Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2011, 6:26 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Toombs County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 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
- May 14, 2011, 6:26 PM EDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 14, 2011, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Montgomery County, GA, Toombs County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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 nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 356 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1083 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
793
WUUS52 KFFC 142226
SVRFFC
GAC209-279-142315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0236.110514T2226Z-110514T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
626 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
TOOMBS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 625 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALSTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HIGGSTON...VIDALIA...SANTA CLAUS AND LYONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3193 8228 3194 8237 3196 8243 3196 8248
3195 8248 3196 8254 3198 8254 3199 8257
3202 8257 3222 8251 3223 8220 3215 8218
3191 8222 3191 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 261DEG 25KT 3207 8247
$$2 follow-up statements
060
WWUS52 KFFC 142244
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
644 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011
GAC209-142254-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-110514T2315Z/
MONTGOMERY GA-
644 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3193 8228 3194 8237 3195 8239 3196 8248
3213 8246 3222 8244 3223 8220 3215 8218
3208 8220 3191 8222 3191 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 257DEG 20KT 3209 8235
$$
GAC279-142315-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-110514T2315Z/
TOOMBS GA-
644 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR TOOMBS COUNTY...
AT 640 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP
TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH THOMPSON...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SANTA
CLAUS...JOHNSON CORNER...LYONS...NEW BRANCH...PONDEROSA AND OHOOPEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3193 8228 3194 8237 3195 8239 3196 8248
3213 8246 3222 8244 3223 8220 3215 8218
3208 8220 3191 8222 3191 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 257DEG 20KT 3209 8235
$$118
WWUS52 KFFC 142305
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
705 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011
GAC279-142315-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-110514T2315Z/
TOOMBS GA-
705 PM EDT SAT MAY 14 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TOOMBS COUNTY...
AT 703 PM EDT...NWS DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH LOCATED NEAR NEW
BRANCH...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
&&
LAT...LON 3193 8228 3194 8237 3195 8239 3198 8238
3222 8226 3223 8220 3215 8218 3208 8220
3191 8222 3191 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 272DEG 23KT 3209 8220
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 40 min |
| May 13, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 35 min |
| May 14, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson | 28 min |
| May 14, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Dooly, Houston, Jones, Peach and 2 more | 48 min |
| May 14, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 27 min |
| May 14, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Jones, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 51 min |
| May 14, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 39 min |
| May 14, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Johnson, Laurens, Putnam, Washington | 36 min |
| May 14, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam | 52 min |
| May 14, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 62 min |
| May 14, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 48 min |
| May 14, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 44 min |
| May 14, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 46 min |
| May 14, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 34 min |
| May 14, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 50 min |
| May 14, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 29 min |
| May 14, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Wilcox | 52 min |
| May 14, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 32 min |
| May 14, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 25 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
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.