Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 160, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 30, 2021, 2:18 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 27 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
- Dec 30, 2021, 2:18 PM EST (19:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2021, 2:45 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butts County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Pike County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Liberty Hill, GA | A SWATH OF DAMAGE OCCURED ACROSS NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTY BLOWING DOWN AT LEAST 7 TREES ALONG A PATH FROM GA7 & TRICE RD, TO MORGAN DAIRY & SHORT RD, TO CHAPPELL MILL & PARKER BRANCH RD, TO JONES RD. |
| Dec 30, 2:37 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Flovilla, GA | SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN IN FLOVILLA, ROUGHLY ALONG HWY 87 AND NEAR LAKE FLOVILLA PARK. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 408 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 451 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 342 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 348 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted.
680
WUUS52 KFFC 301918
SVRFFC
GAC035-159-171-207-231-301945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0160.211230T1918Z-211230T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
218 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Pike County in west central Georgia...
Northern Monroe County in central Georgia...
Southern Butts County in central Georgia...
Southwestern Jasper County in central Georgia...
Lamar County in west central Georgia...
* Until 245 PM EST.
* At 218 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Meansville,
or near Zebulon, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Barnesville, Jackson, Forsyth, Zebulon, Flovilla, Milner, Orchard
Hill, Meansville, Aldora, Goggins, Berner, Chappel Mill, High Falls
State Park, Blount, Liberty Hill, McElheneys Crossroads, Collier,
Juliette, Piedmont and Johnstonville.
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 3311 8440 3318 8423 3318 8413 3323 8412
3334 8385 3324 8370 3314 8372 3313 8382
3308 8377 3308 8378 3299 8427 3300 8430
3299 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 248DEG 41KT 3306 8427
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
499
WWUS52 KFFC 301929
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
229 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
GAC231-301938-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-211230T1945Z/
Pike GA-
229 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for
central and west central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3314 8424 3318 8413 3323 8412 3334 8385
3324 8370 3314 8372 3313 8382 3308 8377
3308 8378 3301 8418
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 248DEG 41KT 3311 8414
$$
GAC035-159-171-207-301945-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0160.000000T0000Z-211230T1945Z/
Monroe GA-Butts GA-Jasper GA-Lamar GA-
229 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST
FOR NORTHERN MONROE...SOUTHERN BUTTS...SOUTHWESTERN JASPER AND
NORTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES...
At 228 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Goggins, or
near Barnesville, moving east 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...
Barnesville, Jackson, Forsyth, Flovilla, Milner, Aldora, Goggins,
Berner, Chappel Mill, High Falls State Park, Blount, Liberty Hill,
McElheneys Crossroads, Collier, Juliette, Johnstonville and Indian
Springs State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3314 8424 3318 8413 3323 8412 3334 8385
3324 8370 3314 8372 3313 8382 3308 8377
3308 8378 3301 8418
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 248DEG 41KT 3311 8414
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 8:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| Dec 29, 8:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 34 min |
| Dec 29, 9:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 23 min |
| Dec 29, 9:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Dec 29, 9:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 52 min |
| Dec 29, 9:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 48 min |
| Dec 29, 10:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield | 40 min |
| Dec 29, 10:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 30 min |
| Dec 29, 10:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Paulding, Polk | 44 min |
| Dec 29, 10:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 38 min |
| Dec 29, 10:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Union | 34 min |
| Dec 29, 10:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 24 min |
| Dec 29, 11:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton and 3 more | 52 min |
| Dec 29, 11:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 48 min |
| Dec 29, 11:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall, White | 25 min |
| Dec 29, 11:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 33 min |
| Dec 29, 11:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 27 min |
| Dec 30, 12:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 27 min |
| Dec 30, 12:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, DeKalb, Jackson, Madison | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 1:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Fulton, Oconee, Walton | 60 min |
| Dec 30, 1:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 23 min |
| Dec 30, 1:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 9 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 1:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Rockdale | 58 min |
| Dec 30, 4:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Heard | 40 min |
| Dec 30, 5:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Heard | 52 min |
| Dec 30, 5:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Dec 30, 7:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson | 38 min |
| Dec 30, 8:25 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 8:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 52 hr |
| Dec 30, 8:35 AM EST | Flood Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee and 34 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 30, 8:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 23 min |
| Dec 30, 9:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette | 23 min |
| Dec 30, 9:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry | 32 min |
| Dec 30, 9:33 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 11 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:45 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 54 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 103 min |
| Dec 30, 9:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Heard and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 10:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 10:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 61 min |
| Dec 30, 10:51 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rockdale and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 26 hr |
| Dec 30, 11:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 66 min |
| Dec 30, 12:05 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 19 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 34 min |
| Dec 30, 12:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 28 min |
| Dec 30, 12:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 12:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 29 min |
| Dec 30, 12:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 27 min |
| Dec 30, 12:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 12:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Dec 30, 1:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 32 min |
| Dec 30, 1:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 28 min |
| Dec 30, 2:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 28 min |
| Dec 30, 2:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 25 min |
| Dec 30, 2:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Pike | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 2:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 2:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 33 min |
| Dec 30, 2:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach | 44 min |
| Dec 30, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 39 min |
| Dec 30, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 30 min |
| Dec 30, 2:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Wilkinson | 26 min |
| Dec 30, 2:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 3:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 30 min |
| Dec 30, 3:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 26 min |
| Dec 30, 3:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Dec 30, 3:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Dec 30, 3:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 50 min |
| Dec 30, 3:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 3:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 35 min |
| Dec 30, 3:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Peach | 34 min |
| Dec 30, 3:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 46 min |
| Dec 30, 4:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach | 40 min |
| Dec 30, 4:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 50 min |
| Dec 30, 4:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Dec 30, 4:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Taylor, Upson | 27 min |
| Dec 30, 4:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 37 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.