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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 22, 2017Crisp County, Dooly County, Sumter County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 22, 2017, 11:01 AM EST for Crisp County, Dooly County, Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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 22, 2017, 11:01 AM EST (16:01 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2017, 11:45 AM EST
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Sumter County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 22, 11:11 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Pateville, GAMULTPILE TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS ARABI WARWICK ROAD IN SOUTHERN CRISP COUNTY.

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 22, 3:20 AM ESTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 2017-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 189 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 2017-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 355 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
189 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
355 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
423 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

087 
WUUS52 KFFC 221601
SVRFFC
GAC081-093-261-221645-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0026.170122T1601Z-170122T1645Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1101 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Dooly County in central Georgia...
  Eastern Sumter County in west central Georgia...
  Central Crisp County in central Georgia...

* Until 1145 AM EST

* At 1100 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chokee, or
  10 miles northeast of Leesburg, moving northeast at 55 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Americus, Cordele, Vienna, Leslie, Lilly, De Soto, Desoto, Cobb,
  Sumter, Lamar, Fort Early, Georgia Veterans Memorial St Pk,
  Richwood, New Era, Flint River Wma, Huntington, Pennington,
  Drayton, Maddox and Methvins.

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 100 PM EST for central and
west central Georgia.

LAT...LON 3184 8386 3185 8394 3186 8393 3191 8392
      3192 8430 3219 8414 3217 8403 3218 8403
      3214 8361 3207 8361 3181 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 1600Z 218DEG 46KT 3187 8411 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
650 
WWUS52 KFFC 221638
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1138 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

GAC081-093-261-221648-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-170122T1645Z/
Dooly GA-Sumter GA-Crisp GA-
1138 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN DOOLY...EASTERN
SUMTER AND CENTRAL CRISP COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 AM EST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 PM EST for central and
west central Georgia.

LAT...LON 3184 8386 3185 8394 3186 8393 3191 8392
      3192 8430 3219 8414 3217 8403 3218 8403
      3214 8361 3207 8361 3181 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 1638Z 218DEG 46KT 3225 8376 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 10:47 PM ESTFlash Flood WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more20 hr
Jan 22, 12:13 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler47 min
Jan 22, 12:43 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Wilcox47 min
Jan 22, 1:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Spalding24 hr
Jan 22, 3:05 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker55 min
Jan 22, 3:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair31 min
Jan 22, 4:15 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs45 min
Jan 22, 5:15 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair45 min
Jan 22, 6:06 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Spalding19 hr
Jan 22, 9:56 AM ESTWind AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more39 hr
Jan 22, 12:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Crawford, Houston, Macon, Peach, Twiggs41 min
Jan 22, 12:39 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Twiggs and 2 more51 min
Jan 22, 12:55 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley, Webster35 min
Jan 22, 1:23 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Jefferson, Warren52 min
Jan 22, 1:29 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley46 min
Jan 22, 1:34 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCMontgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler6 hr
Jan 22, 1:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon37 min
Jan 22, 2:13 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Peach32 min
Jan 22, 3:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly30 min
Jan 22, 3:42 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threatFFCCrisp, Wilcox48 min
Jan 22, 3:46 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Heard, Troup44 min
Jan 22, 3:58 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Pulaski32 min
Jan 22, 4:13 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatFFCDodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox47 min
Jan 22, 4:13 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson32 min
Jan 22, 4:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Douglas, Fulton13 min
Jan 22, 4:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens31 min
Jan 22, 5:13 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Spalding24 hr
Jan 22, 5:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs, Treutlen45 min
Jan 22, 5:33 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Floyd, Polk27 min
Jan 22, 5:59 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd46 min
Jan 22, 6:29 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs4 days

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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.