Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2019, 4:19 PM EDT for Madison County, Oglethorpe County, Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
- May 22, 2019, 4:19 PM EDT (20:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2019, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Madison County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 2056 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
625
WUUS52 KFFC 222019
SVRFFC
GAC195-221-317-222045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0095.190522T2019Z-190522T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
419 PM EDT Wed May 22 2019
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Wilkes County in east central Georgia...
Northeastern Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia...
Southeastern Madison County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 445 PM EDT.
* At 419 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vesta, or 10
miles northeast of Lexington, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Carlton, Jacksons Crossroads, Mallorysville, Norman, Watson Mill
Bridge State Park, Vesta and Point Peter.
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 3385 8280 3379 8295 3385 8310 3398 8310
3410 8304 3408 8300 3405 8299 3403 8293
3401 8294 3401 8291 3398 8286 3398 8285
3399 8284 3397 8278 3399 8272 3398 8270
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 215DEG 9KT 3394 8295
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
935
WWUS52 KFFC 222044
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
444 PM EDT Wed May 22 2019
GAC195-221-317-222053-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0095.000000T0000Z-190522T2045Z/
Wilkes GA-Oglethorpe GA-Madison GA-
444 PM EDT Wed May 22 2019
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WILKES...
NORTHEASTERN OGLETHORPE AND SOUTHEASTERN MADISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 445 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.
LAT...LON 3385 8280 3379 8295 3385 8310 3398 8310
3410 8304 3408 8300 3405 8299 3403 8293
3401 8294 3401 8291 3398 8286 3398 8285
3399 8284 3397 8278 3399 8272 3398 8270
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 215DEG 9KT 3395 8295
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Elbert | 13 min |
Nearby
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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.