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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 2, 2016Emanuel County, Treutlen County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2016, 4:18 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Treutlen County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report 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
Jun 2, 2016, 4:18 PM EDT (20:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Emanuel County, GA, Treutlen County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jun 2, 5:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ne Durdenville, GAMULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG SCARBORO CHURCH ROAD.

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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 218 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 2016-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 151 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2016-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
151 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1026 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

718 
WUUS52 KFFC 022018
SVRFFC
GAC107-283-022100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0070.160602T2018Z-160602T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
418 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN TREUTLEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 418 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR NUNEZ...OR 9
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF SWAINSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 20 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
  SWAINSBORO...TWIN CITY...OAK
  PARK...SUMMERTOWN...NUNEZ...MODOC...GILLIS
  SPRINGS...COVENA...BLUNDALE...NORRISTOWN JUNCTION...CANOOCHEE...
  DELLWOOD...LEXSY...GEORGE L SMITH STATE PARK AND NORRISTOWN.

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 3260 8203 3238 8237 3249 8260 3264 8249
      3265 8247 3266 8247 3280 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 256DEG 17KT 3248 8241 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson30 min
Jun 1, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison26 min
Jun 2, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Floyd, Polk34 min
Jun 2, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett38 min
Jun 2, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta33 min
Jun 2, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Polk28 min
Jun 2, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett29 min
Jun 2, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Haralson, Paulding, Polk24 min
Jun 2, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs, Wheeler33 min
Jun 2, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMontgomery, Toombs41 min
Jun 2, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa31 min
Jun 2, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett24 min
Jun 2, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow37 min
Jun 2, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth31 min
Jun 2, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth41 min
Jun 2, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton35 min
Jun 2, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens27 min
Jun 2, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield24 min
Jun 2, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb35 min
Jun 2, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel33 min
Jun 2, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson31 min
Jun 2, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Murray26 min
Jun 2, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield52 min
Jun 2, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb35 min
Jun 2, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel45 min
Jun 2, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa26 min
Jun 2, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel49 min
Jun 2, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion30 min
Jun 2, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike25 min
Jun 2, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike37 min
Jun 2, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMonroe32 min
Jun 2, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPutnam34 min
Jun 2, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones, Monroe37 min
Jun 2, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPutnam28 min
Jun 2, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta31 min
Jun 2, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Jones43 min
Jun 2, 7:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan, Oconee, Walton11 min
Jun 2, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes23 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.