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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 22, 2018Coweta County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2018, 6:15 PM EDT for Coweta County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 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
Jun 22, 2018, 6:15 PM EDT (22:15 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2018, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Coweta County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 6:16 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 W Lagrange, GAMULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ON ROANOKE RD JUST WEST OF VERNON STREET.
Jun 22, 6:17 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ssw Lagrange, GAA TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON TROUP STREET NEAR LUKKEN INDUSTRIAL DRIVE.
Jun 22, 6:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Lagrange, GAREPORTS VIA TWITTER SHOW MULTIPLE LARGE SOFTWOOD TREES SNAPPED AT THE BASE IN THE AREA OF LAGRANGE COLLEGE.
Jun 22, 6:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Corinth, GAA TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON HAMMETT RD AT JOHNSON RD.
Jun 22, 6:48 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ene Grantville, GAA TREE AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ON LWRY RD NEAR HIGHWAY 29.

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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 40 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 55 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
55 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-234 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

111 
WUUS52 KFFC 222215
SVRFFC
GAC077-199-285-222300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0147.180622T2215Z-180622T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
615 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
  Troup County in west central Georgia...
  Southeastern Coweta County in west central Georgia...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over LaGrange,
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  LaGrange, Greenville, Hogansville, Grantville, Luthersville,
  Moreland, Lone Oak, Gay, Mountville, Cannonville, Louise,
  Odessadale, Stovall, Piedmont Heights, Harrisonville, Hillcrest,
  Big Springs, Wares Crossroads, Rocky Mount and Saint Marks.

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 3335 8467 3312 8452 3309 8453 3308 8451
      3307 8453 3306 8452 3304 8454 3302 8454
      3287 8511 3287 8516 3295 8520 3308 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 244DEG 37KT 3304 8506 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
574 
WWUS52 KFFC 222244
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
644 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2018

GAC077-199-285-222300-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-180622T2300Z/
Meriwether GA-Troup GA-Coweta GA-
644 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MERIWETHER...NORTHEASTERN TROUP AND SOUTHEASTERN COWETA
COUNTIES...

At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lone Oak, or 12
miles northwest of Greenville, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 to 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Hogansville, Grantville, Luthersville, Moreland, Lone Oak, Alvaton,
Rocky Mount, Saint Marks and Wooster.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3335 8467 3315 8454 3307 8491 3320 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 237DEG 31KT 3318 8483 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel24 min
Jun 22, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa41 min
Jun 22, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa51 min
Jun 22, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Paulding41 min
Jun 22, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan, Newton39 min
Jun 22, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield23 min
Jun 22, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb42 min
Jun 22, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin41 min
Jun 22, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Forsyth52 min
Jun 22, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall32 min
Jun 22, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Douglas, Paulding28 min
Jun 22, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Gwinnett49 min
Jun 22, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe46 min
Jun 22, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Douglas, Fulton24 min
Jun 22, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin37 min
Jun 22, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas51 min
Jun 22, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Wilkes44 min
Jun 22, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup39 min
Jun 22, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton49 min
Jun 22, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb45 min
Jun 22, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Barrow, Jackson50 min
Jun 22, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard32 min
Jun 22, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Heard27 min
Jun 22, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Rockdale, Walton37 min
Jun 22, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee39 min
Jun 22, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike and 1 more35 min
Jun 22, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton42 min
Jun 22, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee, Walton51 min
Jun 22, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe27 min
Jun 22, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more53 min
Jun 22, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield43 min
Jun 22, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes35 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.