Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2014, 12:08 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 52 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
- Jul 15, 2014, 12:08 PM EDT (16:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2014, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Putnam County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 833 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 917 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
419
WUUS52 KFFC 151608
SVRFFC
GAC009-141-169-207-237-151700-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0148.140715T1608Z-140715T1700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1208 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BALDWIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
JONES COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
PUTNAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 100 PM EDT
* AT 1207 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 EATONTON TO 9 MILES NORTH OF GRAY TO 13
MILES WEST OF GRAY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MILLEDGEVILLE.
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...HAIL OR 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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3306 8315 3287 8345 3292 8370 3295 8371
3293 8375 3297 8393 3315 8372 3318 8355
3335 8354 3341 8348 3338 8317 3336 8316
3337 8314 3337 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1608Z 278DEG 20KT 3331 8336 3314 8350
3297 8375
$$1 follow-up statement
245
WWUS52 KFFC 151628
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1228 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
GAC207-151638-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-140715T1700Z/
MONROE GA-
1228 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3306 8315 3287 8346 3292 8370 3296 8370
3298 8372 3303 8372 3304 8374 3315 8372
3317 8355 3337 8337 3338 8317 3336 8316
3337 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 278DEG 20KT 3332 8326 3314 8335
3303 8351 3294 8368
$$
GAC009-141-169-237-151700-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-140715T1700Z/
PUTNAM GA-JONES GA-BALDWIN GA-HANCOCK GA-
1228 PM EDT TUE JUL 15 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK...BALDWIN...JONES AND SOUTHERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...
AT 1227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ROCKVILLE TO MERIWETHER TO GRAY TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
JARRELL PLANTATION..MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CLINTON...PLANT HARLEE BRANCH...HADDOCK...OCONEE SPRINGS PARK...
BROWNS CROSSING...JAMES...ALLENWOOD...POSTELL...GREENBERRY
CROSSROADS...MILLEDGEVILLE...HARDWICK...SCOTTSBORO...PANCRAS...
COOPERS AND MOUNTAIN SPRINGS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR 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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3306 8315 3287 8346 3292 8370 3296 8370
3298 8372 3303 8372 3304 8374 3315 8372
3317 8355 3337 8337 3338 8317 3336 8316
3337 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 278DEG 20KT 3332 8326 3314 8335
3303 8351 3294 8368
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 39 min |
| Jul 15, 12:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Peach | 26 min |
| Jul 15, 12:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 23 min |
| Jul 15, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Houston, Macon, Peach and 3 more | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski | 34 min |
| Jul 15, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 25 min |
| Jul 15, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 31 min |
| Jul 15, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Schley, Sumter | 93 min |
| Jul 15, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 32 min |
| Jul 15, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 25 min |
| Jul 15, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 30 min |
| Jul 15, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 27 min |
| Jul 15, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.