Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jan 12, 2023, 3:46 PM EST for DeKalb County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 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, 3:46 PM EST (20:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2023, 3:52 PM EST
- In force
- 6 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties DeKalb County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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, 3:46 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Cascade Heights, GA | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 SSE CASCADE HEIGHTS. TREE DOWN ALONG ALISON CT SW NEAR PLAZA LANE SW. |
| Jan 12, 4:01 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Pine Lake, GA | TREE DOWN AT AVONRIDGE DR AND AVONRIDGE CT. |
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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 36 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.
460
WFUS52 KFFC 122046
TORFFC
GAC089-121-122115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0007.230112T2046Z-230112T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
346 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern DeKalb County in north central Georgia...
South central Fulton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 415 PM EST.
* At 346 PM EST, a tornado producing storm was located over East
Point, or 7 miles southwest of Atlanta, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
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...
Atlanta, Decatur, East Point, College Park, Hapeville, Avondale
Estates, Lithonia, Belvedere Park, Candler-Mcafee, Belmont, Redan,
Lakewood Park, Panthersville, Gresham Park and Snapfinger.
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 3369 8453 3379 8415 3371 8410 3364 8414
3365 8420 3364 8425 3365 8425 3365 8444
3364 8445 3365 8446 3364 8446 3364 8452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 261DEG 41KT 3367 8448
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
458
WWUS52 KFFC 122052
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
352 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
GAC089-121-122102-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-230112T2115Z/
DeKalb GA-Fulton GA-
352 PM EST Thu Jan 12 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB AND SOUTH CENTRAL
FULTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for north central
Georgia.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
430 PM EST.
LAT...LON 3369 8453 3379 8415 3371 8410 3364 8414
3365 8420 3364 8425 3365 8425 3365 8444
3364 8445 3365 8446 3364 8446 3364 8452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 261DEG 41KT 3368 8440
$$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, 3:49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.