAMAGE PATH OF THE EF-1 BUTTS/NEWTON COUNTY TORNADO TRACK, NEAR HWY 212 APPROACHING THE ALCOVY RIVER. |
| Jan 12, 5:01 PM EST | TORNADO | 4 S Mansfield, GA | *** 2 FATAL, 10 INJ *** END LOCATION OF DAMAGE FROM A LONG TRACK EF-2 TORNADO THAT BEGAN A FEW MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRIFFIN GA, THROUGH BUTTS, NEWTON, AND INTO JASPER COUNTIES. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 1:06 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 709 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS52 KFFC 122155
TORFFC
GAC035-159-211-217-237-122230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0013.230112T2155Z-230112T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
455 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Morgan County in north central Georgia...
Northwestern Putnam County in central Georgia...
East central Butts County in central Georgia...
Northern Jasper County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Newton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 530 PM EST.
* At 454 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Stewart, or 11 miles northeast of Jackson, moving
northeast at 55 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...
Madison, Newborn, Mansfield, Shady Dale, Buckhead, Stewart, Turtle
Cove, Harmony, Godfrey, Central Georgia Experiment Stn, Calvin,
Farrar, Eudora, North Alcovy and Apalachee.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3329 8388 3346 8388 3369 8343 3345 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 245DEG 48KT 3342 8384
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
886
WWUS52 KFFC 122215
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
515 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
GAC035-159-211-217-237-122225-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-230112T2230Z/
Morgan GA-Putnam GA-Butts GA-Jasper GA-Newton GA-
515 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MORGAN...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...EAST
CENTRAL BUTTS...NORTHERN JASPER AND SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for central and
north central Georgia.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Morgan County.
LAT...LON 3329 8388 3346 8388 3369 8343 3345 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 245DEG 48KT 3354 8353
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 12, 11:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 11:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 31 min |
| Jan 12, 12:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 24 min |
| Jan 12, 12:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 28 min |
| Jan 12, 12:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 33 min |
| Jan 12, 12:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Jan 12, 1:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 29 min |
| Jan 12, 1:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 25 min |
| Jan 12, 1:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon | 33 min |
| Jan 12, 1:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 32 min |
| Jan 12, 1:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 28 min |
| Jan 12, 1:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Taylor | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 2:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 38 min |
| Jan 12, 2:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 38 min |
| Jan 12, 2:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Paulding, Polk | 29 min |
| Jan 12, 2:20 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe | 25 min |
| Jan 12, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 24 min |
| Jan 12, 2:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 34 min |
| Jan 12, 2:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Heard | 46 min |
| Jan 12, 2:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 23 min |
| Jan 12, 2:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Paulding | 32 min |
| Jan 12, 3:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 18 min |
| Jan 12, 3:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Washington | 47 min |
| Jan 12, 3:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 47 min |
| Jan 12, 3:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 41 min |
| Jan 12, 3:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Fulton, Heard, Troup | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 3:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth and 2 more | 44 min |
| Jan 12, 3:36 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 3:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 min |
| Jan 12, 3:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry and 3 more | 41 min |
| Jan 12, 3:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 34 min |
| Jan 12, 3:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 49 min |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 4:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jan 12, 4:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry and 4 more | 38 min |
| Jan 12, 4:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 19 min |
| Jan 12, 4:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 33 min |
| Jan 12, 4:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 29 min |
| Jan 12, 4:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Jasper and 5 more | 38 min |
| Jan 12, 4:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Lamar, Monroe | 36 min |
| Jan 12, 4:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Newton, Spalding | 32 min |
| Jan 12, 4:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson, Madison | 36 min |
| Jan 12, 4:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe, Upson | 34 min |
| Jan 12, 4:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 31 min |
| Jan 12, 4:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton | 29 min |
| Jan 12, 4:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Putnam | 26 min |
| Jan 12, 4:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 31 min |
| Jan 12, 5:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 41 min |
| Jan 12, 5:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro | 46 min |
| Jan 12, 5:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Taliaferro | 41 min |
| Jan 12, 5:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 34 min |
| Jan 12, 5:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Macon, Marion, Schley, Taylor | 36 min |
| Jan 12, 5:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 5:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 42 min |
| Jan 12, 6:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Peach | 28 min |
| Jan 12, 6:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 6:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 24 min |
| Jan 12, 6:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 33 min |
| Jan 12, 6:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 19 min |
| Jan 12, 6:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 28 min |
| Jan 12, 6:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.