Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 30, 2021, 2:31 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 44 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, 2:31 PM EST (19:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2021, 3:15 PM EST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bibb County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Houston County, GA, Peach County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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, 2:45 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 1 Ese Powerville, GA | QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED ON LAKEVIEW RD. |
| Dec 30, 2:50 PM EST | HAIL 1 | 2 W Centerville, GA | QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED ON AMBER DRIVE. |
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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 103 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.
735
WUUS52 KFFC 301931
SVRFFC
GAC021-079-153-225-302015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0161.211230T1931Z-211230T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
231 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Bibb County in central Georgia...
Central Peach County in central Georgia...
North central Houston County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Crawford County in central Georgia...
* Until 315 PM EST.
* At 231 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lee Pope, or
near Fort Valley, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fort Valley, Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Nakomis,
Powerville, Jack Brown Estates, Elberta, Lee Pope and Lakewood.
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 3255 8401 3255 8402 3263 8404 3275 8373
3265 8359 3257 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 256DEG 30KT 3258 8393
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
247
WWUS52 KFFC 301949
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
249 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
GAC079-301958-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-211230T2015Z/
Crawford GA-
249 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for
central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3258 8376 3263 8380 3269 8376 3269 8374
3271 8375 3275 8373 3265 8359 3257 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 256DEG 30KT 3262 8376
$$
GAC021-153-225-302015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-211230T2015Z/
Bibb GA-Peach GA-Houston GA-
249 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BIBB...NORTHEASTERN PEACH AND NORTH CENTRAL HOUSTON
COUNTIES...
At 248 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Powerville, or
8 miles northeast of Fort Valley, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Elberta and Lakewood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3258 8376 3263 8380 3269 8376 3269 8374
3271 8375 3275 8373 3265 8359 3257 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 256DEG 30KT 3262 8376
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$453
WWUS52 KFFC 302000
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
300 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
GAC021-225-302009-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-211230T2015Z/
Bibb GA-Peach GA-
300 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BIBB AND
NORTHEASTERN PEACH COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for
central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3259 8369 3264 8369 3266 8368 3265 8359
3257 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 256DEG 30KT 3264 8365
$$
GAC153-302015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-211230T2015Z/
Houston GA-
300 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTY...
At 259 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elberta, or 13
miles south of Macon, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Warner Robins and Centerville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3259 8369 3264 8369 3266 8368 3265 8359
3257 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 256DEG 30KT 3264 8365
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$612
WWUS52 KFFC 302007
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
307 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
GAC153-302016-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-211230T2015Z/
Houston GA-
307 PM EST Thu Dec 30 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HOUSTON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EST...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for
central Georgia.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Northeast Houston and Twiggs Counties.
LAT...LON 3259 8369 3264 8369 3266 8368 3265 8359
3257 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 256DEG 30KT 3265 8359
$$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, 2:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Pike | 27 min |
| Dec 30, 2:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 33 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.