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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2024, 4:44 AM EDT for Crisp County, Dooly County, Sumter 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
- Apr 3, 2024, 4:44 AM EDT (08:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2024, 5:08 AM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Sumter County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:50 AM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Wnw Raines, GA | Multiple reports of tree and structural damage in area between Scenic Route South to Coney Road. TDS seen from radar (KMXX). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1399 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
742
WFUS52 KFFC 030844
TORFFC
GAC081-093-261-030930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0007.240403T0844Z-240403T0930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
444 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Dooly County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Sumter County in west central Georgia...
Crisp County in central Georgia...
* Until 530 AM EDT.
* At 444 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Cobb, or 12 miles west of Cordele, 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...
Cordele, Vienna, Leslie, De Soto, Desoto, Cobb, East Crisp, Fort
Early, Georgia Veterans Memorial St Pk, Richwood, Raines, Tremont,
and Wenona.
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 3186 8394 3186 8393 3190 8393 3191 8392
3191 8407 3196 8410 3211 8386 3211 8362
3194 8362 3184 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 0844Z 242DEG 49KT 3191 8398
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
014
WWUS52 KFFC 030902
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
502 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
GAC261-030911-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240403T0930Z/
Sumter GA-
502 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for central
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3187 8383 3202 8389 3211 8381 3211 8362
3194 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 0901Z 242DEG 49KT 3202 8373
$$
GAC081-093-030930-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240403T0930Z/
Dooly GA-Crisp GA-
502 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN DOOLY AND NORTHEASTERN CRISP COUNTIES...
At 501 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Richwood, or near Cordele, 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...
Cordele, Vienna, East Crisp, Tremont, Wenona, and Richwood.
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 3187 8383 3202 8389 3211 8381 3211 8362
3194 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 0901Z 242DEG 49KT 3202 8373
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$009
WWUS52 KFFC 030908
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
508 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
GAC081-093-030917-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240403T0930Z/
Dooly GA-Crisp GA-
508 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOOLY AND NORTHEASTERN CRISP
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for central
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3187 8383 3202 8389 3211 8381 3211 8362
3194 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 242DEG 49KT 3206 8364
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 44 min |
| Apr 2, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade | 49 min |
| Apr 2, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale, Walton | 41 min |
| Apr 2, 11:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Rockdale | 20 min |
| Apr 3, 12:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 12:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Walton | 18 min |
| Apr 3, 12:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 1 more | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 12:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 1:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Heard and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 1:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 2:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot, Upson | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 2:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 2:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 45 min |
| Apr 3, 2:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Walton | 47 min |
| Apr 3, 2:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 42 min |
| Apr 3, 2:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Houston, Macon, Marion and 3 more | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 3:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 44 min |
| Apr 3, 3:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 3:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Houston, Macon, Peach and 3 more | 50 min |
| Apr 3, 3:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 3:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Jones | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 3:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 3:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Laurens, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 3:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Pulaski and 1 more | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 3:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Sumter, Webster | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 3:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Washington, Wilkinson | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 4:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 18 min |
| Apr 3, 4:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Apr 3, 4:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 5:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 5:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 5:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Laurens, Treutlen | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 5:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 23 min |
| Apr 3, 6:23 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 7:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 7:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 8:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Apr 3, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 38 min |
| Apr 3, 11:58 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 45 hr |
| Apr 3, 4:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 7:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 12 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.