Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 2:52 PM EDT for Harris County, Muscogee County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 min. 5 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
- Aug 10, 2021, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2021, 3:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harris County, GA, Muscogee County, GA
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Flat Rock, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ON MILGEN ROAD NEAR FLAT ROCK ROAD. |
| Aug 10, 3:02 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Fortson, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ON VETERANS PARKWAY AT GREY ROCK ROAD. |
| Aug 10, 3:02 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Fortson, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO WEST BONACRE ROAD. |
| Aug 10, 3:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Fortson, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO FORTSON RD. |
| Aug 10, 3:07 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mulberry Grove, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO POWER LINES ON FORTSON ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 1201 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1041 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
818
WUUS52 KFFC 101852
SVRFFC
GAC145-215-101945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0123.210810T1852Z-210810T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
252 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Muscogee County in west central Georgia...
Southeastern Harris County in west central Georgia...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 252 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fortson, or 9
miles south of Hamilton, and is nearly stationary.
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...
Bibb City, Ellerslie, Flat Rock, Laurel Hills, Green Island Hills,
Midland, Kenwood, Cataula, Columbus Metropolitan Airport, Fortson
and Mulberry Grove.
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 3267 8501 3273 8490 3265 8476 3249 8479
3250 8500 3252 8501 3253 8502 3254 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 092DEG 3KT 3263 8490
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
208
WWUS52 KFFC 101920
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
320 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
GAC145-215-101929-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-210810T1945Z/
Muscogee GA-Harris GA-
320 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MUSCOGEE AND
SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled. However gusty winds and heavy rain are still
possible with this thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3267 8501 3273 8490 3265 8476 3249 8479
3250 8500 3252 8501 3253 8502 3254 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 092DEG 3KT 3263 8493
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Taylor, Upson | 40 min |
| Aug 10, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 15 min |
| Aug 10, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Putnam | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oconee | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 40 min |
| Aug 10, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 25 min |
| Aug 10, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 44 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.