Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 6:27 PM EDT for Dodge County, Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 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, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dodge County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Landsburg, GA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN AT HWY 46 AND SOUTH ALONG HWY 19. NUMEROUS OTHER TREES DOWN ACROSS 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.
619
WUUS52 KFFC 172227
SVRFFC
GAC091-271-309-172315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0121.160617T2227Z-160617T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
627 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
WHEELER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
TELFAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 627 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GLENWOOD TO NEAR RHINE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35
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
MCRAE...EASTMAN...ALAMO...HELENA...LUMBER CITY...GLENWOOD...MILAN...RHINE...
SCOTLAND...CHAUNCEY...JACKSONVILLE...UNION...TOWNS...WORKMORE...CHINA
HILL...JORDAN...HORSE CREEK WMA...LANDSBURG...SPRING HILL AND LITTLE
OCMULGEE STATE PARK.
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 THESE STORMS. 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 3178 8303 3182 8315 3195 8324 3197 8328
3208 8330 3211 8334 3213 8331 3215 8332
3219 8330 3221 8302 3215 8299 3223 8282
3224 8265 3216 8261 3213 8263 3203 8261
3197 8254 3192 8263 3192 8268 3178 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 311DEG 31KT 3211 8265 3205 8322
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
818
WWUS52 KFFC 172251
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
651 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
GAC091-271-309-172315-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-160617T2315Z/
DODGE GA-WHEELER GA-TELFAIR GA-
651 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN DODGE...SOUTHERN WHEELER AND TELFAIR COUNTIES...
AT 651 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF UVALDA TO RHINE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MCRAE...HELENA...LUMBER CITY...MILAN...RHINE...SCOTLAND...CHAUNCEY...
JACKSONVILLE...TOWNS...WORKMORE...LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE PARK...CHINA
HILL...JORDAN...ACHORD...FIVE POINTS...HORSE CREEK WMA...TEMPERANCE AND
SPRING HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3178 8303 3182 8315 3195 8324 3197 8328
3208 8330 3211 8317 3212 8289 3216 8261
3213 8263 3203 8261 3197 8254 3192 8263
3192 8268 3178 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 340DEG 15KT 3204 8264 3198 8321
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$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, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Upson | 38 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, 6:30 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.