Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 7, 2017, 5:24 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. 3 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
- Feb 7, 2017, 5:24 PM EST (22:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2017, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bibb County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 5:32 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Grogan, GA | MULTIPLE TREES WERE DOWN IN 4 DIFFERENT AREAS BETWEEN CROOK ROAD AND TRIBBLE ROAD. |
| Feb 7, 5:32 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Salem, GA | MULTIPLE POWER LINES WERE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 80 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 341 AND 19. |
| Feb 7, 5:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Musella, GA | MULTIPLE TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR 341 NORTH AND 42 NORTH... SOUTH OF MUSELLA. |
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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
743
WUUS52 KFFC 072224
SVRFFC
GAC021-079-207-269-293-072300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0035.170207T2224Z-170207T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
524 PM EST TUE FEB 7 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Bibb County in central Georgia...
Southern Monroe County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Upson County in west central Georgia...
Crawford County in central Georgia...
Eastern Taylor County in west central Georgia...
* Until 600 PM EST
* At 522 PM EST, severe thunderstorms extended from around Salem to
near Fickling Mill and Garden Valley, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Roberta, Reynolds, Culloden, Nakomis, Lake Tobesofkee, Jack Brown
Estates, Russellville, Brent, Musella, Potterville, Knoxville,
Lizella, Lee Pope, Salem, Sandy Point, Horns, Fickling Mill and
Logtown.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
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 3245 8417 3261 8419 3279 8426 3293 8409
3293 8406 3297 8404 3302 8399 3291 8374
3271 8370 3269 8374 3269 8377 3260 8390
3253 8403 3253 8405 3252 8404 3252 8407
3251 8407 3251 8411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 240DEG 40KT 3276 8422 3263 8416 3247 8415
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
207
WWUS52 KFFC 072241
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
541 PM EST TUE FEB 7 2017
GAC269-293-072250-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170207T2300Z/
Upson GA-Taylor GA-
541 PM EST TUE FEB 7 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN UPSON AND EASTERN
TAYLOR COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3258 8407 3263 8407 3263 8406 3264 8408
3269 8411 3268 8413 3269 8414 3280 8415
3280 8412 3290 8412 3293 8409 3293 8406
3297 8404 3302 8399 3291 8374 3271 8370
3269 8378 3254 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 237DEG 42KT 3291 8406 3277 8398 3262 8393
$$
GAC021-079-207-072300-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-170207T2300Z/
Bibb GA-Monroe GA-Crawford GA-
541 PM EST TUE FEB 7 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST
FOR WESTERN BIBB...SOUTHERN MONROE AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...
At 540 PM EST, severe thunderstorms extended from near Culloden to
near Sandy Point to Lee Pope, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Roberta, Culloden, Nakomis, Lake Tobesofkee, Jack Brown Estates,
Russellville, Brent, Musella, Knoxville, Lizella, Lee Pope, Sandy
Point and Horns.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
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 3258 8407 3263 8407 3263 8406 3264 8408
3269 8411 3268 8413 3269 8414 3280 8415
3280 8412 3290 8412 3293 8409 3293 8406
3297 8404 3302 8399 3291 8374 3271 8370
3269 8378 3254 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 237DEG 42KT 3291 8406 3277 8398 3262 8393
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 44 min |
| Feb 7, 3:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade | 50 min |
| Feb 7, 3:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot and 1 more | 40 min |
| Feb 7, 4:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, Taylor | 48 min |
| Feb 7, 4:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 46 min |
| Feb 7, 4:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 42 min |
| Feb 7, 5:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor, Upson | 26 min |
| Feb 7, 5:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 37 min |
| Feb 7, 5:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon | 25 min |
| Feb 7, 5:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 37 min |
| Feb 7, 5:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Sumter | 41 min |
| Feb 7, 5:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 31 min |
| Feb 7, 5:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Peach | 43 min |
| Feb 7, 5:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 32 min |
| Feb 7, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Feb 7, 6:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 41 min |
| Feb 7, 6:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Hancock, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Feb 7, 6:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 49 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.