Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2014, 8:31 PM EDT for Toombs County, 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
- May 25, 2014, 8:31 PM EDT (00:31 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2014, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Toombs County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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 25, 8:35 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | 3 N New Branch, GA | REPORT RELAYED BY NWS CHS |
| May 25, 8:50 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Johnson Corner, GA |
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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 1965 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
495
WUUS52 KFFC 260031
SVRFFC
GAC279-260115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0059.140526T0031Z-140526T0115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
831 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN TOOMBS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 828 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 6 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF LYONS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SANTA
CLAUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3193 8228 3193 8237 3195 8239 3195 8240
3196 8243 3227 8229 3225 8220 3222 8220
3218 8218 3191 8222 3191 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 014DEG 15KT 3216 8223
$$1 follow-up statement
988
WWUS52 KFFC 260047
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
847 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014
GAC279-260115-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-140526T0115Z/
TOOMBS GA-
847 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TOOMBS COUNTY...
AT 842 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR NEW BRANCH..MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JOHNSON
CORNER...TOOMBS CENTRAL AND ENGLISH EDDY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3193 8228 3193 8237 3195 8239 3195 8240
3196 8243 3215 8224 3212 8219 3191 8222
3191 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 014DEG 15KT 3209 8222
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 30 min |
| May 25, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 40 min |
| May 25, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 31 min |
| May 25, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 37 min |
| May 25, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 43 min |
| May 25, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 47 min |
| May 25, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 16 min |
| May 25, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 36 min |
| May 25, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 29 min |
| May 25, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 25 min |
| May 25, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 47 min |
| May 25, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 23 min |
| May 25, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 29 min |
| May 25, 10:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 62 min |
| May 25, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 31 min |
| May 25, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 48 min |
| May 25, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Wheeler | 44 min |
| May 26, 12:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Wheeler | 29 min |
| May 26, 12:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 34 min |
| May 26, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 47 min |
| May 26, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 10 min |
| May 26, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 37 min |
| May 26, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 30 min |
| May 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 29 min |
| May 26, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 34 min |
| May 26, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 30 min |
| May 26, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 37 min |
| May 26, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 33 min |
| May 26, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 28 min |
| May 26, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 35 min |
| May 26, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 33 min |
| May 26, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 36 min |
| May 26, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 28 min |
| May 26, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton | 27 min |
| May 26, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 31 min |
| May 26, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 27 min |
| May 26, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 29 min |
| May 26, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 38 min |
| May 26, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 32 min |
| May 26, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 28 min |
| May 26, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 29 min |
| May 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 29 min |
| May 26, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 33 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.