Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2021, 1:23 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 52 min. 4 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 31, 2021, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Glascock County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:24 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 31, 1:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nw Deepstep, GA | TREE DOWNED ON THE 1400 BLOCK OF N INDIAN TRAIL RD |
| Aug 31, 1:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ssw Warthen, GA | TREE DOWNED ON THE 700 BLOCK OF BUSSELL RD |
| Aug 31, 1:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 W Davisboro, GA | TREE DOWNED AT SUN HILL GRANGE RD AND NEW RD |
| Aug 31, 1:53 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Five Points, GA | TREE DOWNED ONTO A DRIVEWAY ON THE 3000 BLOCK OF COUNTY LINE RD W |
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, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 209 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 283 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted.
129
WUUS52 KFFC 311723
SVRFFC
GAC125-141-163-301-303-311815-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0141.210831T1723Z-210831T1815Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
123 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Warren County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Hancock County in east central Georgia...
Glascock County in east central Georgia...
Central Washington County in east central Georgia...
Northwestern Jefferson County in east central Georgia...
* Until 215 PM EDT.
* At 122 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Linton to near Riddleville, moving northeast at
45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Sandersville, Gibson, Wrens, Davisboro, Tennille, Stapleton, Avera,
Mitchell, Deepstep, Riddleville, Edge Hill, Edgehill, Hamburg State
Park, Shoals, Downs, Beulah, Grange, Stapletons Crossroads,
Agricola and Bastonville.
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 3285 8273 3303 8306 3306 8304 3308 8305
3306 8307 3306 8308 3305 8310 3306 8311
3308 8312 3340 8282 3334 8255 3317 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 226DEG 39KT 3307 8303 3292 8271
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
689
WWUS52 KFFC 311740
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
140 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
GAC125-141-163-301-303-311815-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-210831T1815Z/
Warren GA-Hancock GA-Glascock GA-Washington GA-Jefferson GA-
140 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WARREN...SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK...GLASCOCK...
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
At 139 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sparta to near Agricola to near Grange, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Gibson, Wrens, Davisboro, Stapleton, Avera, Mitchell, Edge Hill,
Edgehill, Hamburg State Park, Shoals, Downs, Jewell, Warthen, Beall
Springs, Mayfield, Grange, Stapletons Crossroads, Agricola, Reese and
Bastonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3297 8260 3319 8301 3340 8282 3334 8255
3317 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 229DEG 39KT 3322 8291 3316 8272 3305 8259
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$151
WWUS52 KFFC 311759
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
159 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
GAC303-311809-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-210831T1815Z/
Washington GA-
159 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3309 8246 3324 8267 3329 8292 3340 8282
3334 8255 3317 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 207DEG 39KT 3338 8279 3333 8259 3319 8244
$$
GAC125-141-163-301-311815-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-210831T1815Z/
Warren GA-Hancock GA-Glascock GA-Jefferson GA-
159 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WARREN...EAST CENTRAL HANCOCK...NORTHERN GLASCOCK
AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
At 159 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Mayfield to Reese to near Stapleton, moving northeast
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Gibson, Wrens, Stapleton, Avera, Jewell, Beall Springs, Reese,
Mayfield, Bastonville and Culverton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3309 8246 3324 8267 3329 8292 3340 8282
3334 8255 3317 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 207DEG 39KT 3338 8279 3333 8259 3319 8244
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$059
WWUS52 KFFC 311810 RRA
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
210 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
GAC125-141-163-301-311820-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-210831T1815Z/
Warren GA-Hancock GA-Glascock GA-Jefferson GA-
210 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WARREN...EAST
CENTRAL HANCOCK...NORTHERN GLASCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 215 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with these thunderstorms.
LAT...LON 3309 8246 3324 8267 3329 8292 3340 8282
3334 8255 3317 8236
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 226DEG 39KT 3345 8270 3340 8250 3326 8235
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 30 min |
| Aug 30, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 28 min |
| Aug 31, 8:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Heard, Troup | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 11:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 25 min |
| Aug 31, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, Twiggs | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Putnam | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 12:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens, Telfair, Wilkinson | 33 min |
| Aug 31, 12:30 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Aug 31, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Morgan, Oconee and 1 more | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Johnson, Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 30 min |
| Aug 31, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Madison, Oglethorpe | 27 min |
| Aug 31, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 24 min |
| Aug 31, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 36 min |
| Aug 31, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 46 min |
| Aug 31, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 2:25 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 3 days |
| Aug 31, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 35 min |
| Aug 31, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart | 35 min |
| Aug 31, 7:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 27 min |
| Aug 31, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 24 min |
| Aug 31, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 32 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.