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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 28, 2018Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2018, 4:13 PM EDT for Telfair County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 3 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
May 28, 2018, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2018, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 4:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Mcrae, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON A POWERLINE ON EAST WILLOW CREEK LANE.
May 28, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Towns, GATREE DOWN ALONG FARMERS RD.
May 28, 4:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMcrae, GANUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF MCRAE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 202 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2018-05-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1018 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2018-05-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 133 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1018 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
3.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

024 
WUUS52 KFFC 282013
SVRFFC
GAC271-309-282100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0053.180528T2013Z-180528T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
413 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Telfair County in central Georgia...
  Western Wheeler County in central Georgia...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 413 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Snipesville,
  or 10 miles west of Hazlehurst, moving north at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  McRae, Alamo, Helena, Lumber City, Milan, Scotland, Towns, Horse
  Creek Wma, Spring Hill, Little Ocmulgee State Park and Workmore.

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 3196 8313 3211 8296 3212 8295 3214 8295
      3215 8293 3213 8293 3218 8287 3219 8288
      3220 8286 3225 8279 3191 8268 3186 8276
      3186 8278 3185 8279 3184 8278 3182 8281
      3182 8284 3178 8287
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 160DEG 31KT 3184 8278 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
203 
WWUS52 KFFC 282031
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
431 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2018

GAC271-309-282100-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-180528T2100Z/
Telfair GA-Wheeler GA-
431 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL TELFAIR AND WESTERN WHEELER COUNTIES...

At 431 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Scotland, or
near McRae, moving north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
McRae, Alamo, Helena, Milan, Scotland, Towns, Spring Hill, Little
Ocmulgee State Park and Workmore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3211 8296 3212 8295 3214 8295 3215 8293
      3213 8293 3218 8287 3219 8288 3220 8286
      3225 8279 3197 8270 3188 8286 3201 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 161DEG 32KT 3200 8284 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 5:01 AM EDTWind AdvisoryFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Heard, Muscogee, Stewart, Troup and 1 more27 hr
May 28, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly, Wilcox31 min
May 28, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair27 min
May 28, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski24 min
May 28, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens, Wheeler24 min
May 28, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs24 min
May 28, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington31 min
May 28, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs37 min
May 28, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Warren31 min
May 28, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas29 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.