Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 395, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2011, 6:58 PM EDT for Meriwether County, Pike County, Upson County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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
- Jun 26, 2011, 6:58 PM EDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2011, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Meriwether County, GA, Pike County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 7:11 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Concord, GA | |
| Jun 26, 7:19 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hilltop, GA | AROUND A HALF DOZEN TREES DOWN ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 1451 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1040 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
081
WUUS52 KFFC 262258
SVRFFC
GAC199-231-293-262330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0395.110626T2258Z-110626T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
658 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
WESTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 656 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WOODBURY
THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CONCORD...MOLENA...WILLIAMSON...LUTHERSVILLE AND GAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3322 8485 3322 8451 3319 8449 3321 8445
3321 8440 3319 8437 3319 8434 3285 8436
3284 8446 3286 8449 3287 8447 3288 8450
3285 8456 3285 8471 3287 8475 3288 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 225DEG 1KT 3304 8457
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 11:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Walker | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 12:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 14 min |
| Jun 26, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Taylor | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 20 min |
| Jun 26, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 15 min |
| Jun 26, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, Walker and 1 more | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Pickens | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Upson | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard, Troup | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and 2 more | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Henry, Spalding | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 53 min |
| Jun 26, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Walton | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Newton and 3 more | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Marion, Taylor | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Jackson, Morgan and 4 more | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Taylor | 30 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.