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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 3, 20186 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2018, 7:20 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 25 min. 2 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
Jun 3, 2018, 7:20 PM EDT (23:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2018, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Butts County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Newton County, GA, Spalding County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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 3, 7:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGTurtle Cove, GATWO TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE TURTLE COVE AREA.
Jun 3, 7:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Se Flovilla, GATREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AND MT PLEASANT CHURCH 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 63 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 2018-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 744 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2018-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 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
744 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1257 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

987 
WUUS52 KFFC 032320
SVRFFC
GAC035-151-159-207-217-255-032345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0099.180603T2320Z-180603T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
720 PM EDT SUN JUN 3 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Spalding County in west central Georgia...
  North central Monroe County in central Georgia...
  Southern Henry County in north central Georgia...
  Butts County in central Georgia...
  Jasper County in central Georgia...
  Southern Newton County in north central Georgia...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 720 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Turtle Cove,
  or 8 miles northeast of Jackson, moving southeast at 35 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...
  McDonough, Covington, Jackson, Monticello, Locust Grove,
  Porterdale, Newborn, Flovilla, Mansfield, Jenkinsburg, Shady Dale,
  Stewart, Blacksville, Ola, Turtle Cove, Worthville, Blount, Eudora,
  Luella and North Alcovy.

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 3360 8392 3353 8368 3343 8353 3338 8354
      3307 8389 3338 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 308DEG 32KT 3338 8387 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Warren30 min
Jun 2, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly30 min
Jun 2, 9:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly29 min
Jun 3, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker31 min
Jun 3, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield30 min
Jun 3, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall28 min
Jun 3, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker26 min
Jun 3, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Murray, Whitfield30 min
Jun 3, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Murray, Whitfield31 min
Jun 3, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon30 min
Jun 3, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Gordon, Whitfield30 min
Jun 3, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens34 min
Jun 3, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens16 min
Jun 3, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee25 min
Jun 3, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris34 min
Jun 3, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee, Troup38 min
Jun 3, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart, Webster26 min
Jun 3, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Talbot30 min
Jun 3, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton27 min
Jun 3, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot35 min
Jun 3, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry30 min
Jun 3, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton14 min
Jun 3, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether25 min
Jun 3, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHenry, Newton, Rockdale30 min
Jun 3, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion27 min
Jun 3, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor33 min
Jun 3, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot30 min
Jun 3, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Jasper, Newton28 min
Jun 3, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry15 min
Jun 3, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson23 min
Jun 3, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Spalding25 min
Jun 3, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe and 2 more28 min
Jun 3, 7:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Upson26 min
Jun 3, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Stewart39 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.