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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Sep 26, 2024, 2:24 PM EDT for Telfair County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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
- Sep 26, 2024, 2:24 PM EDT (18:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Telfair County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 8:32 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 637 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 802 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted.
957
WFUS52 KFFC 261824
TORFFC
GAC271-261900-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0030.240926T1824Z-240926T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
224 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Telfair County in central Georgia...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 224 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Broxton, moving north at 25 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.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Telfair County.
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 3178 8292 3179 8294 3181 8295 3181 8284
3180 8286 3178 8286 3178 8289 3179 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 175DEG 22KT 3164 8286
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
931
WWUS52 KFFC 261838
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
238 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
GAC271-261900-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-240926T1900Z/
Telfair GA-
238 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL TELFAIR COUNTY...
At 238 PM EDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Pridgen, or 7
miles north of Broxton, moving north at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Telfair County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3178 8292 3179 8294 3181 8295 3181 8284
3180 8286 3178 8286 3178 8289 3179 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 175DEG 22KT 3173 8287
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$276
WWUS52 KFFC 261852
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
252 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
GAC271-261901-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-240926T1900Z/
Telfair GA-
252 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TELFAIR COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 300 PM EDT...
The Tornado Warning that was previously in effect has been reissued
for Telfair County and is in effect until 315 PM. Please refer to
that bulletin for the latest severe weather information.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3178 8292 3179 8294 3181 8295 3181 8284
3180 8286 3178 8286 3178 8289 3179 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 175DEG 22KT 3181 8288
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 24 min |
| Sep 25, 10:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Jones, Macon and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 12:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 37 min |
| Sep 26, 12:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 31 min |
| Sep 26, 1:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 30 min |
| Sep 26, 1:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 37 min |
| Sep 26, 2:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 33 min |
| Sep 26, 2:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Johnson, Washington | 30 min |
| Sep 26, 5:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 9 min |
| Sep 26, 5:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 25 min |
| Sep 26, 6:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Sep 26, 6:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 48 min |
| Sep 26, 7:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen, Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 10:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 31 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:09 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 3 days |
| Sep 26, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 26 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 26 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 5 days |
| Sep 26, 1:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Wheeler | 29 min |
| Sep 26, 1:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 35 min |
| Sep 26, 1:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Toombs | 27 min |
| Sep 26, 1:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Wilkinson | 15 min |
| Sep 26, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 31 min |
| Sep 26, 2:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Telfair | 35 min |
| Sep 26, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 33 min |
| Sep 26, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 33 min |
| Sep 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 29 min |
| Sep 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 29 min |
| Sep 26, 2:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Telfair | 31 min |
| Sep 26, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 32 min |
| Sep 26, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 27 min |
| Sep 26, 3:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 26 min |
| Sep 26, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 35 min |
| Sep 26, 3:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Monroe, Pike and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 34 min |
| Sep 26, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 32 min |
| Sep 26, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler | 27 min |
| Sep 26, 3:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 25 min |
| Sep 26, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 32 min |
| Sep 26, 4:36 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly | 21 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 3 days |
| Sep 26, 4:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 4 days |
| Sep 26, 4:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 52 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 24 min |
| Sep 26, 7:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 16 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 20 hr |
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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.