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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 3, 2023, 4:05 PM EST for Cherokee County, Forsyth County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 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 3, 2023, 4:05 PM EST (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2023, 4:30 PM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Cherokee County, GA, Forsyth County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 11:34 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:41 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 475 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 638 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
039
WFUS52 KFFC 032105
TORFFC
GAC057-117-032130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0019.230303T2105Z-230303T2130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
405 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
West central Forsyth County in north central Georgia...
* Until 430 PM EST.
* At 404 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bridgemill, or near Canton, moving east 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...
Canton, Holly Springs, Buffington, Free Home, Little River Landing,
Hickory Flat, Union Hill, Holbrook, Lathemtown, Ducktown,
Bridgemill and Drew.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3425 8417 3417 8426 3419 8426 3419 8433
3418 8434 3418 8435 3416 8436 3415 8459
3420 8460 3431 8427
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 258DEG 43KT 3418 8456
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
705
WWUS52 KFFC 032116
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
416 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023
GAC057-117-032130-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-230303T2130Z/
Cherokee GA-Forsyth GA-
416 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST FOR EAST
CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND WEST CENTRAL FORSYTH COUNTIES...
At 416 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Buffington, or 3 miles east of Canton, moving east
at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Free Home, Lathemtown and Ducktown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3421 8441 3426 8442 3431 8427 3425 8417
3423 8419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 252DEG 44KT 3425 8438
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$435
WWUS52 KFFC 032123
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
423 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023
GAC057-117-032133-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-230303T2130Z/
Cherokee GA-Forsyth GA-
423 PM EST Fri Mar 3 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND WEST CENTRAL
FORSYTH COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM EST...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 800 PM EST for north
central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3421 8441 3426 8442 3431 8427 3425 8417
3423 8419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 258DEG 43KT 3427 8429
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 3:27 AM EST | High Wind Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 18 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 62 min |
| Mar 3, 2:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Walker | 55 min |
| Mar 3, 2:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Walker and 1 more | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 2:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 61 min |
| Mar 3, 2:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 24 min |
| Mar 3, 3:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 39 min |
| Mar 3, 3:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 3:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon and 4 more | 44 min |
| Mar 3, 3:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Haralson, Paulding and 1 more | 45 min |
| Mar 3, 3:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and 2 more | 38 min |
| Mar 3, 4:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Heard | 39 min |
| Mar 3, 4:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and 2 more | 49 min |
| Mar 3, 4:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 4:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding | 44 min |
| Mar 3, 4:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 4:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 46 min |
| Mar 3, 4:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, White | 18 min |
| Mar 3, 5:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and 1 more | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 5:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 36 min |
| Mar 3, 5:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette | 37 min |
| Mar 3, 5:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 5:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 5:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 16 min |
| Mar 3, 5:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Rockdale | 29 min |
| Mar 3, 5:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Spalding, Troup | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 6:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Walton | 26 min |
| Mar 3, 6:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 31 min |
| Mar 3, 6:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 6:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Oconee | 33 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.