Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 31, 2020, 12:27 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 33 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
- Mar 31, 2020, 12:27 PM EDT (16:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2020, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clarke County, GA, Greene County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Putnam County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:30 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 12:29 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Madison, GA | POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF I-20 AND EATONTON HIGHWAY. 4 TREES WERE ALSO REPORTED DOWN ALONG EATONTON HIGHWAY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 9:51 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 2296 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 406 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
764
WUUS52 KFFC 311627
SVRFFC
GAC059-133-211-219-221-237-311700-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0049.200331T1627Z-200331T1700Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1227 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Oconee County in northeastern Georgia...
Morgan County in north central Georgia...
Northwestern Putnam County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Clarke County in northeastern Georgia...
Greene County in east central Georgia...
Southern Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 100 PM EDT.
* At 1227 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from North High Shoals to near Shady Dale, moving east at
60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Madison, Greensboro, Watkinsville, Lexington, Union Point,
Crawford, North High Shoals, Bostwick, Woodville, White Plains,
Siloam, Bishop, Maxeys, Buckhead, Reynolds at Lake Oconee,
Athens-Clarke County, Stephens, Veazey, Wrayswood and Hutchings.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for central, north
central and east central Georgia.
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 3379 8298 3374 8295 3369 8300 3366 8295
3362 8298 3362 8300 3360 8299 3358 8301
3349 8298 3342 8307 3343 8353 3348 8361
3374 8357 3381 8351 3384 8355 3386 8355
3393 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 268DEG 53KT 3382 8350 3344 8356
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
463
WWUS52 KFFC 311646
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1246 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020
GAC059-211-219-237-311655-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-200331T1700Z/
Oconee GA-Morgan GA-Putnam GA-Clarke GA-
1246 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR OCONEE...MORGAN...NORTHWESTERN
PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for central, north
central and east central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3393 8286 3384 8295 3379 8298 3374 8295
3369 8300 3366 8295 3362 8298 3362 8300
3360 8299 3358 8301 3349 8298 3342 8308
3342 8325 3344 8326 3345 8326 3347 8328
3351 8328 3354 8327 3355 8329 3389 8322
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 268DEG 53KT 3383 8319 3345 8326
$$
GAC133-221-311700-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-200331T1700Z/
Greene GA-Oglethorpe GA-
1246 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT
FOR GREENE AND SOUTHERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES...
At 1245 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hutchings to near Phoenix, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Greensboro, Lexington, Union Point, Crawford, Woodville, White
Plains, Siloam, Maxeys, Reynolds at Lake Oconee, Stephens, Veazey,
Hutchings, Daniel Springs, Carey, Penfield and Philomath.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for central, north
central and east central Georgia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3393 8286 3384 8295 3379 8298 3374 8295
3369 8300 3366 8295 3362 8298 3362 8300
3360 8299 3358 8301 3349 8298 3342 8308
3342 8325 3344 8326 3345 8326 3347 8328
3351 8328 3354 8327 3355 8329 3389 8322
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 268DEG 53KT 3383 8319 3345 8326
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$669
WWUS52 KFFC 311654
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1254 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020
GAC133-221-311703-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-200331T1700Z/
Greene GA-Oglethorpe GA-
1254 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GREENE AND SOUTHERN OGLETHORPE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for central, north
central and east central Georgia.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.
LAT...LON 3393 8286 3384 8295 3379 8298 3374 8295
3369 8300 3366 8295 3362 8298 3362 8300
3360 8299 3358 8301 3349 8298 3342 8308
3342 8325 3344 8326 3345 8326 3347 8328
3351 8328 3354 8327 3355 8329 3389 8322
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 268DEG 53KT 3383 8305 3345 8312
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 10:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 59 min |
| Mar 31, 10:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 11:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton and 3 more | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 11:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 11:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Troup and 1 more | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 11:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Jackson | 26 min |
| Mar 31, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 12:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Clarke, Madison, Oconee | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Stewart | 63 min |
| Mar 31, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Talbot, Upson | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam, Upson | 62 min |
| Mar 31, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Taylor | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 1:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock | 60 min |
| Mar 31, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, Sumter, Wilcox | 42 min |
| Mar 31, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 23 min |
| Mar 31, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 52 min |
| Mar 31, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 60 min |
| Mar 31, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 35 min |
| Mar 31, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 29 min |
| Mar 31, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 44 min |
| Mar 31, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 25 min |
| Mar 31, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 22 min |
| Mar 31, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 31 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.