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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 26, 2023, 7:41 AM EDT for Baldwin County, Hancock County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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
- Mar 26, 2023, 7:41 AM EDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2023, 8:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Hancock County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:43 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Wnw Milledgeville, GA | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS NORTH MILLEDGEVILLE. THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. |
| Mar 26, 7:45 AM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Nne Milledgeville, GA | THE EMERGENCY SERVICES BUILDING SUSTAINED CONSIDERABLE ROOF DAMAGE. A TREE FELL ON AN AMBULANCE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 6:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 7:34 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 592 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1965 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted.
898
WFUS52 KFFC 261141
TORFFC
GAC009-141-261215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0023.230326T1141Z-230326T1215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
741 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Baldwin County in central Georgia...
Southwestern Hancock County in east central Georgia...
* Until 815 AM EDT.
* At 741 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Milledgeville, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Milledgeville, Midway-Hardwick, Beulah, Underwood, Hardwick,
Allenwood and Linton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This Tornado Warning replaces the Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued
for the same area.
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 3309 8299 3308 8301 3308 8305 3307 8305
3305 8329 3311 8331 3322 8302 3319 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 251DEG 25KT 3310 8324
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$3 follow-up statements
469
WWUS52 KFFC 261148
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
748 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
GAC009-141-261215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-230326T1215Z/
Baldwin GA-Hancock GA-
748 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES...
At 748 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Milledgeville,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Milledgeville, Linton, Beulah and Underwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 8299 3308 8301 3308 8305 3307 8305
3307 8323 3310 8325 3313 8325 3322 8302
3319 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1148Z 251DEG 25KT 3312 8318
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$886
WWUS52 KFFC 261159
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
759 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
GAC009-141-261215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-230326T1215Z/
Baldwin GA-Hancock GA-
759 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTIES...
At 758 AM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located over Underwood, or 9
miles northeast of Milledgeville, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
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...
Beulah and Underwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 3310 8311 3312 8315 3317 8314 3322 8302
3319 8293 3312 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1158Z 251DEG 25KT 3314 8309
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$749
WWUS52 KFFC 261203
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
803 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
GAC009-261213-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-230326T1215Z/
Baldwin GA-
803 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for central and
east central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3312 8297 3311 8308 3313 8310 3315 8309
3315 8310 3318 8309 3322 8302 3319 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 251DEG 25KT 3315 8305
$$
GAC141-261215-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-230326T1215Z/
Hancock GA-
803 AM EDT Sun Mar 26 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY...
At 803 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Beulah, or 9 miles southwest of Sparta, moving east
at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Beulah.
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.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3312 8297 3311 8308 3313 8310 3315 8309
3315 8310 3318 8309 3322 8302 3319 8293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 251DEG 25KT 3315 8305
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 3:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| Mar 26, 4:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 64 min |
| Mar 26, 4:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 4:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 5:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 27 min |
| Mar 26, 5:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 51 min |
| Mar 26, 5:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Upson | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 5:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 5:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 51 min |
| Mar 26, 5:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 8 min |
| Mar 26, 6:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 6:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Spalding | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 6:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Putnam | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 6:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 6:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 59 min |
| Mar 26, 6:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam | 12 min |
| Mar 26, 6:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 52 min |
| Mar 26, 6:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 6:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 48 min |
| Mar 26, 7:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 7:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 7:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 7:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Washington | 53 min |
| Mar 26, 7:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Upson | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 7:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 8:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 44 min |
| Mar 26, 8:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 8:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 8:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 8:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Upson | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe, Pike | 55 min |
| Mar 26, 8:56 AM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll and 55 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 9:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 9:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Putnam | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 66 min |
| Mar 26, 9:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Troup | 4 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 10:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 10:06 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 56 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam, Warren | 6 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock | 54 min |
| Mar 26, 11:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 33 min |
| Mar 26, 12:08 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 42 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 53 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:00 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 6 days |
| Mar 26, 4:16 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 4 days |
| Mar 26, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 5:04 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 51 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Talbot | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 51 min |
| Mar 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 38 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.