S. Plains Severe April 17th to 19th?

[Dave]

DATE: APR 19 234000 EDT
TYPE: TORNADO
CITY: COLUMBUS
COUNTY: MUSCOGEE
STATE: GA
SOURCE: PUBLIC
DETAILS: POSSIBLE TORNADO...SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS AT 13TH ST AND 17 AVE...SOME OF THE TREES ARE BLOCKING ROADWAY

[Dave]

DATE: APR 19 233500 EDT
TYPE: TSTM WND DMG
CITY: PHENIX CITY
COUNTY: RUSSEL
STATE: AL
SOURCE: EMERGENCY MNGR
DETAILS: TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO SEVERAL STRUCTURES WITH SOME MOBILE HOMES TURNED OVER ALONG HWY 280 NEAR BOWLING ALLEY. POWERLINES DOWN IN OTHER AREAS.

[brunota2003]

Here are a couple images of that storm that just moved through Phenix City, AL

This one is Base...if you were just looking at this image, you wouldn't even think there was a tornado associated with it:



You flip the image to SRV however, and notice something very ominous about this cell:



And for the record, it had +58.3 and -57.3 right against each other!

[Dave]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1221 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
NORTH CENTRAL COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 115 AM EDT

* AT 1219 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
CARROLLTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WHITESBURG...CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY AND DOUGLASVILLE.

[Dave]

Atlanta GA Included & Hartsfield - Jackson Airport
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1237 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTH CENTRAL COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 130 AM EDT

* AT 1236 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PALMETTO...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FAIRBURN...UNION CITY...COLLEGE PARK...RIVERDALE...
HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT...EAST POINT...HAPEVILLE AND FOREST
PARK.

[Dave]

COWETA GA-DOUGLAS GA-FULTON GA-
1242 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON...WESTERN DOUGLAS AND NORTH CENTRAL COWETA
COUNTIES...

AT 1238 AM EDT...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR HANNAH...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BILL
ARP...CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...DOUGLASVILLE AND CHAPEL HILL.

[Dave]

FAYETTE GA-CLAYTON GA-FULTON GA-
1200 AM EDT MON APR 20 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON...NORTHWESTERN CLAYTON AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE
COUNTIES...

AT 1259 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A STRONG STORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR UNION CITY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SANDTOWN...COLLEGE PARK...CASCADE HEIGHTS...RIVERDALE...
HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT...EAST POINT...BANKHEAD...BOLTON...
HAPEVILLE...WEST END...LAKEWOOD PARK...FOREST PARK...TURNER FIELD AND
MORROW.