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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 18, 2021Emanuel County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 11:20 AM EDT for Emanuel County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 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
Jul 18, 2021, 11:20 AM EDT (15:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2021, 11:45 AM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Emanuel County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:21 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

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 196 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2021-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 962 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2021-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
962 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
983 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

991 
WUUS52 KFFC 181520
SVRFFC
GAC107-181545-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0109.210718T1520Z-210718T1545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1120 AM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Emanuel County in east central Georgia...

* Until 1145 AM EDT.

* At 1120 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Thrift, or
  10 miles southwest of Millen, moving northeast at 55 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...
  Twin City, Garfield, Canoochee and George L Smith 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 3258 8201 3254 8213 3269 8221 3274 8212
      3266 8208 3262 8202 3260 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 1520Z 239DEG 48KT 3267 8203 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
865 
WWUS52 KFFC 181523
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1123 AM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

GAC107-181545-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0109.000000T0000Z-210718T1545Z/
Emanuel GA-
1123 AM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EMANUEL COUNTY...

At 1123 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Garfield, or
12 miles southwest of Millen, moving northeast at 20 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...
Twin City, Garfield, Canoochee and George L Smith State Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3258 8201 3254 8213 3269 8221 3274 8212
      3266 8208 3262 8202 3260 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 1523Z 242DEG 16KT 3265 8206 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison26 min
Jul 17, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs30 min
Jul 17, 8:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs23 min
Jul 18, 11:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel30 min
Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel30 min
Jul 18, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge26 min
Jul 18, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Wilcox50 min
Jul 18, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs26 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.