Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 20, 2018, 2:46 AM EDT for Emanuel County, Jefferson County, Washington County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2018, 2:46 AM EDT (06:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2018, 3:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:48 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 9:08 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
968
WUUS52 KFFC 200646
SVRFFC
GAC107-163-303-200730-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0028.180320T0646Z-180320T0730Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
246 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Emanuel County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Washington County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Jefferson County in east central Georgia...
* Until 330 AM EDT
* At 246 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles south of Vidette to near Riddleville, moving
east at 55 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...
Louisville, Wadley, Davisboro, Bartow, Riddleville, Three Points,
Moxley, Blundale and Colemans Lake.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for east central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3274 8244 3276 8243 3277 8247 3282 8253
3282 8256 3280 8260 3290 8283 3297 8259
3298 8228 3293 8227 3284 8232 3283 8230
3283 8226 3280 8221 3282 8215 3277 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 277DEG 46KT 3294 8226 3290 8271
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
326
WWUS52 KFFC 200708
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
308 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018
GAC107-163-303-200730-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180320T0730Z/
Emanuel GA-Washington GA-Jefferson GA-
308 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL EMANUEL...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN
JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
At 308 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wadley, or 9
miles south of Louisville, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Wadley, Bartow, Blundale, Three Points, Moxley and Colemans Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for east central
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3274 8244 3276 8243 3277 8247 3282 8253
3282 8256 3280 8260 3284 8270 3290 8251
3298 8228 3293 8227 3284 8232 3283 8230
3283 8226 3280 8221 3282 8215 3277 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 284DEG 42KT 3287 8237
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$920
WWUS52 KFFC 200728
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
328 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018
GAC107-163-303-200738-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180320T0730Z/
Emanuel GA-Washington GA-Jefferson GA-
328 AM EDT TUE MAR 20 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EMANUEL...
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 330 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for
east central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3274 8244 3276 8243 3277 8247 3282 8253
3282 8256 3280 8260 3284 8270 3290 8251
3298 8228 3293 8227 3284 8232 3283 8230
3283 8226 3280 8221 3282 8215 3277 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 0728Z 277DEG 46KT 3284 8208
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 39 min |
| Mar 19, 9:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 9:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Haralson | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 10:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 43 min |
| Mar 19, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 24 min |
| Mar 19, 10:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 52 min |
| Mar 19, 10:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 10:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Haralson, Heard | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Newton and 3 more | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 26 min |
| Mar 19, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton and 2 more | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Rockdale | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Walton | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 40 min |
| Mar 20, 12:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 48 min |
| Mar 20, 12:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Coweta, Heard, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether and 5 more | 43 min |
| Mar 20, 1:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Warren, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 1:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Pike and 1 more | 51 min |
| Mar 20, 1:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Washington | 52 min |
| Mar 20, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Troup | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Jones, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike and 2 more | 25 min |
| Mar 20, 3:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Upson | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 3:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 3:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 4:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 5:55 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 37 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 28 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.