Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT for Dooly County, Houston County, Macon County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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
- May 25, 2018, 4:55 PM EDT (20:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2018, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dooly County, GA, Houston County, GA, Macon County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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 nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 644 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
240
WUUS52 KFFC 252055
SVRFFC
GAC093-153-193-252130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0049.180525T2055Z-180525T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
455 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Macon County in west central Georgia...
North central Dooly County in central Georgia...
Southwestern Houston County in central Georgia...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Henderson, or
10 miles east of Oglethorpe, and is nearly stationary.
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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
east central Macon...north central Dooly and southwestern Houston
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous 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 3226 8380 3225 8393 3237 8397 3242 8390
3241 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 159DEG 1KT 3230 8387
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
240
WWUS52 KFFC 252117
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
517 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
GAC093-153-193-252130-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-180525T2130Z/
Macon GA-Dooly GA-Houston GA-
517 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL MACON...NORTH CENTRAL DOOLY AND SOUTHWESTERN HOUSTON
COUNTIES...
At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Henderson, or
11 miles east of Oglethorpe, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...mainly rural areas of east central
Macon...north central Dooly and southwestern Houston Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3226 8380 3225 8393 3237 8397 3242 8390
3241 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 159DEG 1KT 3231 8387
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 43 min |
| May 24, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Henry | 41 min |
| May 24, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 27 min |
| May 24, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 46 min |
| May 25, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 32 min |
| May 25, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 37 min |
| May 25, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 33 min |
| May 25, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 24 min |
| May 25, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 28 min |
| May 25, 4:30 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach | 13 hr |
| May 25, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 26 min |
| May 25, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 31 min |
| May 25, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 24 min |
| May 25, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 50 min |
| May 25, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 38 min |
| May 25, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 51 min |
| May 25, 6:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon | 6 hr |
| May 25, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 46 min |
| May 25, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.