Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 202, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2018, 1:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 50 min. 2 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 28, 2018, 1:55 PM EDT (17:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2018, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Meriwether County, GA, Pike County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Sunnyside, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN IN THE ROADWAY BLOCKING BOTH DIRECTION ON HIGHWAY 74 AT PICKARD ROAD. |
| Jun 28, 2:01 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Sunnyside, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN IN THE ROADWAY BLOCKING BOTH LANES ON HIGHWAY 36 AT ANTLER ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 11:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 1102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 778 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted.
158
WUUS52 KFFC 281755
SVRFFC
GAC199-231-263-293-281845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0202.180628T1755Z-180628T1845Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
155 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
Southern Pike County in west central Georgia...
Western Upson County in west central Georgia...
Talbot County in west central Georgia...
* Until 245 PM EDT.
* At 155 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Molena, or 9
miles southwest of Zebulon, moving south at 30 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...
Thomaston, Talbotton, Manchester, Woodland, Molena, Meansville,
Junction City, Sunset Village, Lincoln Park, Atwater, Baldwinville,
Lifsey Springs, Flint Hill, Po Biddy Crossroads, Sprewell Bluff
State Park, Crest, Pleasant Hill, Sunnyside, Prattsburg and Hannahs
Mill.
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 3284 8469 3310 8443 3305 8428 3273 8429
3272 8434 3268 8434 3268 8437 3264 8438
3261 8441 3257 8441 3272 8468 3274 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 016DEG 27KT 3300 8444
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 29 min |
| Jun 27, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 24 min |
| Jun 27, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 24 min |
| Jun 27, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Polk | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 11:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 24 min |
| Jun 28, 5:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and 2 more | 36 min |
| Jun 28, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 7:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 7:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 25 min |
| Jun 28, 8:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Towns, Union | 26 min |
| Jun 28, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Cherokee, Clarke, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett and 5 more | 38 min |
| Jun 28, 9:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Jackson | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 9:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 26 min |
| Jun 28, 9:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Oconee, Walton | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 9:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin | 27 min |
| Jun 28, 10:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Jackson | 23 min |
| Jun 28, 10:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 10:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 48 min |
| Jun 28, 10:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Oconee | 24 min |
| Jun 28, 10:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens and 1 more | 40 min |
| Jun 28, 11:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett, Oconee, Walton | 27 min |
| Jun 28, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 26 min |
| Jun 28, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 41 min |
| Jun 28, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Walker and 1 more | 60 min |
| Jun 28, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Rockdale | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 23 min |
| Jun 28, 12:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 26 min |
| Jun 28, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 12:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 6 hr |
| Jun 28, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker | 48 min |
| Jun 28, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Fayette, Lamar, Spalding | 27 min |
| Jun 28, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 24 min |
| Jun 28, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 36 min |
| Jun 28, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Upson | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Polk, Walker | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Johnson, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Laurens, Peach, Pulaski | 32 min |
| Jun 28, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Heard | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 50 min |
| Jun 28, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Marion, Taylor | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Pulaski | 41 min |
| Jun 28, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Troup | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Telfair, Wilcox | 39 min |
| Jun 28, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Schley, Sumter | 33 min |
| Jun 28, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 30 min |
| Jun 28, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 24 min |
| Jun 28, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 31 min |
| Jun 28, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Sumter | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 44 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.