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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2024, 10:51 PM EDT for Murray County, Walker County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 min. 1 report 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
- May 8, 2024, 10:51 PM EDT (02:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2024, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 11:19 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Tilton, GA | Tree down at S Dixie Hwy and Corporate Dr. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 1387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1252 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
314
WFUS52 KFFC 090251
TORFFC
GAC213-295-313-090315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0014.240509T0251Z-240509T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1051 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
Southern Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia...
Southeastern Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 1115 PM EDT.
* At 1051 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Suttles Mill, or near Lafayette, moving
east at 35 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...
Dalton, Naomi, Mill Creek, Tilton, Suttles Mill, and Villanow.
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 3471 8486 3462 8489 3462 8491 3463 8491
3463 8493 3462 8493 3461 8505 3462 8506
3461 8506 3460 8524 3470 8523 3479 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 258DEG 29KT 3466 8518
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
327
WWUS52 KFFC 090303
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1103 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024
GAC213-295-313-090315-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-240509T0315Z/
Murray GA-Whitfield GA-Walker GA-
1103 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MURRAY...SOUTHEASTERN WHITFIELD AND SOUTHEASTERN WALKER
COUNTIES...
At 1103 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Villanow, or 9 miles southwest of Dalton, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Dalton, Tilton, Villanow, and Mill Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 8513 3470 8512 3477 8495 3471 8486
3462 8489 3462 8491 3463 8491 3463 8493
3462 8493 3461 8505 3462 8506 3461 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 264DEG 27KT 3466 8507
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 48 min |
| May 8, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 23 min |
| May 8, 9:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 31 min |
| May 8, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 49 min |
| May 8, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 31 min |
| May 8, 10:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 23 min |
| May 8, 10:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 65 min |
| May 8, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Gordon, Walker, Whitfield | 48 min |
| May 8, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 30 min |
| May 8, 10:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 32 min |
| May 8, 11:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| May 8, 11:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 64 min |
| May 8, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 62 min |
| May 8, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Union | 44 min |
| May 8, 11:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 22 min |
| May 8, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade | 29 min |
| May 8, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Towns, Union | 49 min |
| May 8, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Union | 47 min |
| May 9, 12:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 6 hr |
| May 9, 12:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 8 hr |
| May 9, 12:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray | 50 min |
| May 9, 12:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 48 min |
| May 9, 12:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Union, White | 43 min |
| May 9, 12:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 8 hr |
| May 9, 12:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens | 38 min |
| May 9, 1:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall | 40 min |
| May 9, 1:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon, Walker, Whitfield | 39 min |
| May 9, 1:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 50 min |
| May 9, 1:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 32 min |
| May 9, 1:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall, Madison | 56 min |
| May 9, 2:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker | 49 min |
| May 9, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 27 min |
| May 9, 2:42 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens and 1 more | 7 hr |
| May 9, 2:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall, Jackson | 45 min |
| May 9, 2:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson | 52 min |
| May 9, 3:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 42 min |
| May 9, 3:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 38 min |
| May 9, 4:10 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 92 min |
| May 9, 4:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 7 hr |
| May 9, 4:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 37 min |
| May 9, 4:25 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 9 hr |
| May 9, 4:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 10 hr |
| May 9, 4:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 42 hr |
| May 9, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 46 min |
| May 9, 5:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 38 min |
| May 9, 5:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 40 min |
| May 9, 5:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 62 min |
| May 9, 6:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Union | 44 min |
| May 9, 6:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 44 min |
| May 9, 6:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray | 13 hr |
| May 9, 6:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 55 min |
| May 9, 7:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dawson, Floyd, Gilmer and 3 more | 44 min |
| May 9, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall | 31 min |
| May 9, 7:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall | 42 min |
| May 9, 7:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 28 hr |
| May 9, 7:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth and 5 more | 48 min |
| May 9, 7:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Jackson, Madison | 47 min |
| May 9, 8:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 21 days |
| May 9, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton | 51 min |
| May 9, 8:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oconee | 27 min |
| May 9, 9:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 40 min |
| May 9, 9:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 39 min |
| May 9, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 31 min |
| May 9, 10:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 35 min |
| May 9, 10:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Washington | 32 min |
| May 9, 10:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot, Taylor | 24 min |
| May 9, 10:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 35 min |
| May 9, 10:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 32 min |
| May 9, 10:54 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 20 hr |
| May 9, 11:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 40 min |
| May 9, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Peach, Taylor | 29 min |
| May 9, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 29 min |
| May 9, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Peach | 31 min |
| May 9, 12:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Meriwether | 37 min |
| May 9, 12:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston | 48 min |
| May 9, 12:20 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 42 hr |
| May 9, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 23 min |
| May 9, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 45 min |
| May 9, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs | 43 min |
| May 9, 12:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter | 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.