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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 296, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 20, 2017Jefferson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2017, 11:04 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
Jul 20, 2017, 11:04 PM EDT (03:04 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2017, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Jefferson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:05 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
Jul 20, 11:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMatthews, GANUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS DOWN SOUTHWEST OF KEYS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 207 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 00:00Z on 2017-07-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1344 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2017-07-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1344 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

688 
WUUS52 KFFC 210304
SVRFFC
GAC163-210330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0296.170721T0304Z-170721T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1104 PM EDT THU JUL 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

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

* Until 1130 PM EDT

* At 1103 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Keysville,
  or 15 miles southwest of Fort Gordon, moving west 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...
  Matthews and Stellaville. 

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 3321 8225 3317 8226 3316 8235 3329 8234
      3328 8230 3327 8228 3327 8226 3323 8224
      3323 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0303Z 099DEG 6KT 3321 8225 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson29 min
Jul 20, 11:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCRichmond31 min
Jul 21, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion28 min
Jul 21, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns30 min
Jul 21, 2:44 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 31 more27 hr
Jul 21, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Wheeler31 min
Jul 21, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair32 min
Jul 21, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel39 min
Jul 21, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion37 min
Jul 21, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler33 min
Jul 21, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge45 min
Jul 21, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens36 min
Jul 21, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin34 min
Jul 21, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon32 min
Jul 21, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp27 min
Jul 21, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs49 min
Jul 21, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart, Webster31 min
Jul 21, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox30 min
Jul 21, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp35 min
Jul 21, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly26 min
Jul 21, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWebster37 min
Jul 21, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington26 min
Jul 21, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPutnam37 min
Jul 21, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon33 min
Jul 21, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.