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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 31, 2021Stewart County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2021, 7:25 PM EDT for Stewart County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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 31, 2021, 7:25 PM EDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2021, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Stewart County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 161 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 2021-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 209 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 2021-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 283 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

510 
WUUS52 KFFC 312325
SVRFFC
GAC259-010000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0143.210831T2325Z-210901T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
725 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Stewart County in west central Georgia...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 724 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Union, or 11
  miles southwest of Lumpkin, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Troutman.

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 3192 8480 3193 8480 3192 8481 3192 8491
      3193 8492 3193 8493 3203 8476 3201 8466
      3192 8466 3192 8467 3193 8468 3192 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 246DEG 19KT 3191 8490 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
2 follow-up statements
918 
WWUS52 KFFC 312337
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
737 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

GAC259-010000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-210901T0000Z/
Stewart GA-
737 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEWART COUNTY...

At 737 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Benevolence, or
7 miles south of Lumpkin, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Troutman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3192 8480 3193 8480 3192 8481 3192 8484
      3194 8485 3197 8487 3203 8476 3201 8466
      3192 8466 3192 8467 3193 8468 3192 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 246DEG 19KT 3194 8483 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
451 
WWUS52 KFFC 312353
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
753 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

GAC259-010003-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0143.000000T0000Z-210901T0000Z/
Stewart GA-
753 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEWART COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 800 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3192 8480 3193 8480 3192 8481 3192 8484
      3194 8485 3197 8487 3203 8476 3201 8466
      3192 8466 3192 8467 3193 8468 3192 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 246DEG 19KT 3197 8475 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd30 min
Aug 30, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite31 min
Aug 30, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns28 min
Aug 31, 8:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Heard, Troup34 min
Aug 31, 11:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski, Wilcox25 min
Aug 31, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, Twiggs33 min
Aug 31, 12:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Jones, Putnam32 min
Aug 31, 12:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens, Telfair, Wilkinson33 min
Aug 31, 12:30 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb4 hr
Aug 31, 12:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Morgan, Oconee and 1 more32 min
Aug 31, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock, Johnson, Washington30 min
Aug 31, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Walker30 min
Aug 31, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Madison, Oglethorpe27 min
Aug 31, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow24 min
Aug 31, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington52 min
Aug 31, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow34 min
Aug 31, 1:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren36 min
Aug 31, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen46 min
Aug 31, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes37 min
Aug 31, 2:25 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCWhitfield3 days
Aug 31, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot37 min
Aug 31, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart, Webster35 min
Aug 31, 7:33 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCLamar, Monroe, Upson27 min
Aug 31, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMonroe24 min
Aug 31, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWebster32 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.