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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 25, 2018Murray County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2018, 2:30 PM EDT for Murray County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report 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 25, 2018, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2018, 2:56 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Murray County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 25, 2:32 PM EDTHAIL 12 N Chatsworth, GAPUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER-SIZED HAIL BETWEEN ETON AND CHATSWORTH. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 157 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 2018-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1416 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 2018-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1416 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1094 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

240 
WUUS52 KFFC 251830
SVRFFC
GAC213-251915-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0164.180625T1830Z-180625T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
230 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Murray County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chatsworth, 
  moving east at 10 mph.

  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...
  Chatsworth and Fort Mountain State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and frequent cloud to ground lightning 
is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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 3479 8462 3478 8464 3476 8464 3470 8467
      3475 8484 3481 8482 3483 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 272DEG 7KT 3478 8479 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
2 follow-up statements
520 
WWUS52 KFFC 251846
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
246 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2018

GAC213-251915-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-180625T1915Z/
Murray GA-
246 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MURRAY COUNTY...

At 246 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was centered 2 miles northeast 
of Chatsworth, moving east at 10 mph.

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...
Chatsworth and Fort Mountain State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3479 8462 3478 8464 3476 8464 3470 8467
      3475 8484 3477 8479 3482 8475 3483 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 275DEG 11KT 3478 8473 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
101 
WWUS52 KFFC 251856
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
256 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2018

GAC213-251906-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-180625T1915Z/
Murray GA-
256 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MURRAY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds 
to 35 mph are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3479 8462 3478 8464 3476 8464 3470 8467
      3475 8484 3477 8479 3482 8475 3483 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 272DEG 7KT 3478 8471 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 8:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Putnam37 min
Jun 24, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren43 min
Jun 24, 8:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes33 min
Jun 24, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes42 min
Jun 24, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTaliaferro35 min
Jun 24, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock47 min
Jun 24, 9:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington37 min
Jun 24, 9:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro, Warren44 min
Jun 24, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson32 min
Jun 25, 4:26 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCBibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge and 28 more16 hr
Jun 25, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPeach35 min
Jun 25, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette34 min
Jun 25, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton31 min
Jun 25, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Fulton33 min
Jun 25, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether28 min
Jun 25, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette27 min
Jun 25, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd36 min
Jun 25, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray34 min
Jun 25, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSpalding32 min
Jun 25, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield25 min
Jun 25, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett31 min
Jun 25, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray30 min
Jun 25, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether27 min
Jun 25, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield26 min
Jun 25, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer32 min
Jun 25, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCNewton31 min
Jun 25, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton33 min
Jun 25, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike, Spalding29 min
Jun 25, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon25 min
Jun 25, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker24 min
Jun 25, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCNewton, Walton25 min
Jun 25, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin32 min
Jun 25, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar25 min
Jun 25, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper35 min
Jun 25, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker33 min
Jun 25, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens31 min
Jun 25, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion23 min
Jun 25, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield35 min
Jun 25, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Newton16 min
Jun 25, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield31 min
Jun 25, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Cherokee30 min
Jun 25, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Monroe, Upson42 min
Jun 25, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson23 min
Jun 25, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper27 min
Jun 25, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart39 min
Jun 25, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray23 min
Jun 25, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Forsyth33 min
Jun 25, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall, White29 min
Jun 25, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Monroe29 min
Jun 25, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll27 min
Jun 25, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson26 min
Jun 25, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Douglas35 min
Jun 25, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett37 min
Jun 25, 4:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Hall36 min
Jun 25, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford30 min
Jun 25, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Hall, Jackson48 min
Jun 25, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta31 min
Jun 25, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon41 min
Jun 25, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWebster37 min
Jun 25, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones31 min
Jun 25, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Fulton31 min
Jun 25, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton and 2 more41 min
Jun 25, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Jackson, Madison50 min
Jun 25, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Fulton, Henry40 min
Jun 25, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Schley48 min
Jun 25, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette29 min
Jun 25, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes31 min
Jun 25, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike30 min
Jun 25, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley26 min
Jun 25, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris40 min
Jun 25, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon49 min
Jun 25, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington30 min
Jun 25, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes28 min
Jun 25, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs27 min
Jun 25, 6:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike, Upson51 min
Jun 25, 6:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee31 min
Jun 25, 7:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge29 min
Jun 25, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp36 min
Jun 25, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson30 min
Jun 25, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens38 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.