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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jan 12, 2023, 2:20 PM EST for Bibb County, Crawford County, Monroe 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
- Jan 12, 2023, 2:20 PM EST (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2023, 2:45 PM EST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bibb County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Monroe County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 1:06 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 85 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.
462
WFUS52 KFFC 121920
TORFFC
GAC021-079-207-121945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0003.230112T1920Z-230112T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
220 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Bibb County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Monroe County in central Georgia...
Northeastern Crawford County in central Georgia...
* Until 245 PM EST.
* At 219 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Musella, or near Roberta, moving northeast at 40
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...
Macon, Payne, Payne City, Wesleyan, Lizella, Lake Tobesofkee,
Bolingbroke, Arkwright, Sandy Point, Russellville and Musella.
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 3283 8410 3306 8383 3301 8373 3300 8372
3298 8372 3296 8371 3295 8371 3295 8370
3292 8370 3290 8367 3289 8366 3289 8363
3278 8360 3273 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 238DEG 35KT 3280 8401
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
394
WWUS52 KFFC 121933
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
233 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
GAC079-121943-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-230112T1945Z/
Crawford GA-
233 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3290 8394 3304 8379 3301 8373 3300 8372
3298 8372 3296 8371 3295 8371 3295 8370
3292 8370 3289 8366 3281 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 238DEG 35KT 3287 8387
$$
GAC021-207-121945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-230112T1945Z/
Bibb GA-Monroe GA-
233 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN BIBB AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
At 233 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lake Tobesofkee, or 11 miles south of Forsyth,
moving northeast at 40 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...
Macon, Wesleyan, Bolingbroke and Arkwright.
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 3290 8394 3304 8379 3301 8373 3300 8372
3298 8372 3296 8371 3295 8371 3295 8370
3292 8370 3289 8366 3281 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 238DEG 35KT 3287 8387
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$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, 2:36 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, 4:55 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam | 20 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.