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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 286, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 11, 2017Troup County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2017, 6:39 PM EDT for Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 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
Jul 11, 2017, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2017, 7:04 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Troup County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 54 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 2017-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 988 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 2017-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
988 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

482 
WUUS52 KFFC 112239
SVRFFC
GAC285-112315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0286.170711T2239Z-170711T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
639 PM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Troup County in west central Georgia...

* Until 715 PM EDT

* At 639 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lagrange,
  moving north at 5 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...
  Lagrange, Hogansville, Mountville, Harrisonville, Hillcrest, Big
  Springs, Wares Crossroads and Louise.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3317 8512 3319 8511 3319 8510 3317 8508
      3318 8506 3318 8505 3320 8502 3321 8486
      3320 8487 3320 8486 3297 8486 3297 8508
      3316 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 176DEG 6KT 3305 8498 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
944 
WWUS52 KFFC 112304
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
704 PM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017

GAC285-112313-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0286.000000T0000Z-170711T2315Z/
Troup GA-
704 PM EDT TUE JUL 11 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TROUP COUNTY 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.

LAT...LON 3317 8512 3319 8511 3319 8510 3317 8508
      3318 8506 3318 8505 3320 8502 3321 8486
      3320 8487 3320 8486 3297 8486 3297 8508
      3316 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 176DEG 6KT 3309 8498 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 9:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow28 min
Jul 11, 9:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley41 min
Jul 11, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler27 min
Jul 11, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair50 min
Jul 11, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall48 min
Jul 11, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb39 min
Jul 11, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb28 min
Jul 11, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor40 min
Jul 11, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll42 min
Jul 11, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee49 min
Jul 11, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery46 min
Jul 11, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson26 min
Jul 11, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor47 min
Jul 11, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson29 min
Jul 11, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth24 min
Jul 11, 4:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Gwinnett33 min
Jul 11, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWebster26 min
Jul 11, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton44 min
Jul 11, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett29 min
Jul 11, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion40 min
Jul 11, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette, Rockdale47 min
Jul 11, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Fulton28 min
Jul 11, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGwinnett, Rockdale, Walton17 min
Jul 11, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDouglas15 min
Jul 11, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCRockdale11 min
Jul 11, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson34 min
Jul 11, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair48 min
Jul 11, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson31 min
Jul 11, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup40 min
Jul 11, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Henry, Meriwether, Newton, Pike, Spalding52 min
Jul 11, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson45 min
Jul 11, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson38 min
Jul 11, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup37 min
Jul 11, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly36 min
Jul 11, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Jasper, Pike, Spalding33 min
Jul 11, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee36 min
Jul 11, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee13 min
Jul 11, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Lamar, Pike46 min
Jul 11, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup87 min
Jul 11, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether23 min
Jul 11, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris36 min
Jul 11, 7:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Talbot28 min

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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.