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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 11, 2021Houston County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 7:18 PM EDT for Houston County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 min. 2 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 11, 2021, 7:18 PM EDT (23:18 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Houston County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 11, 7:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Warner Robins, GAA TREE WAS DOWNED ON NORTHSIDE DRIVE AT SYLVIA PLACE.
Aug 11, 7:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWarner Robins, GAA TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO POWER LINES ON BERNARD DRIVE AT OAKVIEW SQUARE.

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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1000 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 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
1000 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

263 
WUUS52 KFFC 112318
SVRFFC
GAC153-120000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0135.210811T2318Z-210812T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
718 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Houston County in central Georgia...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 717 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elberta, or
  13 miles south of Macon, 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...
  Warner Robins, Centerville, Robins Air Force Base and Elberta. 

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 3262 8372 3268 8367 3267 8365 3268 8365
      3267 8364 3266 8360 3266 8357 3265 8357
      3260 8358 3255 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 058DEG 1KT 3264 8362 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 8:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray36 min
Aug 11, 8:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield20 min
Aug 11, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker34 min
Aug 11, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker33 min
Aug 11, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Rockdale25 min
Aug 11, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson29 min
Aug 11, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson31 min
Aug 11, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb28 min
Aug 11, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCRockdale25 min
Aug 11, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett27 min
Aug 11, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke24 min
Aug 11, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga29 min
Aug 11, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen27 min
Aug 11, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll32 min
Aug 11, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke25 min
Aug 11, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson32 min
Aug 11, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas23 min
Aug 11, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb38 min
Aug 11, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton35 min
Aug 11, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee29 min
Aug 11, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison24 min
Aug 11, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas36 min
Aug 11, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall28 min
Aug 11, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding25 min
Aug 11, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta23 min
Aug 11, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee30 min
Aug 11, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison29 min
Aug 11, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding24 min
Aug 11, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson37 min
Aug 11, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta44 min
Aug 11, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren34 min
Aug 11, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan31 min
Aug 11, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee29 min
Aug 11, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk27 min
Aug 11, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens27 min
Aug 11, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Polk52 min
Aug 11, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow36 min
Aug 11, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Pickens48 min
Aug 11, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta31 min
Aug 11, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade27 min
Aug 11, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes35 min
Aug 11, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro26 min
Aug 11, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup37 min
Aug 11, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens35 min
Aug 11, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite34 min
Aug 11, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade26 min
Aug 11, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTroup39 min
Aug 11, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp37 min
Aug 11, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer26 min
Aug 11, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker31 min
Aug 11, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer28 min
Aug 11, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion36 min
Aug 11, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock27 min
Aug 11, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin32 min
Aug 11, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren30 min
Aug 11, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin26 min
Aug 11, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion30 min
Aug 11, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga33 min
Aug 11, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs31 min
Aug 11, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee38 min
Aug 11, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin29 min
Aug 11, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston26 min
Aug 11, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin31 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.