Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2011, 2:01 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 44 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
- Mar 27, 2011, 2:01 PM EDT (18:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2011, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Soperton, GA | |
| Mar 27, 2:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Soperton, GA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 9:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 199 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -99 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 999 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
705
WUUS52 KFFC 271801
SVRFFC
GAC107-175-209-279-283-309-271845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0090.110327T1801Z-110327T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
201 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTH CENTRAL WHEELER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTH CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN TREUTLEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN TOOMBS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT
* AT 200 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST
OF SOPERTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TARRYTOWN...HIGGSTON...VIDALIA...OAK PARK...SANTA CLAUS AND LYONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3213 8218 3208 8220 3204 8220 3234 8288
3245 8287 3236 8224 3221 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 276DEG 38KT 3235 8276
$$2 follow-up statements
724
WWUS52 KFFC 271814
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
214 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
GAC175-309-271823-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110327T1845Z/
WHEELER GA-LAURENS GA-
214 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAURENS AND NORTH
CENTRAL WHEELER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED AWAY FROM LAURENS AND
WHEELER COUNTIES.
IF YOU SAW WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3212 8219 3205 8220 3228 8266 3229 8265
3230 8266 3230 8268 3232 8272 3242 8265
3236 8225 3220 8219 3214 8218
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 282DEG 36KT 3234 8260
$$
GAC107-209-279-283-271845-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110327T1845Z/
TREUTLEN GA-TOOMBS GA-MONTGOMERY GA-EMANUEL GA-
214 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EMANUEL...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN TOOMBS AND
SOUTHERN TREUTLEN COUNTIES...
AT 209 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
LOTHAIR OR 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOPERTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TARRYTOWN...ZAIDEE...KIBBEE...HIGGSTON...VIDALIA...NORMANTOWN...OAK
PARK...SANTA CLAUS...LYONS...PONDEROSA...OHOOPEE AND NEW BRANCH.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3212 8219 3205 8220 3228 8266 3229 8265
3230 8266 3230 8268 3232 8272 3242 8265
3236 8225 3220 8219 3214 8218
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 282DEG 36KT 3234 8260
$$585
WWUS52 KFFC 271832
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
232 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
GAC283-271841-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110327T1845Z/
TREUTLEN GA-
232 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TREUTLEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.
IF YOU SAW WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3212 8220 3231 8250 3235 8246 3235 8241
3238 8240 3236 8225 3220 8219 3215 8218
3213 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 282DEG 35KT 3231 8239
$$
GAC107-209-279-271845-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-110327T1845Z/
TOOMBS GA-MONTGOMERY GA-EMANUEL GA-
232 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EMANUEL...NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN
TOOMBS COUNTIES...
AT 227 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS CENTERED JUST WEST OF NORMANTOWN OR 4 MILES NORTH OF VIDALIA
...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM SHOULD MISS THE CITY OF VIDALIA.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OAK
PARK...LYONS...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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3212 8220 3231 8250 3235 8246 3235 8241
3238 8240 3236 8225 3220 8219 3215 8218
3213 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 282DEG 35KT 3231 8239
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 8:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 51 min |
| Mar 26, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 52 min |
| Mar 26, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Lumpkin, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 9:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Gilmer, Pickens | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 9:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 10:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 52 min |
| Mar 26, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Fulton, Henry | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 10:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Hall, Jackson | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 60 min |
| Mar 26, 10:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale and 1 more | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 1:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 2:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 29 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Talbot, Troup, Upson | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 3:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Peach, Upson | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 6:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, Jackson | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 6:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 7:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 27 min |
| Mar 27, 7:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 46 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 10:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 10:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 59 min |
| Mar 27, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Wilcox | 56 min |
| Mar 27, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 25 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.