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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 3, 2019Emanuel County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 3, 2019, 2:52 PM EST for Emanuel County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 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 3, 2019, 2:52 PM EST (19:52 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2019, 3:30 PM EST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 3, 12:24 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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 2019-03-03Temperature 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 2019-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
636 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

327 
WUUS52 KFFC 031952
SVRFFC
GAC107-163-167-032030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0013.190303T1952Z-190303T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
252 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2019

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Emanuel County in east central Georgia...
  Northeastern Johnson County in east central Georgia...
  Southeastern Jefferson County in east central Georgia...

* Until 330 PM EST.

* At 251 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kite, moving 
  northeast 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...
  Wadley, Summertown, Kite, Three Points, Dellwood, Modoc, Meeks,
  Blundale and Colemans Lake.

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.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EST for east central
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3258 8256 3269 8264 3302 8229 3293 8227
      3284 8232 3283 8230 3283 8226 3280 8221
      3281 8215 3271 8210
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 236DEG 29KT 3267 8251 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 1:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee46 min
Mar 3, 1:18 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clarke, Cobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Hall and 4 more42 min
Mar 3, 1:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee, Talbot24 min
Mar 3, 1:24 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee, Talbot34 min
Mar 3, 1:58 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Talbot, Taylor, Upson47 min
Mar 3, 2:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen46 min
Mar 3, 2:33 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCStewart, Webster27 min
Mar 3, 2:34 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Sumter41 min
Mar 3, 2:38 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler52 min
Mar 3, 2:40 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel50 min
Mar 3, 2:41 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCSumter34 min
Mar 3, 2:51 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCCrawford, Taylor24 min
Mar 3, 2:56 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMonroe, Upson49 min
Mar 3, 3:07 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox38 min
Mar 3, 3:11 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs34 min
Mar 3, 3:13 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCEmanuel, Jefferson32 min
Mar 3, 3:13 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCMacon, Schley, Sumter, Webster30 min
Mar 3, 3:18 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox27 min
Mar 3, 3:19 PM ESTTornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedCatastrophic damage threatFFCHarris, Muscogee26 min
Mar 3, 3:37 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCDooly, Houston, Macon, Pulaski, Sumter38 min
Mar 3, 3:41 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot34 min
Mar 3, 3:41 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatFFCHarris, Talbot34 min
Mar 3, 3:42 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatFFCBibb, Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson48 min
Mar 3, 3:46 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBaldwin, Greene, Hancock, Putnam29 min
Mar 3, 3:49 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTelfair, Wheeler26 min
Mar 3, 3:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Wilcox23 min
Mar 3, 4:04 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCMontgomery, Telfair, Wheeler41 min
Mar 3, 4:05 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatFFCCrawford, Monroe, Talbot, Taylor, Upson25 min
Mar 3, 4:07 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee9 min
Mar 3, 4:08 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCMacon, Marion, Schley, Taylor37 min
Mar 3, 4:14 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCJohnson, Washington, Wilkinson46 min
Mar 3, 4:19 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether26 min
Mar 3, 4:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Wilcox41 min
Mar 3, 4:28 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson32 min
Mar 3, 4:35 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCMontgomery, Toombs40 min
Mar 3, 4:39 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCBleckley, Houston, Macon, Peach, Twiggs51 min
Mar 3, 4:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJefferson, Washington23 min
Mar 3, 4:55 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCStewart35 min
Mar 3, 4:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Monroe, Upson48 min
Mar 3, 5:00 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Schley30 min
Mar 3, 5:04 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCMacon, Schley, Sumter26 min
Mar 3, 5:06 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox17 min
Mar 3, 5:16 PM ESTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatFFCStewart, Webster29 min
Mar 3, 5:19 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs41 min
Mar 3, 5:28 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox32 min
Mar 3, 5:31 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton30 hr
Mar 3, 5:31 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett3 hr
Mar 3, 5:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Jones43 min
Mar 3, 5:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter, Webster48 min
Mar 3, 5:58 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair47 min
Mar 3, 6:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jones, Warren, Washington44 min
Mar 3, 6:33 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dodge, Wilcox42 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.