Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 266, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2011, 9:39 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report 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
- May 26, 2011, 9:39 PM EDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 9:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sse Higgston, GA | TOOMBS COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF A DOWNED TREE ALONG MCGREGOR-AUSTIN ROAD IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 1015 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1431 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
752
WUUS52 KFFC 270139
SVRFFC
GAC107-209-279-283-270230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0266.110527T0139Z-110527T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
939 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN TREUTLEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN TOOMBS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
* AT 935 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF TARRYTOWN TO
HIGGSTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
VIDALIA...SANTA CLAUS...LYONS...NUNEZ...OAK PARK AND STILLMORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
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 3243 8218 3236 8224 3234 8223 3228 8222
3225 8220 3222 8220 3218 8218 3208 8220
3208 8253 3251 8261 3250 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 270DEG 29KT 3242 8248 3217 8243
$$2 follow-up statements
757
WWUS52 KFFC 270213
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1013 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
GAC209-283-270221-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-110527T0230Z/
TREUTLEN GA-MONTGOMERY GA-
1013 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND
EASTERN TREUTLEN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...
LIGHT RAIN AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THESE COUNTIES FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES TO HOUR...BUT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THESE COUNTIES.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3243 8218 3236 8224 3218 8218 3208 8220
3208 8247 3230 8243 3244 8238 3250 8249
3250 8255 3251 8259 3250 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 270DEG 29KT 3242 8217 3217 8213
$$
GAC107-279-270230-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-110527T0230Z/
TOOMBS GA-EMANUEL GA-
1013 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN EMANUEL AND NORTHERN TOOMBS COUNTIES...
AT 1008 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LEXSY TO OHOOPEE...MOVING
EAST AT 35 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 3243 8218 3236 8224 3218 8218 3208 8220
3208 8247 3230 8243 3244 8238 3250 8249
3250 8255 3251 8259 3250 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 270DEG 29KT 3242 8217 3217 8213
$$
19920
WWUS52 KFFC 270220
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1020 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
GAC279-270228-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-110527T0230Z/
TOOMBS GA-
1020 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN TOOMBS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS EARLIER AFFECTING TOOMBS COUNTY HAVE WEAKENED BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS. LIGHT RAIN AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS TOOMBS COUNTY FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES OR SO.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3243 8218 3236 8224 3232 8223 3230 8227
3229 8235 3232 8236 3236 8241 3244 8238
3252 8254 3251 8251 3250 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 270DEG 29KT 3242 8210 3217 8206
$$
GAC107-270230-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-110527T0230Z/
EMANUEL GA-
1020 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN EMANUEL COUNTY...
AT 1017 PM EDT...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF OF EMANUEL COUNTY FROM SUMMERTOWN TO
SWAINSBORO...EASTWARD...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60
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 3243 8218 3236 8224 3232 8223 3230 8227
3229 8235 3232 8236 3236 8241 3244 8238
3252 8254 3251 8251 3250 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0218Z 270DEG 29KT 3242 8210 3217 8206
$$
19The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Johnson | 38 min |
| May 26, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 26 min |
| May 26, 10:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson | 41 min |
| May 27, 12:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 22 min |
| May 27, 1:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 38 min |
| May 27, 2:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 32 min |
| May 27, 2:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 43 min |
| May 27, 2:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 34 min |
| May 27, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 40 min |
| May 27, 2:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 2 hr |
| May 27, 2:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 50 min |
| May 27, 4:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 90 min |
| May 27, 10:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 36 min |
| May 27, 11:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 28 min |
| May 27, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 32 min |
| May 27, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 29 min |
| May 27, 1:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 59 min |
| May 27, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 31 min |
| May 27, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 30 min |
| May 27, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 52 min |
| May 27, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 24 min |
| May 27, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren | 46 min |
| May 27, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 46 min |
| May 27, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 28 min |
| May 27, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 43 min |
| May 27, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Wilkinson | 52 min |
| May 27, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 21 min |
| May 27, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 48 min |
| May 27, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 46 min |
| May 27, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Johnson, Washington | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 39 min |
| May 27, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 46 min |
| May 27, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Treutlen | 50 min |
| May 27, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 49 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.