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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 13, 2023, 3:40 PM EDT for Dodge County, Georgia. It was in force for 20 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
- Apr 13, 2023, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Dodge County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 12:42 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1223 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
786
WFUS52 KFFC 131940
TORFFC
GAC091-132015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0028.230413T1940Z-230413T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
340 PM EDT Thu Apr 13 2023
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Dodge County in central Georgia...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 340 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Rhine, or 3 miles southeast of Abbeville,
moving north at 20 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...
Rhine, Union and Five Points.
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 3195 8322 3195 8326 3211 8331 3217 8323
3210 8314
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 182DEG 19KT 3197 8324
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
073
WWUS52 KFFC 131954
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
354 PM EDT Thu Apr 13 2023
GAC091-132015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-230413T2015Z/
Dodge GA-
354 PM EDT Thu Apr 13 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DODGE COUNTY...
At 353 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 4 miles northwest of Rhine, or 4 miles northeast of
Abbeville, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Union and Five Points.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3201 8321 3202 8328 3211 8331 3217 8323
3212 8316
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 177DEG 19KT 3204 8325
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$049
WWUS52 KFFC 132000
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 13 2023
GAC091-132010-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-230413T2015Z/
Dodge GA-
400 PM EDT Thu Apr 13 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DODGE COUNTY 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 EDT for central
Georgia.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.
LAT...LON 3201 8321 3202 8328 3211 8331 3217 8323
3212 8316
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 182DEG 19KT 3208 8325
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 41 min |
| Apr 13, 2:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 31 min |
| Apr 13, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 4:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley | 34 min |
| Apr 13, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 4:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Toombs | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 14 min |
| Apr 13, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 32 min |
| Apr 13, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 49 min |
| Apr 13, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 34 min |
| Apr 13, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 58 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.