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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 185, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 23, 2017Montgomery County, Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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: May 23, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired: May 23, 2017, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Montgomery County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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 23, 3:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sse Jordan, GA	A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ST PAUL CHURCH ROAD AND HIGHWAY 19.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 184 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: 218 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 834 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 107 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

332 
WUUS52 KFFC 231900
SVRFFC
GAC209-271-309-231930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0185.170523T1900Z-170523T1930Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Telfair County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Wheeler County in central Georgia...
  Southwestern Montgomery County in central Georgia...

* Until 330 PM EDT

* At 300 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located about 8 miles 
  southeast of McRae, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Lumber City, Uvalda, Alston, Towns, Spring Hill, Jordan and
  Charlotteville.

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 and
southeastern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3189 8287 3199 8288 3214 8255 3205 8247
      3197 8248 3196 8250 3196 8249 3195 8249
      3196 8253 3196 8257 3193 8259 3194 8260
      3192 8265 3192 8268 3191 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 252DEG 38KT 3196 8283 

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

1 follow-up statement

695 
WWUS52 KFFC 231922
SVSFFC

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

GAC209-271-309-231932-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0185.000000T0000Z-170523T1930Z/
Telfair GA-Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
322 PM EDT TUE MAY 23 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TELFAIR...
SOUTHEASTERN WHEELER AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 330 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3189 8287 3199 8288 3214 8255 3205 8247
      3197 8248 3196 8250 3196 8249 3195 8249
      3196 8253 3196 8257 3193 8259 3194 8260
      3192 8265 3192 8268 3191 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 252DEG 38KT 3203 8259 

$$

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, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox	36 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, 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

Nearby

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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.