Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2015, 1:32 PM EDT for Houston County, Pulaski County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 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
- Jul 4, 2015, 1:32 PM EDT (17:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Houston County, GA, Pulaski County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Elko, GA | POWERLINES DOWN NEAR TOWN OF ELKO. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN - REPORT CAME FROM DISPATCH CENTER. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. |
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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -178 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 976 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
635
WUUS52 KFFC 041732
SVRFFC
GAC153-235-041800-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0252.150704T1732Z-150704T1800Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
132 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN HOUSTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 200 PM EDT
* AT 132 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UNADILLA...
OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF PERRY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HAWKINSVILLE...UNADILLA...GROVE PARK...HARTFORD...PULASKI STATE
PRISON...GROVANIA...ELKO...HAYNEVILLE...BROWNDALE...KLONDIKE AND
OCMULGEE PUBLIC FISHING AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
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 3229 8361 3229 8370 3228 8370 3228 8372
3229 8373 3229 8377 3240 8379 3241 8352
3233 8342 3227 8342 3227 8361
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 265DEG 30KT 3233 8369
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DJN1 follow-up statement
562
WWUS52 KFFC 041757
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
157 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2015
GAC153-235-041807-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-150704T1800Z/
PULASKI GA-HOUSTON GA-
157 PM EDT SAT JUL 4 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PULASKI AND
SOUTHERN HOUSTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PEACHTREE CITY.
LAT...LON 3229 8361 3229 8370 3228 8370 3228 8372
3229 8373 3229 8377 3240 8379 3241 8352
3233 8342 3227 8342 3227 8361
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 265DEG 30KT 3233 8369
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 10:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Troup | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 10:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 11:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 11:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 11:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor, Upson | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 12:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 12:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 12:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 1:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Hancock, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro and 1 more | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 1:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 1:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren and 2 more | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 1:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 1:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 2:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 2:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 2:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe, Talbot, Upson | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 2:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 6:13 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 20 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 34 min |
| Jul 4, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 27 min |
| Jul 4, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 30 min |
| Jul 4, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 29 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.