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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 21, 2017Houston County, Macon County, Peach County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2017, 12:04 PM EST for Houston County, Macon County, Peach County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
Jan 21, 2017, 12:04 PM EST (17:04 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2017, 12:30 PM EST
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Houston County, GA, Macon County, GA, Peach County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 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
Jan 21, 12:11 PM ESTTORNADO1 S Oak Grove, GAAN EF2 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 115 MPH TRACKED ALONG A 13.3 MILE PATH FROM NEAR ANDEL RD THRU FAR NORTHERN PEACH CO AND INTO HOUSTON CO AND THE CITY OF WARNER ROBINS. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES WAS SIGNIFICANT INCLUDING DAMAGE TO DOZENS OF HOMES AND A LARGE WALMAR
Jan 21, 12:31 PM ESTTORNADO3 Ne Perry, GARAIN WRAPPED TORNADO VISUALLY SEEN BY AMATUER RADIO MOVING NORTH AT 35 TO 40 MPH.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 21, 9:04 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 117 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 2017-01-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 388 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2017-01-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
388 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
536 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

082 
WUUS52 KFFC 211704
SVRFFC
GAC153-193-225-211730-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0016.170121T1704Z-170121T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1204 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Macon County in west central Georgia...
  Southern Peach County in central Georgia...
  West central Houston County in central Georgia...

* Until 1230 PM EST

* At 1203 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over
  Marshallville, or 8 miles southwest of Fort Valley, moving
  northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Perry, Fort Valley, Marshallville, Saint Louis, Moss Oak,
  Meadowdale, Winchester, Miami Valley and Lakewood.

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.

&&

A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 PM EST for central and
west central Georgia.

LAT...LON 3236 8399 3246 8405 3261 8374 3245 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 1703Z 237DEG 37KT 3244 8395 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 7:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard, Troup38 min
Jan 21, 8:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup32 min
Jan 21, 8:33 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCTroup27 min
Jan 21, 8:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Troup35 min
Jan 21, 9:23 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta37 min
Jan 21, 10:04 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette, Troup56 min
Jan 21, 10:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee46 min
Jan 21, 10:22 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Stewart38 min
Jan 21, 10:35 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee, Talbot25 min
Jan 21, 11:00 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTalbot, Upson30 min
Jan 21, 11:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette, Heard, Troup59 min
Jan 21, 11:10 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCMeriwether, Talbot, Upson32 min
Jan 21, 11:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTaylor29 min
Jan 21, 11:26 AM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCCrawford, Taylor, Upson34 min
Jan 21, 11:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette39 min
Jan 21, 11:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Pike, Upson36 min
Jan 21, 11:46 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Peach, Schley, Sumter44 min
Jan 21, 11:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Monroe25 min
Jan 21, 11:56 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCLamar14 min
Jan 21, 12:06 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHouston, Macon, Peach24 min
Jan 21, 12:10 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding50 min
Jan 21, 12:13 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedFFCMonroe15 min
Jan 21, 12:21 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHouston, Peach, Twiggs24 min
Jan 21, 12:28 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb24 hr
Jan 21, 12:28 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett24 hr
Jan 21, 12:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs33 min
Jan 21, 12:43 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson32 min
Jan 21, 12:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Laurens, Pulaski and 1 more52 min
Jan 21, 12:57 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBleckley, Laurens33 min
Jan 21, 1:05 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJohnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson40 min
Jan 21, 1:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Hancock, Washington, Wilkinson49 min
Jan 21, 1:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen51 min
Jan 21, 1:24 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCJohnson, Laurens36 min
Jan 21, 1:27 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBaldwin, Hancock, Washington34 min
Jan 21, 1:31 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen and 1 more44 min
Jan 21, 1:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJefferson, Washington43 min
Jan 21, 1:41 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCJefferson, Johnson34 min
Jan 21, 2:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler33 min
Jan 21, 2:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJefferson31 min
Jan 21, 2:26 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb24 hr
Jan 21, 3:46 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett24 hr
Jan 21, 3:46 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton64 hr
Jan 21, 5:39 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton24 hr

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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.