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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 2, 2018Bibb County, Houston County, Twiggs County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2018, 5:59 PM EDT for Bibb County, Houston County, Twiggs County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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
Jun 2, 2018, 5:59 PM EDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2018, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bibb County, GA, Houston County, GA, Twiggs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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
Jun 2, 6:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Bonaire, GATREE DOWN NEAR HWY 129 AND SANDY RUN RD; JUST NORTH OF BONAIRE.

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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 2018-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1205 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1205 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
676 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

782 
WUUS52 KFFC 022159
SVRFFC
GAC021-153-289-022230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0090.180602T2159Z-180602T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
559 PM EDT SAT JUN 2 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Bibb County in central Georgia...
  West central Twiggs County in central Georgia...
  Northeastern Houston County in central Georgia...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 559 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elberta, or
  12 miles south of Macon, moving south at 15 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...
  Warner Robins, Centerville, Robins Air Force Base, Elberta, Middle
  Georgia Regional Airport and Bonaire.

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 3251 8369 3265 8372 3265 8371 3267 8371
      3268 8370 3269 8370 3272 8357 3258 8346
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 343DEG 13KT 3265 8364 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart26 min
Jun 1, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs32 min
Jun 1, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley, Sumter28 min
Jun 1, 11:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart40 min
Jun 1, 11:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot41 min
Jun 2, 12:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Monroe43 min
Jun 2, 12:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCClarke, Greene, Oconee21 hr
Jun 2, 1:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones46 min
Jun 2, 9:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Marion, Meriwether, Talbot, Troup52 min
Jun 2, 11:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster43 min
Jun 2, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart, Webster52 min
Jun 2, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge49 min
Jun 2, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Jefferson35 min
Jun 2, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge30 min
Jun 2, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson30 min
Jun 2, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox27 min
Jun 2, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler26 min
Jun 2, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMontgomery, Toombs, Wheeler35 min
Jun 2, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair, Wilcox26 min
Jun 2, 3:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin35 min
Jun 2, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs30 min
Jun 2, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta25 min
Jun 2, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs30 min
Jun 2, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair28 min
Jun 2, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs30 min
Jun 2, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike36 min
Jun 2, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs30 min
Jun 2, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta36 min
Jun 2, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta34 min
Jun 2, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs32 min
Jun 2, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens25 min
Jun 2, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison23 min
Jun 2, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens50 min
Jun 2, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison26 min
Jun 2, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Dodge, Houston, Peach, Pulaski31 min
Jun 2, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes30 min
Jun 2, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens30 min
Jun 2, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Houston, Pulaski30 min
Jun 2, 7:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Houston, Pulaski34 min
Jun 2, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens30 min
Jun 2, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock32 min
Jun 2, 7:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox30 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.