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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 193, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 9, 2016Bibb County, Jones County, Monroe County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT for Bibb County, Jones County, Monroe County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 min. 3 reports 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 9, 2016, 3:32 PM EDT (19:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2016, 4:03 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bibb County, GA, Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 9, 3:56 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGVineville, GATREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON VINEVILLE AVENUE.
Jul 9, 3:59 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBrookwood Hills, GAA TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON SUGARLOAF CIRCLE...CLIPPING THE BACK OF A HOME.
Jul 9, 4:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNorth Highlands, GAA TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS BLOWN DOWN AT NORTH AVENUE AND GRAY HIGHWAY.

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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 91 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2016-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1465 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2016-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1465 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-91 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1164 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

588 
WUUS52 KFFC 091932
SVRFFC
GAC021-169-207-092015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0193.160709T1932Z-160709T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
332 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  JONES COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 332 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF PAYNE CITY...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  FORSYTH...MOVING EAST 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
  MACON...GRAY...PAYNE...PAYNE CITY...WESLEYAN...JAMES...JARRELL
  PLANTATION...GRISWOLDVILLE...HADDOCK...MOUNTAIN
  SPRINGS...BLOUNTSVILLE... DAMES
  FERRY...POSTELL...CLINTON...BRADLEY...WAYSIDE...GREENBERRY
  CROSSROADS...CROSS KEYS...ARKWRIGHT AND BOLINGBROKE.

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 3302 8386 3316 8343 3292 8336 3284 8351
      3283 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 258DEG 33KT 3294 8380 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
140 
WWUS52 KFFC 091947
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
347 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

GAC021-169-207-092015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-160709T2015Z/
BIBB GA-MONROE GA-JONES GA-
347 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN BIBB...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND JONES COUNTIES...

AT 347 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF
PAYNE CITY...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF MACON...MOVING EAST AT 35 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
MACON...GRAY...PAYNE...PAYNE CITY...WESLEYAN...JAMES...JARRELL
PLANTATION... GRISWOLDVILLE...HADDOCK...MOUNTAIN
SPRINGS...BLOUNTSVILLE...DAMES FERRY...
POSTELL...CLINTON...BRADLEY...WAYSIDE...GREENBERRY
CROSSROADS...CROSS KEYS...ARKWRIGHT AND BOLINGBROKE.

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 3302 8385 3316 8343 3292 8336 3284 8351
      3283 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 259DEG 28KT 3296 8368 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
967 
WWUS52 KFFC 092003
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
403 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

GAC021-169-207-092012-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-160709T2015Z/
BIBB GA-MONROE GA-JONES GA-
403 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN BIBB...SOUTHEASTERN
MONROE AND JONES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  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 3302 8385 3316 8343 3292 8336 3284 8351
      3283 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 258DEG 33KT 3299 8351 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 8:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union34 min
Jul 8, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White30 min
Jul 8, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd32 min
Jul 8, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin28 min
Jul 8, 11:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro, Warren29 min
Jul 8, 11:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTaliaferro, Warren46 min
Jul 9, 12:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock45 min
Jul 9, 12:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Dade53 min
Jul 9, 12:16 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Walker, Whitfield44 min
Jul 9, 12:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield46 min
Jul 9, 1:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Union25 min
Jul 9, 2:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns, White45 min
Jul 9, 3:42 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 39 more16 hr
Jul 9, 12:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd34 min
Jul 9, 12:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel30 min
Jul 9, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow27 min
Jul 9, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson36 min
Jul 9, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris33 min
Jul 9, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington, Wilkinson33 min
Jul 9, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding36 min
Jul 9, 1:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Talbot28 min
Jul 9, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens29 min
Jul 9, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb24 min
Jul 9, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Talbot29 min
Jul 9, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Polk37 min
Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens30 min
Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee45 min
Jul 9, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson26 min
Jul 9, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Talbot, Upson32 min
Jul 9, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel26 min
Jul 9, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington37 min
Jul 9, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion32 min
Jul 9, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMonroe28 min
Jul 9, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee24 min
Jul 9, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Lamar, Monroe26 min
Jul 9, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Marion, Schley, Taylor30 min
Jul 9, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPeach34 min
Jul 9, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel24 min
Jul 9, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Jones25 min
Jul 9, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge38 min
Jul 9, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter23 min
Jul 9, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPutnam35 min
Jul 9, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens27 min
Jul 9, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski40 min
Jul 9, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock47 min
Jul 9, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard24 min
Jul 9, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson30 min
Jul 9, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox30 min
Jul 9, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox12 min
Jul 9, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall30 min
Jul 9, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTelfair43 min
Jul 9, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper26 min
Jul 9, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSpalding31 min
Jul 9, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts27 min
Jul 9, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts33 min
Jul 9, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Harris, Meriwether, Troup3 min
Jul 9, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Jasper40 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.