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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 23, 20174 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2017, 12:41 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 36 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: May 23, 2017, 12:41 PM EDT (16:41 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2017, 1:17 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Wilcox County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 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.

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 23, 10:10 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 162 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 77 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 643 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

701 
WUUS52 KFFC 231641
SVRFFC
GAC081-093-235-315-231730-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0182.170523T1641Z-170523T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1241 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Pulaski County in central Georgia...
  Northwestern Wilcox County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Dooly County in central Georgia...
  Northeastern Crisp County in central Georgia...

* Until 130 PM EDT

* At 1241 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Richwood, or
  near Vienna, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Cordele, Vienna, Pineview, Browndale, Wallace, Pleasant View,
  Richwood, Tippettville, Mock Springs, Finleyson and Tremont.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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 600 PM EDT for central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3196 8382 3204 8389 3233 8356 3210 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1641Z 237DEG 22KT 3203 8378 

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

2 follow-up statements

373 
WWUS52 KFFC 231654
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1254 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAC081-231703-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-170523T1730Z/
Crisp GA-
1254 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CRISP COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3210 8377 3233 8356 3210 8339 3203 8369
      3203 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 237DEG 22KT 3207 8371 

$$

GAC093-235-315-231730-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-170523T1730Z/
Pulaski GA-Wilcox GA-Dooly GA-
1254 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI...NORTHWESTERN WILCOX AND SOUTHEASTERN DOOLY
COUNTIES...

At 1253 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tremont, or
near Vienna, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Vienna, Pineview, Wallace, Mock Springs, Tippettville and Finleyson. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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 600 PM EDT for central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3210 8377 3233 8356 3210 8339 3203 8369
      3203 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 237DEG 22KT 3207 8371 

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

955 
WWUS52 KFFC 231717
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
117 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

GAC093-235-315-231726-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0182.000000T0000Z-170523T1730Z/
Pulaski GA-Wilcox GA-Dooly GA-
117 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PULASKI...
NORTHWESTERN WILCOX AND SOUTHEASTERN DOOLY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3210 8377 3233 8356 3210 8339 3203 8369
      3203 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1714Z 237DEG 22KT 3215 8357 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 22, 8:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	27 min
May 23, 5:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs	27 min
May 23, 5:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Talbot	23 min
May 23, 11:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	37 min
May 23, 12:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	23 min
May 23, 12:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	32 min
May 23, 1:09 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Sumter	36 min
May 23, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery	30 min
May 23, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp	30 min
May 23, 1:41 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Dooly	34 min
May 23, 1:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs	36 min
May 23, 1:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	28 min
May 23, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	29 min
May 23, 2:25 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox	17 min
May 23, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	34 min
May 23, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler	30 min
May 23, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	24 min
May 23, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	31 min
May 23, 7:18 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd	6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.