Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 2, 2017, 11:13 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 4 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
- Jan 2, 2017, 11:13 PM EST (04:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2017, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dodge County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wilcox County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 11:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Abbeville, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 233 SOUTH OF ROCHELLE. ALSO...ONE POWER POLE WAS SNAPPED AND SEVERAL WERE LEANING. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
| Jan 2, 11:23 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Rhine, GA | TREE DOWN ON A HOME AT 32 REEVES STREET IN RHINE |
| Jan 2, 11:23 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Rhine, GA | TREE DOWN ON POWER LINES AT 425 SECOND STREET. POWER OUT IN THE AREA. |
| Jan 2, 11:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Statham Shoals, GA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 129... SOUTH OF ABBEVILLE. LOCATION AND TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 10:27 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted.
537
WUUS52 KFFC 030413
SVRFFC
GAC091-235-271-315-030500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0006.170103T0413Z-170103T0500Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1113 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Pulaski County in central Georgia...
Southwestern Dodge County in central Georgia...
West central Telfair County in central Georgia...
Central Wilcox County in central Georgia...
* Until midnight EST
* At 1112 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Antioch
Church, or near Abbeville, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Eastman, Abbeville, Milan, Rhine, Union, Godwinsville, Cedar Creek,
Five Points, Ocmulgee Banks, Temperance and Browning.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM EST for central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3185 8330 3201 8341 3202 8350 3217 8338
3218 8315 3196 8298 3185 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 0412Z 233DEG 55KT 3194 8337
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
486
WWUS52 KFFC 030439
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1139 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017
GAC235-315-030448-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170103T0500Z/
Pulaski GA-Wilcox GA-
1139 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI AND
CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM EST for central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3202 8327 3206 8330 3208 8330 3209 8331
3209 8332 3210 8332 3211 8334 3213 8331
3215 8332 3217 8330 3218 8315 3196 8298
3192 8306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 217DEG 48KT 3212 8310
$$
GAC091-271-030500-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-170103T0500Z/
Dodge GA-Telfair GA-
1139 PM EST MON JAN 2 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DODGE AND WEST CENTRAL TELFAIR COUNTIES...
At 1138 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Godwinsville,
or 7 miles southeast of Eastman, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Eastman, Milan, Rhine, Union, Godwinsville and Five Points.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 300 AM EST for central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3202 8327 3206 8330 3208 8330 3209 8331
3209 8332 3210 8332 3211 8334 3213 8331
3215 8332 3217 8330 3218 8315 3196 8298
3192 8306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0438Z 217DEG 48KT 3212 8310
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 7:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 7:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 64 min |
| Jan 2, 7:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot, Taylor | 16 min |
| Jan 2, 7:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 6 hr |
| Jan 2, 8:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Taylor | 26 min |
| Jan 2, 9:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 28 min |
| Jan 2, 10:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 39 min |
| Jan 2, 11:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 44 min |
| Jan 2, 11:57 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 47 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 45 min |
| Jan 3, 12:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler | 45 min |
| Jan 3, 12:36 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:36 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 6 days |
| Jan 3, 4:06 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 72 hr |
| Jan 3, 4:06 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 30 hr |
| Jan 3, 6:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach | 40 hr |
| Jan 3, 7:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 48 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:50 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 24 hr |
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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.