Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 246, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2016, 2:53 PM EDT for Bibb County, Jones County, Twiggs County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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 31, 2016, 2:53 PM EDT (18:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2016, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 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, Twiggs County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 303 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1101 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
650
WUUS52 KFFC 311853
SVRFFC
GAC021-169-289-311945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0246.160731T1853Z-160731T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
253 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN TWIGGS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL JONES COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 252 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PAYNE
CITY... OR NEAR MACON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MACON...PAYNE...PAYNE CITY...WESLEYAN...DRY BRANCH...RUTLAND...
SKIPPERTON...FRANKLINTON...LIZELLA...LAKE TOBESOFKEE...CROSS
KEYS... ARKWRIGHT AND FITZPATRICK.
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 3270 8373 3269 8374 3272 8376 3273 8380
3274 8383 3280 8386 3280 8387 3283 8389
3302 8361 3274 8343 3269 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 248DEG 16KT 3279 8375
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
426
WWUS52 KFFC 311928
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
328 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016
GAC021-289-311937-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0246.000000T0000Z-160731T1945Z/
BIBB GA-TWIGGS GA-
328 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BIBB AND NORTHWESTERN TWIGGS
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3288 8357 3287 8358 3289 8360 3289 8366
3290 8367 3292 8370 3295 8370 3295 8371
3302 8361 3285 8350 3284 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 216DEG 20KT 3296 8360
$$
GAC169-311945-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0246.000000T0000Z-160731T1945Z/
JONES GA-
328 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JONES COUNTY...
AT 327 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL JONES COUNTY.
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 3288 8357 3287 8358 3289 8360 3289 8366
3290 8367 3292 8370 3295 8370 3295 8371
3302 8361 3285 8350 3284 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 216DEG 20KT 3296 8360
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 36 min |
| Jul 31, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 33 min |
| Jul 31, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 30 min |
| Jul 31, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 25 min |
| Jul 31, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Peach | 38 min |
| Jul 31, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 40 min |
| Jul 31, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 39 min |
| Jul 31, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Muscogee | 43 min |
| Jul 31, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 40 min |
| Jul 31, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 41 min |
| Jul 31, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 42 min |
| Jul 31, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Jul 31, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 48 min |
| Jul 31, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 30 min |
| Jul 31, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 39 min |
| Jul 31, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 50 min |
| Jul 31, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 46 min |
| Jul 31, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 28 min |
| Jul 31, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 53 min |
| Jul 31, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 42 min |
| Jul 31, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 51 min |
| Jul 31, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale, Walton | 40 min |
| Jul 31, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 40 min |
| Jul 31, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 39 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.