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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2026, 10:29 PM EDT for Pickens County, Georgia. It was in force for 16 min. 8 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, 10:29 PM EDT (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2026, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Pickens County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 10:29 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Ene Talking Rock, GA | An EF0 tornado touched down in northern Jasper County. Maximum winds were between 80-85mph. Damage was confined to trees snapped or uprooted along its path which paralleled East Price Creek Road. |
| Jul 28, 10:29 PM EDT | TORNADO | 4 Ene Talking Rock, GA | Corrects previous tornado report from 4 ENE Talking Rock. An EF0 tornado touched down in northern Pickens County. Maximum winds were between 80-85mph. Damage was confined to trees snapped or uprooted along its path which paralleled East Price Creek Road. |
| Jul 28, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Talking Rock, GA | A tree fell on power lines on Twin Mountain Lake Circle. |
| Jul 28, 10:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Jasper, GA | Large oak tree split in half from strong winds along Mossburg Trail north of Jasper. |
| Jul 28, 10:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Talking Rock, GA | Multiple trees down along highway between Talking Rock Road and Johnson Road. |
| Jul 28, 10:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Jasper, GA | A tree fell across the road in the 1700 block of Talking Rock Road. |
| Jul 28, 10:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Jasper, GA | A tree fell and blocked the road on Lumber Company Road at Greystone Road. |
| Jul 28, 10:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Jasper, GA | A tree fell onto power lines on Bell Avenue at Moore Street and broke a utility pole. |
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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 125 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.
412
WFUS52 KFFC 290229
TORFFC
GAC227-290300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0029.260729T0229Z-260729T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1029 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Pickens County in north central Georgia...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 1029 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Sequoyah Lake, or near Jasper, moving
southeast at 15 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...
Jasper, Tate, Lake Tamarack, and Marblehill.
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 3455 8449 3455 8440 3442 8428 3438 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 331DEG 13KT 3453 8443
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$1 follow-up statement
976 WWUS52 KFFC 290245 SVSFFC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1045 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 GAC227-290254- /O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-260729T0300Z/ Pickens GA- 1045 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL PICKENS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for north central Georgia. && LAT...LON 3455 8449 3455 8440 3442 8428 3438 8447 TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 331DEG 13KT 3449 8440 $$
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, 8:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Towns, White | 22 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, 10:45 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.