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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 3, 20244 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2024, 5:52 AM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 23 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: Apr 3, 2024, 5:52 AM EDT (09:52 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2024, 6:15 AM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Dodge County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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.

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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 198 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

125 
WFUS52 KFFC 030952
TORFFC
GAC091-175-271-309-031015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0008.240403T0952Z-240403T1015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
552 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Laurens County in central Georgia...
  Central Dodge County in central Georgia...
  North central Telfair County in central Georgia...
  Northwestern Wheeler County in central Georgia...

* Until 615 AM EDT.

* At 552 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Chauncey, or 7 miles southeast of Eastman, 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...
  McRae, Alamo, Helena, Chauncey, Jay Bird Springs, Achord, Cedar
  Grove, Little Ocmulgee State Park, and Godwinsville.

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 3205 8314 3215 8318 3234 8277 3208 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0952Z 253DEG 30KT 3211 8310 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

2 follow-up statements

541 
WWUS52 KFFC 031004
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
604 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

GAC271-031013-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240403T1015Z/
Telfair GA-
604 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL TELFAIR 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 3210 8290 3211 8290 3213 8294 3214 8293
      3215 8293 3214 8295 3212 8295 3210 8297
      3210 8298 3217 8302 3234 8277 3208 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 1003Z 253DEG 30KT 3214 8299 

$$

GAC091-175-309-031015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240403T1015Z/
Laurens GA-Dodge GA-Wheeler GA-
604 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN LAURENS...EAST CENTRAL DODGE AND NORTHWESTERN WHEELER
COUNTIES...

At 603 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jay Bird Springs, or 7 miles northwest of McRae,
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...
Alamo, Achord, and Cedar Grove.

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 3210 8290 3211 8290 3213 8294 3214 8293
      3215 8293 3214 8295 3212 8295 3210 8297
      3210 8298 3217 8302 3234 8277 3208 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 1003Z 253DEG 30KT 3214 8299 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

600 
WWUS52 KFFC 031010
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
610 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

GAC091-175-309-031019-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240403T1015Z/
Laurens GA-Dodge GA-Wheeler GA-
610 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAURENS...EAST CENTRAL DODGE
AND NORTHWESTERN WHEELER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for central
Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3210 8290 3211 8290 3213 8294 3214 8293
      3215 8293 3214 8295 3212 8295 3210 8297
      3210 8298 3217 8302 3234 8277 3208 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 1009Z 253DEG 30KT 3215 8295 

$$

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 Tornado observed	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, 4:44 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Sumter	24 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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.