Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2016, 6:32 PM EDT for Oglethorpe County, Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 43 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 1, 2016, 6:32 PM EDT (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Oglethorpe County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 378 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1425 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
294
WUUS52 KFFC 012232
SVRFFC
GAC221-317-012315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0062.160601T2232Z-160601T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
632 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL WILKES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
CENTRAL OGLETHORPE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 632 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYLE...OR
11 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON...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
RAYLE AND JACKSONS CROSSROADS.
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 3389 8283 3374 8288 3376 8306 3396 8304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 100DEG 9KT 3384 8291
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
097
WWUS52 KFFC 012249
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
649 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
GAC221-317-012315-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160601T2315Z/
WILKES GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
649 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL WILKES AND CENTRAL OGLETHORPE COUNTIES...
AT 648 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYLE...OR 10
MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RAYLE AND JACKSONS CROSSROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3389 8283 3374 8288 3376 8306 3396 8304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 100DEG 7KT 3384 8293
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$258
WWUS52 KFFC 012305
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
705 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
GAC317-012314-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160601T2315Z/
WILKES GA-
705 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL WILKES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3383 8295 3377 8300 3376 8306 3396 8304
3392 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 100DEG 9KT 3385 8298
$$
GAC221-012315-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-160601T2315Z/
OGLETHORPE GA-
705 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL OGLETHORPE COUNTY...
AT 704 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RAYLE...OR 7
MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL OGLETHORPE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3383 8295 3377 8300 3376 8306 3396 8304
3392 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 100DEG 9KT 3385 8298
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Taylor | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pickens | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Hall | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Rockdale | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 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.