Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2016, 6:40 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Toombs County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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
- May 3, 2016, 6:40 PM EDT (22:40 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2016, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Montgomery County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 7:02 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cedar Crossing, GA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN CEDAR CROSSING AREA INCLUDING CEDAR CROSSING RD... HARDEN CHAPPEL RD AND EZRA TAYLOR RD WHERE ONE POWER LINE KNOCKED DOWN. |
| May 3, 7:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Santa Claus, GA | THREE LARGE PECAN TREES AND SEVERAL PINE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON JOHNSON CORNER RD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 680 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS52 KFFC 032240
SVRFFC
GAC209-279-309-032330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0034.160503T2240Z-160503T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
640 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
TOOMBS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN WHEELER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 730 PM EDT
* AT 640 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LUMBER CITY...
OR NEAR HAZLEHURST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR 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
LYONS...VIDALIA...UVALDA...SANTA CLAUS...ALSTON...CEDAR CROSSING...
JOHNSON CORNER...ROCK SPRINGS...CHARLOTTEVILLE...TOOMBS CENTRAL...
JORDAN...SOUTH THOMPSON...ENGLISH EDDY...CENTER...GRAYS LANDING...NEW
BRANCH...SPRING HILL AND MCNATT FALLS.
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 3194 8228 3193 8230 3195 8231 3193 8232
3194 8238 3196 8238 3195 8240 3197 8248
3197 8250 3196 8248 3195 8249 3196 8253
3196 8257 3193 8259 3192 8265 3201 8273
3201 8277 3222 8238 3212 8221 3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 245DEG 34KT 3194 8268
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
555
WWUS52 KFFC 032259
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
659 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
GAC309-032308-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160503T2330Z/
WHEELER GA-
659 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WHEELER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3196 8253 3199 8255 3216 8228 3212 8221
3191 8223 3194 8228 3193 8230 3195 8231
3193 8232 3194 8238 3196 8238 3195 8240
3197 8248 3197 8250 3196 8248 3195 8249
3196 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 246DEG 36KT 3201 8245
$$
GAC209-279-032330-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160503T2330Z/
MONTGOMERY GA-TOOMBS GA-
659 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN TOOMBS COUNTIES...
AT 658 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UVALDA...OR 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF PLANT HATCH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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
CEDAR CROSSING...JOHNSON CORNER...TOOMBS CENTRAL...ROCK SPRINGS...ENGLISH
EDDY...GRAYS LANDING...NEW BRANCH AND MCNATT FALLS.
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 3196 8253 3199 8255 3216 8228 3212 8221
3191 8223 3194 8228 3193 8230 3195 8231
3193 8232 3194 8238 3196 8238 3195 8240
3197 8248 3197 8250 3196 8248 3195 8249
3196 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 246DEG 36KT 3201 8245
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$169
WWUS52 KFFC 032323
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
723 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
GAC209-279-032333-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-160503T2330Z/
MONTGOMERY GA-TOOMBS GA-
723 PM EDT TUE MAY 3 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND
SOUTHERN TOOMBS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3196 8253 3199 8255 3216 8228 3212 8221
3191 8223 3194 8228 3193 8230 3195 8231
3193 8232 3194 8238 3196 8238 3195 8240
3197 8248 3197 8250 3196 8248 3195 8249
3196 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 245DEG 34KT 3201 8245
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, Towns, Union | 34 min |
| May 2, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 32 min |
| May 2, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 16 min |
| May 2, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 24 min |
| May 2, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 17 min |
| May 2, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 32 min |
| May 2, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 36 min |
| May 2, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 41 min |
| May 3, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 31 min |
| May 3, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 29 min |
| May 3, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 34 min |
| May 3, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 33 min |
| May 3, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 40 min |
| May 3, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.