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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 25, 2018Bleckley County, Dodge County, Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2018, 6:24 PM EDT for Bleckley County, Dodge County, Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 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, 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2018, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 51 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

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 167 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted.

651 
WUUS52 KFFC 252224
SVRFFC
GAC023-091-175-252315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0052.180525T2224Z-180525T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
624 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Laurens County in central Georgia...
  Northwestern Dodge County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Bleckley County in central Georgia...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 624 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gresston, or
  near Eastman, moving north at 10 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, Dubois, Gresston, Plainfield, Empire, Yonkers,
  Goldsboro, Rebie, Roddy and Rowland.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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 3223 8311 3224 8331 3244 8333 3251 8319
      3244 8306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 186DEG 9KT 3229 8321 

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, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly, Houston, Macon	35 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, 6:42 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.