Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2018, 4:19 PM EDT for Muscogee County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2018, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Muscogee County, GA
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1197 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
581
WUUS52 KFFC 092019
SVRFFC
GAC215-092100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0116.180609T2019Z-180609T2100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
419 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Muscogee County in west central Georgia...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fortson, or 8
miles northeast of Columbus, and is nearly stationary.
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...
Saint Marys Hills, Edgewood, Flat Rock, Highland Park, Laurel
Hills, Kenwood, Midland, Vista Terrace and Columbus Metropolitan
Airport.
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 3259 8502 3260 8491 3258 8491 3258 8480
3247 8477 3244 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 344DEG 3KT 3258 8492
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 9, 1:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 1:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 157 PM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018 .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 343 AM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018/ SHORT TERM /Today through Sunday/... Northern Gulf upper low will continue to dampen and drift northward into the area, which will linger a more moist and conditionally unstable regime through the weekend. Convective development will again be initially diurnally driven for most areas with chance pops for the afternoon and likely pops in the NE mtns for orographic enhancement. We could again see a few strong to severe storms given SBCAPE expected to be close to 2000-2500 J/kg and if stronger updrafts/elevated cores get extra forcing from any converging outflow boundaries later. Sunday looks to be pretty much a repeat of today given little change to the airmass. Temps also will be near normal both days with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s for most areas. Baker LONG TERM /Sunday Night through Friday/... A tropical airmass will remain over the CWA through the long term. Each day will see scattered to possibly numerous thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. The GFS continues to show a tropical system moving into the northern Gulf by the end of the week, however the ECMWF and Canadian are showing a H5 High over the southeast with no tropical system. Will maintain a ECMWF/Canadian solution. 17 && .AVIATION... 18Z Update... Generally VFR conditions expected through the period. Afternoon convection has initiated and expect the main period of TS concern to be through 02Z. For now have TEMPO TS with VRB10G20KT for 18-22Z, but this will need to be adjusted through the afternoon. Repeat expected for Sunday, so have already added PROB30 for Sunday afternoon at KATL. Winds have shifted west and are expected to stay W-NW at 6kt or less. Patchy MVFR visibilities are possible after 08-10Z. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... High on all elements. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 89 69 90 70 / 30 30 30 30 Atlanta 88 71 88 71 / 40 40 40 40 Blairsville 83 63 84 65 / 60 40 40 30 Cartersville 88 68 89 69 / 40 30 30 30 Columbus 90 72 90 72 / 40 30 50 40 Gainesville 86 68 88 70 / 40 30 30 30 Macon 90 70 91 70 / 40 30 40 30 Rome 89 68 90 69 / 40 20 40 40 Peachtree City 89 68 89 69 / 40 30 50 40 Vidalia 89 71 91 72 / 30 30 50 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...31 LONG TERM....17 AVIATION...31
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 11:56 AM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1156 AM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-101600- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 1156 AM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms can be expected this afternoon and into this evening. A few storms could be strong, although a severe storm is not out of the question, with the main hazards being gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... There is a chance of thunderstorms each day, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could be strong with gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
248 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
GAZ104-091930-
Sumter GA-
248 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SUMTER COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
At 247 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Americus...moving east
at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Americus, New Era, Huntington and Methvins.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
LAT...LON 3206 8428 3213 8426 3211 8402 3199 8412
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 288DEG 6KT 3207 8422
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 2:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
250 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
GAZ102-091930-
Stewart GA-
250 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN STEWART COUNTY UNTIL
330 PM EDT...
At 249 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Twin Springs, or 12
miles north of Georgetown...moving east at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Omaha, Charles, Sanford and Providence Canyon State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
LAT...LON 3194 8495 3195 8496 3198 8496 3198 8502
3197 8504 3199 8504 3199 8507 3202 8505
3206 8506 3209 8504 3213 8506 3216 8503
3213 8481 3192 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 288DEG 6KT 3206 8506
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 3:19 PM EDT, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
GAZ053-054-092000-
Fayette GA-Coweta GA-
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND
SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
At 319 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Peachtree City, or 10
miles southwest of Fayetteville...moving south at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Peachtree City, Senoia, Brooks, Sharpsburg, Turin and Starrs Mill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
LAT...LON 3342 8464 3344 8452 3328 8446 3326 8465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 346DEG 6KT 3337 8460
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 3:51 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
351 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
GAZ054>057-092030-
Fayette GA-Clayton GA-Spalding GA-Henry GA-
351 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN FAYETTE...SOUTHERN
CLAYTON...NORTHERN SPALDING AND WESTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM
EDT...
At 350 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Woolsey, or near
Fayetteville. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Sunny Side, Birdie, Vaughn, Atlanta Motor Speedway and Experiment.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
LAT...LON 3340 8440 3340 8433 3330 8425 3326 8441
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 345DEG 3KT 3337 8438
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 4:03 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
403 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
GAZ106-108-092045-
Crisp GA-Wilcox GA-
403 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRISP AND
SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
At 403 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Arabi, or 9 miles
north of Ashburn. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Arabi and Hatley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
LAT...LON 3181 8381 3188 8381 3193 8360 3185 8356
3185 8361 3180 8361 3180 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 345DEG 3KT 3184 8369
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 9, 4:16 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
416 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
GAZ089-092100-
Muscogee GA-
416 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MUSCOGEE COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM
EDT...
At 416 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Fortson, or 8 miles
northeast of Columbus. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Saint Marys Hills, Edgewood, Flat Rock, Highland Park, Laurel Hills,
Kenwood, Midland, Vista Terrace and Columbus Metropolitan Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
LAT...LON 3259 8502 3260 8491 3258 8491 3258 8480
3247 8477 3244 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 344DEG 3KT 3258 8493
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Webster | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sumter | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 25 min |
| Jun 9, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.