Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2020, 3:01 AM EDT for 12 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 44 min. 25 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
- Apr 13, 2020, 3:01 AM EDT (07:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2020, 3:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bleckley County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Houston County, GA, Macon County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Schley County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Wilcox County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 3:05 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Browndale, GA | TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 26 AND LOGGINS RD. |
| Apr 13, 3:11 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Maddox, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 49 AND FOX STEPHENS ROAD. |
| Apr 13, 3:14 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Lakewood, GA | TREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH HIGHWAY 41 ADN CAROLYN COURT. |
| Apr 13, 3:14 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Meadowdale, GA | A TREE DOWN ALONG MARSHALVILLE RD. |
| Apr 13, 3:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ene Americus, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 49 AND COUNTRY LANE ROAD. |
| Apr 13, 3:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Americus, GA | MULTIPLE TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN AMERICUS WITH ONE TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOUSE IN THE 1000 BLOCK OF WESTSIDE DRIVE AND ANOTHER TREE ON A HOUSE IN THE 600 BLOCK OF WALTER WAY. |
| Apr 13, 3:17 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Henderson, GA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR HENDERSON. |
| Apr 13, 3:18 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Perry, GA | POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ON ST. PATRICKS DRIVE. |
| Apr 13, 3:18 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Perry, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ON NUNN BOULEVARD. |
| Apr 13, 3:19 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Perry, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ON CREEKWOOD DRIVE. |
| Apr 13, 3:19 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Houston Lake, GA | TREE DOWN AT MELROSE PLACE. |
| Apr 13, 3:20 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Houston Lake, GA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR HOUSTON LAKE. |
| Apr 13, 3:20 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Houston Lake, GA | POWER LINE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF FARM ESTATES RD & HWY 127 NEAR PERRY |
| Apr 13, 3:20 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Perry, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ON OAKHILL DRIVE. |
| Apr 13, 3:21 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Warner Robins, GA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN JUST SOUTH OF WARNER ROBINS. |
| Apr 13, 3:22 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Bonaire, GA | TREE DOWN ALONG SANDY RUN RD. |
| Apr 13, 3:22 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Methvins, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF MIDDLE RIVER ROAD AND LANE STORE ROAD. |
| Apr 13, 3:24 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Elko, GA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN ELKO ALONG PINE STREET. |
| Apr 13, 3:25 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Hayneville, GA | TREE DOWN ALONG GROVANIA RD. |
| Apr 13, 3:29 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Elko, GA | TREE DOWN ALONG E HIGHWAY 26. |
| Apr 13, 3:33 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Tarversville, GA | A HOME SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON WEST LAKE RD AT HWY 96. |
| Apr 13, 3:35 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Tarversville, GA | A HOME SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON THE 100 BLOCK OF FITZPATRICK RD. |
| Apr 13, 3:35 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Leslie, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HOOKS MILL ROAD AND RW JONES ROAD. |
| Apr 13, 3:50 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nnw Wallace, GA | TREE DOWN ON CORDELE HIGHWAY NEAR A BRIDGE OVER CEDAR CREEK. |
| Apr 13, 3:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Hawkinsville, GA | TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON FALE STREET |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 11:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 404 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 733 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 874 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted.
394
WUUS52 KFFC 130701
SVRFFC
GAC023-079-081-093-153-193-225-235-249-261-289-315-130745-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0089.200413T0701Z-200413T0745Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
301 AM EDT Mon Apr 13 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Macon County in west central Georgia...
Pulaski County in central Georgia...
Southwestern Twiggs County in central Georgia...
Northwestern Wilcox County in central Georgia...
Dooly County in central Georgia...
Bleckley County in central Georgia...
Peach County in central Georgia...
Houston County in central Georgia...
South central Crawford County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Schley County in west central Georgia...
Sumter County in west central Georgia...
Crisp County in central Georgia...
* Until 345 AM EDT.
* At 301 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Powerville to near Croxton Crossroads, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Americus, Perry, Cordele, Fort Valley, Cochran, Hawkinsville,
Vienna, Oglethorpe, Warner Robins, Unadilla, Montezuma,
Marshallville, Plains, Arabi, Byromville, Pineview, Ideal,
Pinehurst, Leslie and Andersonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM EDT for central and
west 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 3183 8384 3182 8385 3184 8386 3185 8394
3191 8392 3192 8434 3187 8434 3197 8444
3199 8444 3251 8409 3253 8400 3257 8405
3264 8401 3252 8323 3180 8371 3180 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 269DEG 47KT 3263 8384 3198 8429
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 8:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Apr 12, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 28 min |
| Apr 12, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 26 min |
| Apr 12, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 22 min |
| Apr 12, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 31 min |
| Apr 12, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 31 min |
| Apr 12, 9:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 12, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 35 min |
| Apr 12, 9:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 14 min |
| Apr 12, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 40 min |
| Apr 12, 10:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 11:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 12 min |
| Apr 12, 11:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker and 1 more | 49 min |
| Apr 12, 11:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 35 min |
| Apr 13, 12:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding and 1 more | 56 min |
| Apr 13, 12:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 3 more | 68 min |
| Apr 13, 12:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 15 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson and 2 more | 81 min |
| Apr 13, 1:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 28 min |
| Apr 13, 1:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 23 min |
| Apr 13, 1:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 57 min |
| Apr 13, 1:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 52 min |
| Apr 13, 1:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 1:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard and 1 more | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 1:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 14 min |
| Apr 13, 2:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin and 2 more | 44 min |
| Apr 13, 2:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 2:11 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 41 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Peach and 6 more | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 2:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 2:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth and 4 more | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 2:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 2:33 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fulton | 12 min |
| Apr 13, 2:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Lamar and 1 more | 50 min |
| Apr 13, 2:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Lumpkin, White | 33 min |
| Apr 13, 2:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 30 min |
| Apr 13, 2:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 14 min |
| Apr 13, 2:50 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 25 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more | 37 min |
| Apr 13, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones and 5 more | 51 min |
| Apr 13, 2:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 3:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Hall, Jackson, Madison | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 3:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 3:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 4 days |
| Apr 13, 3:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam | 36 min |
| Apr 13, 3:25 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 3 days |
| Apr 13, 3:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Johnson, Laurens, Twiggs, Washington and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 3:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 24 min |
| Apr 13, 3:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Laurens, Pulaski and 2 more | 53 min |
| Apr 13, 3:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 4:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 27 min |
| Apr 13, 4:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 25 min |
| Apr 13, 4:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 13, 4:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 80 min |
| Apr 13, 4:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair and 3 more | 73 min |
| Apr 13, 4:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 6 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 78 min |
| Apr 13, 4:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 37 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:23 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 16 min |
| Apr 13, 4:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 12 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 29 min |
| Apr 13, 4:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:55 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 77 min |
| Apr 13, 5:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Walker | 5 hr |
| Apr 13, 5:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 31 min |
| Apr 13, 5:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 5:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 4 hr |
| Apr 13, 6:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 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.