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Tornado Warning 28, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2026, 8:38 PM EDT for Towns County, White County, Georgia. It was in force for 22 min. 2 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
- Jul 28, 2026, 8:38 PM EDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Towns County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 8:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Titus, GA | Numerous trees downed and snapped on a property along Adkins Lane. Possible Tornado pending further investigation. |
| Jul 28, 8:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Anna Ruby Falls, GA | Trees down across Chimney Mountain Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 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
- 1932 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1381 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
The text
As transmitted.
942
WFUS52 KFFC 290038
TORFFC
GAC281-311-290100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0028.260729T0038Z-260729T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
838 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Towns County in northeastern Georgia...
Northeastern White County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 838 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Titus, or 7 miles southeast of Hiawassee, moving
south at 20 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...
Hiawassee, Blue Mountain Shelter, Anna Ruby Falls, Macedonia, Plum
Orchard Gap Shelter, Titus, Mountain Scene, and Batesville.
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 3495 8355 3494 8360 3492 8359 3491 8363
3490 8363 3488 8366 3483 8366 3482 8365
3480 8368 3477 8363 3473 8362 3473 8380
3479 8379 3479 8378 3481 8378 3497 8375
3497 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 359DEG 17KT 3490 8364
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
760
WWUS52 KFFC 290055
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
855 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
GAC281-311-290100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-260729T0100Z/
Towns GA-White GA-
855 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
TOWNS AND NORTHEASTERN WHITE COUNTIES...
At 854 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lake Burton, or 10 miles southeast of Hiawassee,
moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Hiawassee, Blue Mountain Shelter, Anna Ruby Falls, Macedonia, Plum
Orchard Gap Shelter, Titus, Mountain Scene, and Batesville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 3495 8355 3494 8360 3492 8359 3491 8363
3490 8363 3488 8366 3483 8366 3482 8365
3480 8368 3477 8363 3473 8362 3473 8380
3479 8379 3479 8378 3481 8378 3497 8375
3497 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 359DEG 17KT 3482 8364
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns, White | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and 3 more | 46 min |
| Jul 28, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield | 41 min |
| Jul 28, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson, White | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Lumpkin | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson, Madison | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Hall and 3 more | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 10:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Pickens | 47 min |
| Jul 28, 10:29 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Johnson and 14 more | 22 hr |
| Jul 28, 10:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Pickens | 16 min |
| Jul 28, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 2 more | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 10:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 42 min |
| Jul 28, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 43 min |
| Jul 28, 11:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 11:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 5 hr |
| Jul 28, 11:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 34 min |
| Jul 28, 11:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 39 min |
| Jul 28, 11:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 12:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 27 min |
| Jul 29, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fulton | 43 min |
| Jul 29, 12:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Henry and 1 more | 36 min |
| Jul 29, 12:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 48 min |
| Jul 29, 1:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe, Pike | 49 min |
| Jul 29, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 34 min |
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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.