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Tornado Warning 24, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at May 27, 2024, 12:04 PM EDT for Harris County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
- May 27, 2024, 12:04 PM EDT (16:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2024, 12:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Harris County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 12:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sse Whitesville-Pine, GA | Trees down along Hwy 219 near MM14. Possible tornado. |
| May 27, 12:12 PM EDT | TORNADO | 5 Se Whitesville-Pine L, GA | Another brief TDS was noted (from KMXX radar) near Hawks Road just west of a high-tension power line region that runs north-to-south across the area. EM officials traveled via ATVs in this area and noted a significant number (greater than 30) trees either snap |
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 27, 7:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 1016 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted.
198
WFUS52 KFFC 271604
TORFFC
GAC145-271630-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0024.240527T1604Z-240527T1630Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1204 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Harris County in west central Georgia...
* Until 1230 PM EDT.
* At 1204 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Whitesville-Pine Lake, or 8 miles east of
Valley, moving east at 25 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...
Hamilton, Pine Mountain, and Pine Mountain Valley.
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 3274 8506 3281 8506 3285 8482 3278 8479
3272 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 1604Z 268DEG 23KT 3278 8504
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
657
WWUS52 KFFC 271616
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1216 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024
GAC145-271630-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0024.000000T0000Z-240527T1630Z/
Harris GA-
1216 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY...
At 1216 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Hamilton, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Pine Mountain, and Pine Mountain Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3274 8498 3281 8498 3285 8482 3278 8479
3272 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 271DEG 23KT 3277 8494
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 3:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 48 min |
| May 27, 4:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 35 min |
| May 27, 4:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 24 min |
| May 27, 5:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 25 min |
| May 27, 5:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 31 min |
| May 27, 5:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Towns, Union | 23 min |
| May 27, 5:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens | 30 min |
| May 27, 5:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 34 min |
| May 27, 5:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union, White | 29 min |
| May 27, 5:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Floyd, Forsyth, Gordon and 4 more | 31 min |
| May 27, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 28 min |
| May 27, 6:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 32 min |
| May 27, 6:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall and 2 more | 28 min |
| May 27, 6:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson and 2 more | 33 min |
| May 27, 6:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and 1 more | 31 min |
| May 27, 7:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 42 min |
| May 27, 7:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Douglas, Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 28 min |
| May 27, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton | 27 min |
| May 27, 7:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Heard | 41 min |
| May 27, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale | 30 min |
| May 27, 8:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 27 min |
| May 27, 8:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 25 min |
| May 27, 8:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette and 5 more | 48 min |
| May 27, 8:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta | 15 min |
| May 27, 8:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Paulding | 10 min |
| May 27, 9:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more | 36 min |
| May 27, 9:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fulton | 33 min |
| May 27, 9:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee | 28 min |
| May 27, 9:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro | 35 min |
| May 27, 10:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 22 min |
| May 27, 10:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Taliaferro and 1 more | 35 min |
| May 27, 10:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 22 min |
| May 27, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 35 min |
| May 27, 10:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 31 min |
| May 27, 11:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 30 min |
| May 27, 11:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 4 hr |
| May 27, 11:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 33 min |
| May 27, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 27 min |
| May 27, 12:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot | 31 min |
| May 27, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 35 min |
| May 27, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 31 min |
| May 27, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, Taylor | 24 min |
| May 27, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Taylor | 35 min |
| May 27, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 44 min |
| May 27, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Marion, Talbot, Taylor | 47 min |
| May 27, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Macon, Peach | 37 min |
| May 27, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 64 min |
| May 27, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 45 min |
| May 27, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Sumter, Webster | 52 min |
| May 27, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 47 min |
| May 27, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 50 min |
| May 27, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 46 min |
| May 27, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 49 min |
| May 27, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 29 min |
| May 27, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Sumter | 44 min |
| May 27, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Sumter | 43 min |
| May 27, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 42 min |
| May 27, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 42 min |
| May 27, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 39 min |
| May 27, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 51 min |
| May 27, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 49 min |
| May 27, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 44 min |
| May 27, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 50 min |
| May 27, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 40 min |
| May 27, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 44 min |
| May 27, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Spalding | 32 min |
| May 27, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 43 min |
| May 27, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 40 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.