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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 8:44 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2016, 8:44 PM EDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2016, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dodge County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 1149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1715 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS52 KFFC 180044
SVRFFC
GAC091-175-271-309-180130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0131.160618T0044Z-160618T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
844 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
WEST CENTRAL WHEELER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
TELFAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 844 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHAUNCEY TO NEAR ABBEVILLE...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...HELENA...MILAN...SCOTLAND...CHAUNCEY...JACKSONVILLE...
WORKMORE...LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE PARK...CHINA HILL...GODWINSVILLE...
ACHORD...FIVE POINTS...HORSE CREEK WMA...TEMPERANCE AND JAY BIRD
SPRINGS.
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 3181 8309 3181 8313 3182 8315
3187 8318 3190 8321 3195 8315 3225 8330
3227 8315 3219 8281 3200 8277 3186 8276
3186 8278 3184 8279 3178 8289 3179 8290
3178 8292 3179 8298 3178 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 302DEG 32KT 3217 8307 3204 8334
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
375
WWUS52 KFFC 180100
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
900 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
GAC175-309-180110-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-160618T0130Z/
WHEELER GA-LAURENS GA-
900 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WHEELER AND SOUTH
CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3181 8309 3181 8313 3190 8321 3195 8315
3206 8320 3210 8304 3208 8289 3206 8286
3205 8281 3202 8277 3186 8276 3186 8278
3184 8279 3178 8289 3179 8290 3178 8292
3179 8297 3178 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 285DEG 30KT 3202 8314 3195 8320
$$
GAC091-271-180130-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-160618T0130Z/
DODGE GA-TELFAIR GA-
900 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DODGE AND TELFAIR COUNTIES...
AT 900 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR MILAN TO NEAR RHINE...MOVING EAST 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...HELENA...MILAN...SCOTLAND...JACKSONVILLE...WORKMORE...CHINA HILL...
HORSE CREEK WMA AND TEMPERANCE.
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 3181 8309 3181 8313 3190 8321 3195 8315
3206 8320 3210 8304 3208 8289 3206 8286
3205 8281 3202 8277 3186 8276 3186 8278
3184 8279 3178 8289 3179 8290 3178 8292
3179 8297 3178 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 285DEG 30KT 3202 8314 3195 8320
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$738
WWUS52 KFFC 180121
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
921 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
GAC091-180130-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-160618T0130Z/
DODGE GA-
921 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3182 8311 3181 8311 3181 8313 3190 8321
3195 8314 3196 8307 3193 8276 3186 8276
3186 8278 3184 8279 3178 8289 3179 8290
3178 8292 3179 8298 3178 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 313DEG 30KT 3192 8304 3185 8310
$$
GAC271-180130-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-160618T0130Z/
TELFAIR GA-
921 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN TELFAIR COUNTY...
AT 920 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF MILAN TO 7 MILES WEST OF
JACKSONVILLE...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
JACKSONVILLE...WORKMORE...CHINA HILL...HORSE CREEK WMA AND TEMPERANCE.
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 3182 8311 3181 8311 3181 8313 3190 8321
3195 8314 3196 8307 3193 8276 3186 8276
3186 8278 3184 8279 3178 8289 3179 8290
3178 8292 3179 8298 3178 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 313DEG 30KT 3192 8304 3185 8310
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 17, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Wilcox | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 23 min |
| Jun 17, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.