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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 3, 2024Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 3, 2024, 6:23 AM EDT for Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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, 6:23 AM EDT (10:23 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2024, 6:49 AM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:26 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

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 185 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: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1359 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

136 
WFUS52 KFFC 031023
TORFFC
GAC271-309-031100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0009.240403T1023Z-240403T1100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Telfair County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Wheeler County in central Georgia...

* Until 700 AM EDT.

* At 623 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Jacksonville, or 15 miles southwest of McRae,
  moving east at 50 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...
  Lumber City, Jacksonville, China Hill, and Workmore.

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 3182 8309 3193 8309 3200 8259 3194 8258
      3192 8265 3192 8268 3191 8268 3190 8269
      3190 8270 3186 8276 3186 8278 3185 8279
      3184 8278 3182 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 1023Z 263DEG 42KT 3186 8301 

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

$$

2 follow-up statements

008 
WWUS52 KFFC 031032
SVSFFC

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

GAC271-309-031100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240403T1100Z/
Telfair GA-Wheeler GA-
632 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TELFAIR AND SOUTHEASTERN WHEELER COUNTIES...

At 632 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Workmore, or 12 miles south of McRae, moving east at
45 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...
Lumber City and Workmore.

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 3184 8299 3193 8298 3200 8259 3194 8258
      3192 8265 3192 8268 3191 8268 3190 8269
      3190 8270 3186 8276 3186 8278 3185 8279
      3184 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 1032Z 259DEG 41KT 3188 8290 

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

$$

621 
WWUS52 KFFC 031049
SVSFFC

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

GAC271-309-031059-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-240403T1100Z/
Telfair GA-Wheeler GA-
649 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TELFAIR AND SOUTHEASTERN
WHEELER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3184 8299 3193 8298 3200 8259 3194 8258
      3192 8265 3192 8268 3191 8268 3190 8269
      3190 8270 3186 8276 3186 8278 3185 8279
      3184 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 1047Z 263DEG 42KT 3190 8267 

$$

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, 5:52 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler	23 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.