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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 12, 20198 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 12, 2019, 1:54 PM EST for 8 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. 6 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
Feb 12, 2019, 1:54 PM EST (18:54 UTC)
Expired
Feb 12, 2019, 2:30 PM EST
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chattahoochee County, GA, Harris County, GA, Marion County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Schley County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Upson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:57 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 12, 2:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG1 Sse Juniper, GAMARION EMA REPORTS SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 355 IN THE BOX SPRINGS AREA.
Feb 12, 2:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 N Olive Branch, GANUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH AROUND A DOZEN MAJOR ROADS AFFECTED. HARDEST HIT AREA BETWEEN SR 36 AND SR 315 WNW OF TALBOTON.
Feb 12, 2:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG4 Ssw Juniper, GAMARION EMA REPORTS SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 355 IN THE BOX SPRINGS AREA, AS WELL AS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOFS OF A CHURCH AND A HOUSE DIRECTLY CAUSED BY THE WIND
Feb 12, 2:08 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGRowland, GATHE UPSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN IN THE ROLAND AREA NEAR HIGHWAY 36 AND WEST JEFFERSON STREET AND ROLAND ROAD.
Feb 12, 2:18 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Redbone Crossroad, GATHE UPSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN AROUND THE INTERSECTION OF WAYMANVILLE ROAD AND NEW HARMONY CHURCH ROAD.
Feb 12, 2:24 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG5 Wsw Fickling Mill, GAIN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED 2 HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE WIND 4-5 MILES NORTH OF BUTLER

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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 82 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 2019-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 65 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 2019-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 274 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
496 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
274 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
279 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

099 
WUUS52 KFFC 121854
SVRFFC
GAC053-145-197-215-249-263-269-293-121930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0002.190212T1854Z-190212T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
154 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2019

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Marion County in west central Georgia...
  Eastern Muscogee County in west central Georgia...
  Northeastern Chattahoochee County in west central Georgia...
  Central Upson County in west central Georgia...
  Northwestern Schley County in west central Georgia...
  Talbot County in west central Georgia...
  Taylor County in west central Georgia...
  Eastern Harris County in west central Georgia...

* Until 230 PM EST.

* At 154 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Baughville,
  or 7 miles southwest of Talbotton, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Thomaston, Buena Vista, Butler, Talbotton, Manchester, Waverly
  Hall, Woodland, Junction City, Geneva, Lincoln Park, Upatoi, Sunset
  Village, Brantley, Murrays Crossroads, Juniper, Rupert, Baughville,
  Flint Hill, Oakland and Sprewell Bluff State Park.

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 3234 8479 3285 8476 3285 8457 3287 8453
      3289 8418 3230 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 266DEG 44KT 3261 8463 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
647 
WWUS52 KFFC 121907
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
207 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2019

GAC053-145-215-121917-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190212T1930Z/
Muscogee GA-Chattahoochee GA-Harris GA-
207 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MUSCOGEE...
NORTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE AND EASTERN HARRIS COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3233 8454 3259 8459 3285 8457 3287 8453
      3289 8418 3230 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 266DEG 44KT 3262 8444 

$$

GAC197-249-263-269-293-121930-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190212T1930Z/
Marion GA-Upson GA-Schley GA-Talbot GA-Taylor GA-
207 PM EST TUE FEB 12 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EST
FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION...CENTRAL UPSON...NORTHWESTERN SCHLEY...
TALBOT AND TAYLOR COUNTIES...

At 207 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Junction City,
or 7 miles southeast of Talbotton, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Thomaston, Buena Vista, Butler, Talbotton, Woodland, Junction City,
Geneva, Lincoln Park, Sunset Village, Murrays Crossroads, Rupert,
Oakland, Sprewell Bluff State Park, Howard, Logtown, Tazewell,
Prattsburg, Big Lazer Creek Wma, Wesley Church and Baldwinville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3233 8454 3259 8459 3285 8457 3287 8453
      3289 8418 3230 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 266DEG 44KT 3262 8444 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 2:35 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll and 58 more7 hr
Feb 12, 11:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd29 min
Feb 12, 12:27 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard33 min
Feb 12, 12:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin26 min
Feb 12, 1:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton and 1 more29 min
Feb 12, 1:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Lumpkin, White29 min
Feb 12, 1:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot23 min
Feb 12, 1:36 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Pike, Rockdale and 1 more24 min
Feb 12, 1:36 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCClayton, DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale24 min
Feb 12, 1:39 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, White36 min
Feb 12, 1:40 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart, Webster35 min
Feb 12, 1:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson30 min
Feb 12, 1:53 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Morgan and 5 more37 min
Feb 12, 2:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Marion, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Taylor and 1 more30 min
Feb 12, 2:23 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Macon, Peach, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more52 min
Feb 12, 2:26 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Clarke, Jasper, Lamar, Madison, Monroe and 4 more49 min
Feb 12, 2:52 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs and 1 more23 min
Feb 12, 3:11 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Oglethorpe, Putnam and 3 more49 min
Feb 12, 3:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Jones, Laurens and 2 more46 min
Feb 12, 4:00 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens and 6 more30 min
Feb 12, 4:29 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs and 1 more31 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.