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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 299, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2017, 8:55 PM EDT for Greene County, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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 23, 2017, 8:55 PM EDT (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2017, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Greene County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 9:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Philomath, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF CRAWFORDVILLE RD AND SIMS CROSS RD. |
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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 759 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1389 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
601
WUUS52 KFFC 240055
SVRFFC
GAC133-221-240145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0299.170724T0055Z-170724T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
855 PM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Greene County in east central Georgia...
South central Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 945 PM EDT
* At 855 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Penfield, or
7 miles north of Greensboro, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Greensboro, Union Point, Woodville, White Plains, Siloam, Maxeys,
Stephens, Penfield, Philomath and Daniel Springs.
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 3364 8297 3362 8298 3363 8299 3362 8300
3360 8299 3358 8301 3349 8298 3346 8303
3364 8330 3385 8312 3373 8295 3369 8300
3366 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 301DEG 17KT 3368 8317
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
774
WWUS52 KFFC 240119
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
919 PM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017
GAC221-240129-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0299.000000T0000Z-170724T0145Z/
Oglethorpe GA-
919 PM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL OGLETHORPE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3364 8297 3362 8298 3363 8299 3362 8300
3360 8299 3358 8301 3357 8301 3350 8298
3348 8299 3346 8303 3360 8321 3370 8312
3371 8305 3366 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 301DEG 17KT 3362 8305
$$
GAC133-240145-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0299.000000T0000Z-170724T0145Z/
Greene GA-
919 PM EDT SUN JUL 23 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY...
At 919 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Union Point, or
8 miles northeast of Greensboro, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Greensboro, Union Point, Woodville, White Plains, Siloam and Daniel
Springs.
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 3364 8297 3362 8298 3363 8299 3362 8300
3360 8299 3358 8301 3357 8301 3350 8298
3348 8299 3346 8303 3360 8321 3370 8312
3371 8305 3366 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 0119Z 301DEG 17KT 3362 8305
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe | 25 min |
| Jul 23, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 39 min |
| Jul 23, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 49 min |
| Jul 23, 10:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 24 min |
| Jul 23, 10:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 32 min |
| Jul 24, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Monroe | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 52 min |
| Jul 24, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 46 min |
| Jul 24, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 26 min |
| Jul 24, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 51 min |
| Jul 24, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 42 min |
| Jul 24, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Newton | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 5:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Henry | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike, Upson | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 40 min |
| Jul 24, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 35 min |
| Jul 24, 7:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Harris, Macon, Peach, Talbot, Taylor | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Houston, Macon, Peach, Schley, Taylor | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 46 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.