Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 432, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2011, 8:27 PM EDT for Jasper County, Morgan County, Putnam County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 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
- Jul 8, 2011, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2011, 9:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jasper County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Putnam County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shady Dale, GA | TWO TREES DOWN IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY. |
| Jul 8, 8:36 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nw Eatonton, GA | A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN IN THE NORTH PART OF THE COUNTY...ONE ON GLADES ROAD NEAR THE 4H CAMP IN THE NORTHWEST PART AND ANOTHER ON PHOENIX ROAD IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 894 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
641
WUUS52 KFFC 090027
SVRFFC
GAC159-211-237-090115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0432.110709T0027Z-110709T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
827 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 822 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 SHADY DALE...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PHOENIX...GODFREY...AND THE ROCK EAGLE 4H-CENTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...EXCESSIVE 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. PENNY TO NICKEL-SIZED HAIL MAY ALSO BE
EXPERIENCED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
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 3333 8319 3340 8363 3350 8359 3357 8332
3354 8327 3353 8328 3349 8328 3345 8326
3340 8324 3340 8322 3338 8322 3339 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 267DEG 12KT 3345 8353
$$
192 follow-up statements
999
WWUS52 KFFC 090040
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
840 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
GAC159-090048-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0432.000000T0000Z-110709T0115Z/
JASPER GA-
840 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR THIS AREA HAS MOVED
EAST INTO NORTHERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTIES. MODERATE
RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST JASPER COUNTY NEAR SHADY
DALE FOR ANOTHER 15 TO 30 MINUTES.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3338 8353 3351 8353 3357 8332 3354 8328
3347 8328 3340 8324 3340 8322 3338 8322
3339 8320 3333 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 267DEG 12KT 3345 8348
$$
GAC211-237-090115-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0432.000000T0000Z-110709T0115Z/
PUTNAM GA-MORGAN GA-
840 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN MORGAN AND NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 836 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 GODFREY...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROCK
EAGLE 4-H CENTER...HARMONY...PHOENIX...PARKS MILL AND SWORDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES
NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD
REMAIN INDOORS AND AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES...DOORS...AND
WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. LAND-LINE TELEPHONES SHOULD
ONLY BE USED IN AN EMERGENCY.
VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY. SOME LOW-LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS
MAY BRIEFLY BECOME FLOODED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR YOU TO PROCEED
SAFELY. REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE
VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM VERY
HEAVY RAIN.
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 3338 8353 3351 8353 3357 8332 3354 8328
3347 8328 3340 8324 3340 8322 3338 8322
3339 8320 3333 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 267DEG 12KT 3345 8348
$$
19439
WWUS52 KFFC 090105
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
905 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
GAC211-237-090114-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0432.000000T0000Z-110709T0115Z/
PUTNAM GA-MORGAN GA-
905 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN AND
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...HEAVY
RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES OR SO.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3338 8353 3351 8353 3357 8332 3354 8328
3347 8328 3340 8324 3340 8322 3338 8322
3339 8320 3333 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 267DEG 12KT 3345 8338
$$
19The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Hancock | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 4:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 24 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.