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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Dec 29, 2024, 4:11 AM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 16 min. 5 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
- Dec 29, 2024, 4:11 AM EST (09:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2024, 4:27 AM EST
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Spalding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 4:22 AM EST | TORNADO | 3 Ese Haralson, GA | EF 0 with an estimated peak wind of 85 mph. Path length was 3.2 miles. Max path width was 100 yards. A tornado formed across extreme northeast Meriweather county near Dolly Harris Road and traveled north-northeast for approximately 3.3 miles. The tornado downe |
| Dec 29, 4:23 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Digbey, GA | Multiple trees down at GA 16 and Georgian Pines Dr. |
| Dec 29, 4:25 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Turin, GA | Tree down across roadway at intersection of McIntosh Trl and Christopher Rd. |
| Dec 29, 4:27 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Haralson, GA | Tree down across roadway at intersection of GA Highway 85 and Dolly Nixon Rd. |
| Dec 29, 4:28 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Digbey, GA | Powerline down across roadway at intersection of GA Highway 16 and Tri County Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 1:54 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 455 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 368 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
382
WFUS52 KFFC 290911
TORFFC
GAC077-113-199-255-290945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0039.241229T0911Z-241229T0945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
411 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Spalding County in west central Georgia...
Southern Fayette County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
Southeastern Coweta County in west central Georgia...
* Until 445 AM EST.
* At 411 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Wooster, or 7 miles northeast of Greenville,
moving northeast at 55 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...
Peachtree City, Senoia, Luthersville, Brooks, Sharpsburg, Turin,
Haralson, Woolsey, Gay, Rocky Mount, Starrs Mill, Vaughn, Inman,
Alvaton, Digbey, Lake Horton, and Wooster.
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 3341 8461 3341 8440 3338 8439 3337 8440
3335 8439 3335 8438 3328 8435 3321 8443
3321 8445 3319 8450 3314 8452 3306 8463
3316 8476
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 210DEG 46KT 3311 8462
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
043
WWUS52 KFFC 290922
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
422 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024
GAC199-290931-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-241229T0945Z/
Meriwether GA-
422 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EST for north central
and west central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3341 8453 3341 8440 3338 8439 3337 8440
3335 8439 3335 8438 3328 8435 3321 8443
3321 8445 3319 8449 3322 8451 3322 8460
3324 8463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0921Z 210DEG 46KT 3323 8454
$$
GAC077-113-255-290945-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-241229T0945Z/
Spalding GA-Fayette GA-Coweta GA-
422 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM EST FOR WESTERN
SPALDING...SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTIES...
At 421 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Haralson, or 14 miles northwest of Zebulon, moving
northeast at 55 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...
Peachtree City, Senoia, Brooks, Haralson, Woolsey, Starrs Mill,
Digbey, Lake Horton, Vaughn, and Inman.
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.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3341 8453 3341 8440 3338 8439 3337 8440
3335 8439 3335 8438 3328 8435 3321 8443
3321 8445 3319 8449 3322 8451 3322 8460
3324 8463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0921Z 210DEG 46KT 3323 8454
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$850
WWUS52 KFFC 290927
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
427 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024
GAC077-113-255-290936-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-241229T0945Z/
Spalding GA-Fayette GA-Coweta GA-
427 AM EST Sun Dec 29 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN SPALDING...SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE
AND SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EST for north central
and west central Georgia.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect
until 500 AM EST.
&&
LAT...LON 3341 8453 3341 8440 3338 8439 3337 8440
3335 8439 3335 8438 3328 8435 3321 8443
3321 8445 3319 8449 3322 8451 3322 8460
3324 8463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0925Z 210DEG 46KT 3329 8450
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 24 min |
| Dec 29, 2:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 43 min |
| Dec 29, 3:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 25 min |
| Dec 29, 3:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot, Troup | 63 min |
| Dec 29, 3:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 44 min |
| Dec 29, 3:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard | 29 min |
| Dec 29, 3:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more | 65 min |
| Dec 29, 3:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 32 min |
| Dec 29, 3:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding | 49 min |
| Dec 29, 4:02 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Henry and 8 more | 58 min |
| Dec 29, 4:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 44 min |
| Dec 29, 4:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Clayton, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and 3 more | 38 min |
| Dec 29, 4:53 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Henry, Houston and 13 more | 67 min |
| Dec 29, 5:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Pulaski and 1 more | 45 min |
| Dec 29, 5:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and 4 more | 41 min |
| Dec 29, 5:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Walton | 40 min |
| Dec 29, 5:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Dodge, Glascock, Greene, Hancock and 10 more | 54 min |
| Dec 29, 6:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 42 min |
| Dec 29, 6:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Telfair and 5 more | 49 min |
| Dec 29, 6:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 66 min |
| Dec 29, 7:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler | 55 min |
| Dec 29, 7:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 27 min |
| Dec 29, 12:18 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.