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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 25, 20154 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 2015, 7:57 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 63 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: Apr 25, 2015, 7:57 PM EDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: Apr 25, 2015, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Montgomery County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Wheeler County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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
Apr 25, 8:06 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Workmore, GA	TREES DOWN ACROSS TELFAIR COUNTY WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION NEAR WORKMORE.

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
Apr 25, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1018 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 226 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 316 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

771 
WUUS52 KFFC 252357
SVRFFC
GAC209-271-279-309-260100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0067.150425T2357Z-150426T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
757 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHERN TOOMBS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  SOUTHERN WHEELER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  TELFAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 756 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR MILAN TO JACKSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MCRAE...ALAMO...HELENA...LUMBER CITY...MILAN...UVALDA...SCOTLAND...
  ALSTON...JACKSONVILLE...TOWNS...WORKMORE...CEDAR CROSSING...JOHNSON
  CORNER...ROCK SPRINGS...CHARLOTTEVILLE...LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE
  PARK...TOOMBS CENTRAL...JORDAN...SOUTH THOMPSON AND HORSE CREEK
  WMA.

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 3180 8308 3200 8309 3212 8295 3217 8252
      3205 8221 3193 8225 3197 8248 3195 8248
      3195 8249 3196 8255 3192 8263 3192 8268
      3185 8279 3184 8278 3182 8284 3178 8287
      3179 8297 3178 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 269DEG 45KT 3204 8301 3181 8300 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

3 follow-up statements

093 
WWUS52 KFFC 260017
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
817 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015

GAC209-271-279-309-260100-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150426T0100Z/
MONTGOMERY GA-TOOMBS GA-WHEELER GA-TELFAIR GA-
817 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN TOOMBS...SOUTHERN WHEELER AND
EASTERN TELFAIR COUNTIES...

AT 817 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SCOTLAND TO NEAR LUMBER CITY...MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.

HAZARD...65 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MCRAE...ALAMO...LUMBER CITY...UVALDA...SCOTLAND...ALSTON...TOWNS...
CEDAR CROSSING...JOHNSON CORNER...ROCK SPRINGS...CHARLOTTEVILLE...
TOOMBS CENTRAL...JORDAN...SOUTH THOMPSON...ENGLISH EDDY...GRAYS
LANDING...SPRING HILL...MCNATT FALLS AND LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE PARK.

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 3217 8252 3205 8221 3193 8225 3197 8248
      3195 8248 3195 8249 3196 8255 3192 8263
      3192 8268 3185 8279 3184 8278 3183 8281
      3213 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 265DEG 42KT 3198 8277 3190 8269 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

478 
WWUS52 KFFC 260041
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
841 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015

GAC271-309-260051-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150426T0100Z/
WHEELER GA-TELFAIR GA-
841 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WHEELER AND EASTERN
TELFAIR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 3194 8228 3194 8230 3197 8244 3197 8248
      3195 8248 3195 8249 3196 8254 3198 8254
      3201 8258 3207 8258 3211 8236 3205 8221
      3193 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 003DEG 35KT 3192 8255 3197 8225 

$$

GAC209-279-260100-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150426T0100Z/
MONTGOMERY GA-TOOMBS GA-
841 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN TOOMBS COUNTIES...

AT 841 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR HAZLEHURST TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF PLANT HATCH...
MOVING SOUTH AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
UVALDA...ALSTON...CEDAR CROSSING...JOHNSON CORNER...TOOMBS CENTRAL...
ROCK SPRINGS...CHARLOTTEVILLE...ENGLISH EDDY...GRAYS LANDING...MCNATT
FALLS AND SOUTH THOMPSON.

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 3194 8228 3194 8230 3197 8244 3197 8248
      3195 8248 3195 8249 3196 8254 3198 8254
      3201 8258 3207 8258 3211 8236 3205 8221
      3193 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 003DEG 35KT 3192 8255 3197 8225 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

068 
WWUS52 KFFC 260055 RRA
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
855 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015

GAC209-279-260105-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-150426T0100Z/
MONTGOMERY GA-TOOMBS GA-
855 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND
SOUTHERN TOOMBS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT...
    
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. 
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER HEAVY RAIN 
AND MINOR FLOODING ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.


LAT...LON 3194 8228 3194 8230 3197 8244 3197 8248
      3195 8248 3195 8249 3196 8254 3198 8254
      3201 8258 3207 8258 3211 8236 3205 8221
      3193 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 269DEG 45KT 3192 8255 3197 8225 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 25, 7:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Pike	35 min
Apr 25, 8:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Upson	36 min
Apr 25, 9:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	33 min
Apr 25, 9:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	28 min
Apr 25, 10:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Telfair	24 min
Apr 25, 10:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Wheeler	29 min
Apr 25, 10:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler	32 min
Apr 25, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford, Macon, Peach, Taylor	40 min
Apr 25, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Houston, Peach, Twiggs	44 min
Apr 25, 5:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford, Macon, Peach, Taylor	46 min
Apr 25, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	23 min
Apr 25, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	35 min
Apr 25, 5:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach	34 min
Apr 25, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, Taylor	21 min
Apr 25, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Houston, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson	40 min
Apr 25, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs	35 min
Apr 25, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford, Houston, Macon, Peach, Taylor	30 min
Apr 25, 6:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen, Wilkinson	42 min
Apr 25, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Sumter, Wilcox	49 min
Apr 25, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	34 min
Apr 25, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs	49 min
Apr 25, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	31 min
Apr 25, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen	52 min
Apr 25, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens	50 min
Apr 25, 7:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	34 min
Apr 25, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel	49 min
Apr 25, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	27 min
Apr 25, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler	50 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.