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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 136, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 11, 2021Macon County, Schley County, Sumter County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 9:21 PM EDT for Macon County, Schley County, Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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
Aug 11, 2021, 9:21 PM EDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Macon County, GA, Schley County, GA, Sumter County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 328 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-12The 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
328 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-155 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1363 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

560 
WUUS52 KFFC 120121
SVRFFC
GAC193-249-261-120145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0136.210812T0121Z-210812T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Macon County in west central Georgia...
  Eastern Schley County in west central Georgia...
  Northeastern Sumter County in west central Georgia...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 920 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clearview, or
  near Oglethorpe, 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...
  Oglethorpe, Montezuma, Andersonville, Andersonville National
  Historic, Clearview, Bumphead, Fountainville, La Crosse, Pennington
  and Bartlett.

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 3215 8429 3237 8426 3230 8391 3226 8393
      3225 8397 3222 8398 3218 8403 3215 8403
      3213 8402 3211 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 279DEG 2KT 3221 8408 

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

$$
1 follow-up statement
590 
WWUS52 KFFC 120135
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
935 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

GAC193-249-261-120145-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0136.000000T0000Z-210812T0145Z/
Macon GA-Schley GA-Sumter GA-
935 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN MACON...EASTERN SCHLEY AND NORTHEASTERN SUMTER
COUNTIES...

At 935 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clearview, or
near Oglethorpe, 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...
Oglethorpe, Montezuma, Andersonville, Andersonville National
Historic, Clearview, Bumphead, Fountainville, La Crosse, Pennington
and Bartlett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3215 8429 3237 8426 3230 8391 3226 8393
      3225 8397 3222 8398 3218 8403 3215 8403
      3213 8402 3211 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 279DEG 2KT 3221 8407 

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, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee29 min
Aug 11, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee34 min
Aug 11, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley28 min
Aug 11, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford24 min
Aug 11, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Peach, Taylor29 min
Aug 11, 9:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley27 min
Aug 11, 9:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon26 min
Aug 11, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs30 min
Aug 11, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor41 min
Aug 11, 9:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Schley29 min
Aug 11, 10:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more46 min
Aug 11, 10:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris37 min
Aug 11, 10:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston35 min
Aug 11, 11:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter34 min
Aug 12, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard30 min
Aug 12, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart33 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.