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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 21, 2017Jefferson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2017, 2:14 PM EST for Jefferson County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 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
Jan 21, 2017, 2:14 PM EST (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2017, 2:45 PM EST
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Jefferson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:18 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, 2:15 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG3 Sse Old Town, GACLEAR PATH OF TREES FALLEN NEAR GA HWY 78 AND IMMEDIATELY EAST OF GA 17

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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.

841 
WUUS52 KFFC 211914
SVRFFC
GAC163-211945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0025.170121T1914Z-170121T1945Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Jefferson County in east central Georgia...

* Until 245 PM EST

* At 214 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Louisville,
  moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Louisville, Wadley, Grange, Moxley, Stellaville and Stapletons
  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.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3307 8229 3293 8227 3284 8232 3291 8251
      3292 8251 3296 8254 3301 8255 3302 8257
      3312 8262 3313 8259 3312 8258 3313 8258
      3321 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 252DEG 32KT 3300 8245 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
538 
WWUS52 KFFC 211938
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
238 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

GAC163-211948-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-170121T1945Z/
Jefferson GA-
238 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 245 PM EST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

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

LAT...LON 3307 8229 3293 8227 3284 8232 3291 8251
      3292 8251 3296 8254 3301 8255 3302 8257
      3312 8262 3313 8259 3312 8258 3313 8258
      3321 8225
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 252DEG 32KT 3306 8222 

$$

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, 12:04 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Macon, Peach26 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, 2:26 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.