Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT for Greene County, Morgan County, Putnam County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report 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 3, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Greene County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Putnam County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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 3, 5:09 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Swords, GA | LOTS OF TREES DOWN. SEVERAL ON I-20 AT MILE MARKER 125. TRAFFIC STILL BACKED UP AS OF 6PM. |
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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 677 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
184
WUUS52 KFFC 032100
SVRFFC
GAC133-211-237-032145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0101.150603T2100Z-150603T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
500 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 500 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PHOENIX...OR
SOUTHWEST OF GREENSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GREENSBORO...UNION POINT...WHITE PLAINS...SILOAM...REYNOLDS
PLANTATION...PHOENIX...LIBERTY...VEAZEY...SWORDS...PARKS MILL...
CAREY AND PENFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3345 8304 3339 8321 3343 8333 3353 8337
3368 8316 3359 8306 3347 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2100Z 253DEG 10KT 3350 8328
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
094
WWUS52 KFFC 032136
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
536 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
GAC133-211-237-032145-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-150603T2145Z/
GREENE GA-MORGAN GA-PUTNAM GA-
536 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL GREENE...SOUTHEASTERN
MORGAN AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS WEAKENED...AND THEREFORE THE
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL HAIL....GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM OVER
CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PEACHTREE CITY.
LAT...LON 3345 8304 3339 8321 3343 8333 3353 8337
3368 8316 3359 8306 3347 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 253DEG 10KT 3350 8328
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Pulaski | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 12:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 12:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 5:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Taylor | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 25 min |
| Jun 3, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 12 min |
| Jun 3, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | White | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Walton | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 36 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.