Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT for Marion County, Schley County, Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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 19, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Marion County, GA, Schley County, GA, Taylor County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
270
WUUS52 KFFC 192115
SVRFFC
GAC197-249-269-192145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0007.180319T2115Z-180319T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
515 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Marion County in west central Georgia...
Northwestern Schley County in west central Georgia...
Southwestern Taylor County in west central Georgia...
* Until 545 PM EDT
* At 514 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Brantley, or
near Buena Vista, moving east at 45 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...
Brantley, Rupert, Charing, Tazewell and Oakland.
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 3236 8464 3246 8465 3251 8417 3240 8421
3240 8425 3232 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 270DEG 41KT 3241 8457
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
264
WWUS52 KFFC 192138
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
538 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
GAC197-192147-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180319T2145Z/
Marion GA-
538 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning in central Marion
county has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning has been
cancelled.
LAT...LON 3233 8430 3232 8433 3233 8433 3233 8439
3243 8439 3245 8441 3248 8440 3251 8417
3240 8421 3240 8425 3232 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 270DEG 41KT 3241 8425
$$
GAC249-269-192145-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180319T2145Z/
Schley GA-Taylor GA-
538 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SCHLEY AND SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES...
At 537 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rupert, or 10
miles south of Butler, moving east at 45 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...
Rupert and Charing.
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 3233 8430 3232 8433 3233 8433 3233 8439
3243 8439 3245 8441 3248 8440 3251 8417
3240 8421 3240 8425 3232 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 270DEG 41KT 3241 8425
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$524
WWUS52 KFFC 192144
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
544 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
GAC249-269-192154-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-180319T2145Z/
Schley GA-Taylor GA-
544 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SCHLEY AND
SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened just below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However small hail
and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm as it moves
into Macon county.
LAT...LON 3233 8430 3232 8433 3233 8433 3233 8439
3243 8439 3245 8441 3248 8440 3251 8417
3240 8421 3240 8425 3232 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 270DEG 41KT 3241 8421
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 34 min |
| Mar 19, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Sumter | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 27 min |
| Mar 19, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 26 min |
| Mar 19, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 37 min |
| Mar 19, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Pulaski | 24 min |
| Mar 19, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 27 min |
| Mar 19, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Pulaski | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 24 min |
| Mar 19, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 32 min |
| Mar 19, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 28 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.