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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 18, 2021Dodge County, Wilcox County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 5:10 PM EDT for Dodge County, Wilcox County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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, 5:10 PM EDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dodge County, GA, Wilcox County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2021-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 379 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 2021-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 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
379 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
924 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

519 
WUUS52 KFFC 182110
SVRFFC
GAC091-315-182200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0110.210718T2110Z-210718T2200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Dodge County in central Georgia...
  North central Wilcox County in central Georgia...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 509 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Union, or
  near Abbeville, moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Eastman, Abbeville, Union, Godwinsville and Five Points. 

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 3198 8325 3202 8335 3223 8326 3214 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 211DEG 11KT 3207 8327 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
194 
WWUS52 KFFC 182130
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
530 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

GAC315-182140-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210718T2200Z/
Wilcox GA-
530 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3205 8331 3208 8330 3209 8330 3209 8332
      3210 8332 3223 8326 3214 8307 3203 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 211DEG 11KT 3213 8323 

$$

GAC091-182200-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210718T2200Z/
Dodge GA-
530 PM EDT Sun Jul 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY...

At 530 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Union, or near
Eastman, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Eastman, Union, Godwinsville and Five Points. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3205 8331 3208 8330 3209 8330 3209 8332
      3210 8332 3223 8326 3214 8307 3203 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 211DEG 11KT 3213 8323 

HAIL...<.75IN
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, 11:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel25 min
Jul 18, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel30 min
Jul 18, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge26 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.