Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2018, 8:42 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 33 min. 10 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
- Jul 21, 2018, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2018, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Barrow County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Madison County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:42 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 7 W Athens, GA | 7 MILES WEST OF ATHENS |
| Jul 21, 8:45 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nne Beechwood Hills, GA | QUARTER INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PRICE AVENUE AND SUNSET DRIVE. |
| Jul 21, 8:45 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | 1 N Beechwood Hills, GA | HEN EGG HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SUNSET DRIVE AND EDWARDS. |
| Jul 21, 8:50 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 N Athens, GA | GOLF BALL HAIL REPORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Jul 21, 8:52 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 Wsw Oconee Heights, GA | HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED WITH SOMW LARGER STONES REPOTED, POSSIBLY UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZED. |
| Jul 21, 9:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Athens, GA | PIECE OF SHEET METAL FLEW INTO THE ECOLOGY BUILDING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. SEVERAL TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE AREA. |
| Jul 21, 9:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Athens, GA | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN. TREES REPORTED ON 2 TO 3 HOMES. NO INURIES OR ENTRAPMENTS REPORTED. |
| Jul 21, 9:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Winterville, GA | SEVERAL TREES AND LINES DOWNED IN WINTERVILLE. ONE OFF MOORES GROVE ROAD AND ANOTHER SOUTH OF THE CITY PARK ALONG WITH A COUPLE DOWN IN TOWN. |
| Jul 21, 9:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 Nnw Dunlap, GA | CITY HALL EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE HAIL AT THEIR HOME EAST OF WINTERVILLE. |
| Jul 21, 9:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 Nnw Dunlap, GA | CITY HALL EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE HAIL AT THEIR HOME EAST OF WINTERVILLE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 2306 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 902 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted.
818
WUUS52 KFFC 220042
SVRFFC
GAC013-059-157-195-219-221-220115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0265.180722T0042Z-180722T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
842 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Oconee County in northeastern Georgia...
Southeastern Barrow County in north central Georgia...
Clarke County in northeastern Georgia...
Southeastern Jackson County in northeastern Georgia...
Northwestern Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia...
Southwestern Madison County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 842 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bogart, or 9
miles west of Athens, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Watkinsville, Athens, Statham, Winterville, Bogart, Colbert,
Arnoldsville, Hull, Athens-Clarke County, Whitehall, Westgate Park,
James Holland Youth Sports Cmpx, Bear Creek Reservoir, Diamond
Hill, Beechwood Hills, Sandy Creek Recreation Area, Oconee Heights,
Eastville, Barnett Shoals and Barretts Mill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows!
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 3383 8322 3386 8359 3388 8358 3388 8361
3389 8363 3391 8364 3391 8365 3392 8365
3400 8366 3408 8321
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 265DEG 41KT 3395 8354
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
961
WWUS52 KFFC 220055
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
855 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2018
GAC013-220104-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-180722T0115Z/
Barrow GA-
855 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARROW COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for
northeastern Georgia.
LAT...LON 3383 8322 3392 8353 3401 8354 3408 8321
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 262DEG 24KT 3396 8343
$$
GAC059-157-195-219-221-220115-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-180722T0115Z/
Oconee GA-Clarke GA-Jackson GA-Oglethorpe GA-Madison GA-
855 PM EDT SAT JUL 21 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN OCONEE...CLARKE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...
NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES...
At 854 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Beechwood
Hills, or near Athens, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Athens, Winterville, Bogart, Colbert, Arnoldsville, Hull,
Athens-Clarke County, Whitehall, Westgate Park, James Holland Youth
Sports Cmpx, Bear Creek Reservoir, Diamond Hill, Beechwood Hills,
Sandy Creek Recreation Area, Oconee Heights, Barretts Mill, Dunlap
and State Botanical Garden Of Ga.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3383 8322 3392 8353 3401 8354 3408 8321
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 262DEG 24KT 3396 8343
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, Walton | 23 min |
| Jul 21, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 22 min |
| Jul 21, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 11 min |
| Jul 21, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Walton | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 44 min |
| Jul 21, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 11:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 11:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 16 min |
| Jul 22, 12:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | McDuffie | 17 min |
| Jul 22, 12:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 1:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 1:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 24 min |
| Jul 22, 1:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 2:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 4:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 21 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 36 min |
| Jul 22, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 44 min |
| Jul 22, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 41 min |
| Jul 22, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 46 min |
| Jul 22, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Candler | 10 min |
| Jul 22, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 37 min |
| Jul 22, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 21 min |
| Jul 22, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 33 min |
| Jul 22, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 27 min |
| Jul 22, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 30 min |
| Jul 22, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 43 min |
| Jul 22, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Jackson | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 29 min |
| Jul 22, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 38 min |
| Jul 22, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 17 min |
| Jul 22, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 25 min |
| Jul 22, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oglethorpe | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 41 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.