Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 210, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2016, 7:55 PM EDT for Dooly County, Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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
- Jul 18, 2016, 7:55 PM EDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dooly County, GA, Sumter County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:59 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1308 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
258
WUUS52 KFFC 182355
SVRFFC
GAC093-261-190030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0210.160718T2355Z-160719T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
755 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN DOOLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 755 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
LILLY...MOVING WEST AT 10 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
BYROMVILLE...LILLY...DRAYTON...THE FLINT RIVER WMA...PENNINGTON
AND METHVINS.
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 3210 8411 3219 8409 3218 8407 3218 8405
3217 8403 3218 8403 3221 8401 3221 8384
3204 8382 3203 8386 3203 8396 3200 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 080DEG 7KT 3212 8390
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
946
WWUS52 KFFC 190008
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
808 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
GAC093-261-190030-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-160719T0030Z/
DOOLY GA-SUMTER GA-
808 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DOOLY AND NORTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTIES...
AT 807 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DRAYTON...
MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BYROMVILLE...LILLY...DRAYTON...THE FLINT RIVER WMA...PENNINGTON AND
METHVINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3210 8411 3219 8409 3218 8407 3218 8405
3217 8403 3218 8403 3221 8401 3221 8384
3204 8382 3203 8386 3203 8396 3200 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 080DEG 8KT 3211 8395
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$295
WWUS52 KFFC 190021
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
821 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
GAC093-261-190031-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-160719T0030Z/
DOOLY GA-SUMTER GA-
821 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DOOLY AND
NORTHEASTERN SUMTER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS WEAKENING BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...GUSTY
WINDS TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3210 8411 3219 8409 3218 8407 3218 8405
3217 8403 3218 8403 3221 8401 3221 8384
3204 8382 3203 8386 3203 8396 3200 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 080DEG 7KT 3211 8395
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 24 min |
| Jul 17, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 41 min |
| Jul 17, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 38 min |
| Jul 17, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Walton | 32 min |
| Jul 17, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 46 min |
| Jul 17, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 27 min |
| Jul 17, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 29 min |
| Jul 17, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Walton | 33 min |
| Jul 17, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 26 min |
| Jul 18, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Walton | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Walton | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 40 min |
| Jul 18, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, White | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 22 min |
| Jul 18, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Peach | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 27 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.