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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 19, 2018Crisp County, Dooly County, Sumter County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2018, 5:14 PM EDT for Crisp County, Dooly County, Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 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
Mar 19, 2018, 5:14 PM EDT (21:14 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Sumter County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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
Mar 19, 5:18 PM EDTHAIL 1Leslie, GATHE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED 1 INCH HAIL IN LESLIE.
Mar 19, 5:20 PM EDTHAIL 1Leslie, GAAT LEAST 1 INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE TOWN OF LESLIE.
Mar 19, 5:43 PM EDTHAIL 1.751 S Vienna, GAWMAZ RELAYED A SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL ALONG TIGER ROAD.

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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 156 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 136 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
531 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

405 
WUUS52 KFFC 192114
SVRFFC
GAC081-093-261-192145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0006.180319T2114Z-180319T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
514 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Dooly County in central Georgia...
  Eastern Sumter County in west central Georgia...
  Northwestern Crisp County in central Georgia...

* Until 545 PM EDT

* At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chokee, or 13
  miles north of Leesburg, moving northeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Americus, Cordele, Vienna, Byromville, Leslie, Lilly, De Soto,
  Desoto, Cobb, Sumter, Lamar, Georgia Veterans Memorial St Pk,
  Richwood, New Era, Flint River Wma, Huntington, Pennington,
  Drayton, Maddox and Methvins.

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 3188 8393 3191 8392 3192 8433 3219 8407
      3217 8403 3220 8402 3222 8398 3220 8386
      3198 8373 3187 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 240DEG 49KT 3191 8409 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 12:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer31 min
Mar 19, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin31 min
Mar 19, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin, White34 min
Mar 19, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Sumter30 min
Mar 19, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll27 min
Mar 19, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Schley, Taylor30 min
Mar 19, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Wilcox26 min
Mar 19, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade37 min
Mar 19, 5:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox31 min
Mar 19, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon28 min
Mar 19, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa29 min
Mar 19, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Macon, Peach28 min
Mar 19, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Pulaski24 min
Mar 19, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley27 min
Mar 19, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Houston, Pulaski32 min
Mar 19, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Monroe24 min
Mar 19, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens32 min
Mar 19, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski30 min
Mar 19, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson28 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.