Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 3:52 PM EDT for Lamar County, Pike County, Upson County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 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 17, 2016, 3:52 PM EDT (19:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lamar County, GA, Pike County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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 17, 3:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Zebulon, GA | 911 CALL CENTER RECEIVED REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN..OVER 50...AS WELL AS POWERLINES ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1265 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1321 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
666
WUUS52 KFFC 171952
SVRFFC
GAC171-231-293-172030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0108.160617T1952Z-160617T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
352 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 352 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ZEBULON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR 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
BARNESVILLE...ZEBULON...YATESVILLE...MEANSVILLE...ALDORA...THE
ROCK... REDBONE AND PIEDMONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING 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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3312 8443 3319 8432 3298 8404 3295 8404
3295 8405 3293 8405 3293 8413 3287 8413
3288 8423 3297 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 320DEG 29KT 3312 8435
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb | 43 min |
| Jun 17, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Floyd, Paulding, Polk | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Henry | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton | 18 min |
| Jun 17, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Polk | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 23 min |
| Jun 17, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Taylor, Upson | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Houston, Peach | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 56 min |
| Jun 17, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 68 min |
| Jun 17, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Pulaski, Wilcox | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Pulaski | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 46 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.