Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 320, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2017, 1:25 PM EDT for Houston County, Macon County, Peach County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 min. 5 reports 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
- Aug 31, 2017, 1:25 PM EDT (17:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2017, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Houston County, GA, Macon County, GA, Peach County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 1:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Neal, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON TOOMER RD NEAR INTERSECTION WITH GA-224. |
| Aug 31, 1:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shady Grove, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON POWERLINES ON JOHNSON COURT. |
| Aug 31, 1:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Warner Robins, GA | POWER LINES DOWN ON THE 200 BLOCK OF N PLEASANT HILL RD |
| Aug 31, 1:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Quail Meadow, GA | POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD AT THE 100 BLOCK OF COVEY DRIVE. |
| Aug 31, 1:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bonaire, GA | POWER LINES DOWN ON 100 BLOCK OF ALLEN WAY. |
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 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 716 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.4
The text
As transmitted.
255
WUUS52 KFFC 311725
SVRFFC
GAC153-193-225-311815-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0320.170831T1725Z-170831T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
125 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Macon County in west central Georgia...
Southeastern Peach County in central Georgia...
Houston County in central Georgia...
* Until 215 PM EDT
* At 125 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Saint Louis,
or near Perry, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Perry, Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Marshallville, Robins Air
Force Base, Saint Louis, Meadowdale, Sand Bed, Houston Lake, Grove
Park, Lakewood, Powerville, Moss Oak, Elberta, Bonaire, Miami
Valley, Henderson and Kathleen.
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 3246 8397 3269 8369 3268 8367 3267 8363
3266 8362 3266 8356 3263 8354 3261 8355
3260 8354 3258 8354 3257 8355 3254 8354
3253 8354 3250 8351 3230 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 1725Z 229DEG 26KT 3244 8383
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
685
WWUS52 KFFC 311735
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
135 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017
GAC193-311745-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-170831T1815Z/
Macon GA-
135 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3238 8386 3238 8384 3247 8385 3249 8388
3249 8392 3248 8392 3249 8393 3250 8392
3269 8369 3266 8362 3266 8356 3263 8354
3261 8355 3258 8354 3257 8355 3253 8354
3250 8352 3230 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 232DEG 28KT 3248 8372
$$
GAC153-225-311815-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-170831T1815Z/
Peach GA-Houston GA-
135 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PEACH AND HOUSTON COUNTIES...
At 135 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Perry, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Perry, Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Robins Air Force Base,
Meadowdale, Sand Bed, Houston Lake, Grove Park, Lakewood, Powerville,
Moss Oak, Elberta, Bonaire, Miami Valley, Henderson and Kathleen.
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 3238 8386 3238 8384 3247 8385 3249 8388
3249 8392 3248 8392 3249 8393 3250 8392
3269 8369 3266 8362 3266 8356 3263 8354
3261 8355 3258 8354 3257 8355 3253 8354
3250 8352 3230 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 232DEG 28KT 3248 8372
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$203
WWUS52 KFFC 311746
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
146 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017
GAC153-225-311815-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0320.000000T0000Z-170831T1815Z/
Peach GA-Houston GA-
146 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PEACH AND CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTIES...
At 146 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bonaire, or 7
miles northeast of Perry, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Perry, Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Robins Air Force Base,
Meadowdale, Sand Bed, Houston Lake, Grove Park, Lakewood, Moss Oak,
Elberta, Bonaire, Miami Valley, Kathleen and Powerville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3246 8379 3258 8382 3269 8369 3266 8362
3266 8356 3263 8354 3261 8355 3258 8354
3257 8355 3253 8354 3250 8352 3235 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 229DEG 26KT 3254 8364
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 24 min |
| Aug 31, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon | 28 min |
| Aug 31, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski | 47 min |
| Aug 31, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Wilcox | 26 min |
| Aug 31, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Washington, Wilcox | 27 min |
| Aug 31, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 3:38 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 18 more | 28 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 23 min |
| Aug 31, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 16 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.