Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 270, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2018, 4:34 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 41 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
- Jul 22, 2018, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bleckley County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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 22, 4:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S District Path, GA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 96 NEAR LONGSTREET RD. |
| Jul 22, 4:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Danville, GA | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN DANVILLE; COOL SPRINGS RD NEAR HWY 80, LUCKY CHAPLE RD. |
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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 317 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
363
WUUS52 KFFC 222034
SVRFFC
GAC023-091-175-289-319-222115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0270.180722T2034Z-180722T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
434 PM EDT SUN JUL 22 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Laurens County in central Georgia...
South central Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
Northern Dodge County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Twiggs County in central Georgia...
Northern Bleckley County in central Georgia...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 434 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cary, or 9
miles south of Jeffersonville, moving east at 20 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...
Chester, Dexter, Dudley, Danville, Montrose, Allentown,
Tarversville, District Path, Goldsboro, Rebie, Cary and Rowland.
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 3249 8346 3264 8341 3263 8303 3242 8297
3236 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 287DEG 19KT 3254 8332
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 33 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, 4:56 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.