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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 26, 2021Fayette County, Spalding County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 26, 2021, 6:09 AM EST for Fayette County, Spalding County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 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: Jan 26, 2021, 6:09 AM EST (11:09 UTC)
Expired: Jan 26, 2021, 6:42 AM EST
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Fayette County, GA, Spalding County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:08 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 19 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1306 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 221 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 323 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

276 
WUUS52 KFFC 261109
SVRFFC
GAC113-255-261200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0003.210126T1109Z-210126T1200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
609 AM EST Tue Jan 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Spalding County in west central Georgia...
  Southeastern Fayette County in north central Georgia...

* Until 700 AM EST.

* At 609 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lake Horton,
  or 9 miles west of Griffin, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Griffin, Brooks, Sunny Side, East Griffin, Highland Mills,
  Towalaga, Experiment, Walker Mill, Birdie, Vaughn, Rover, Lake
  Horton and Zetella.

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 3335 8445 3335 8425 3334 8425 3334 8415
      3319 8415 3320 8426 3320 8439 3321 8440
      3321 8445 3320 8446 3320 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 1109Z 268DEG 38KT 3330 8442 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

2 follow-up statements

220 
WWUS52 KFFC 261120
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
620 AM EST Tue Jan 26 2021

GAC113-261130-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T1200Z/
Fayette GA-
620 AM EST Tue Jan 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3335 8433 3335 8425 3334 8425 3334 8415
      3319 8415 3320 8426 3320 8439 3321 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1120Z 268DEG 38KT 3330 8428 

$$

GAC255-261200-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T1200Z/
Spalding GA-
620 AM EST Tue Jan 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST
FOR SPALDING COUNTY...

At 620 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Highland Mills,
or near Griffin, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Griffin, Sunny Side, East Griffin, Highland Mills, Rover, Towalaga,
Experiment and Walker Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3335 8433 3335 8425 3334 8425 3334 8415
      3319 8415 3320 8426 3320 8439 3321 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1120Z 268DEG 38KT 3330 8428 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

457 
WWUS52 KFFC 261142
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
642 AM EST Tue Jan 26 2021

GAC255-261152-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210126T1200Z/
Spalding GA-
642 AM EST Tue Jan 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SPALDING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3335 8433 3335 8425 3334 8425 3334 8415
      3319 8415 3320 8426 3320 8439 3321 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 268DEG 38KT 3331 8399 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 25, 8:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Walker	28 min
Jan 25, 10:36 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	24 min
Jan 25, 10:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	31 min
Jan 26, 1:19 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	26 min
Jan 26, 1:45 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	30 min
Jan 26, 2:07 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding	38 min
Jan 26, 2:15 AM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding	15 min
Jan 26, 2:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Forsyth	28 min
Jan 26, 2:56 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	34 min
Jan 26, 3:14 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	61 min
Jan 26, 3:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Paulding	53 min
Jan 26, 5:09 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Heard	36 min
Jan 26, 5:31 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	44 min
Jan 26, 5:34 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	41 min
Jan 26, 6:04 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry, Spalding	41 min
Jan 26, 6:06 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Pike	39 min
Jan 26, 6:28 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton, Spalding	32 min
Jan 26, 8:14 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth	5 hr
Jan 26, 11:18 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	27 min
Jan 26, 12:01 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	29 min
Jan 26, 12:50 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Fulton	24 hr
Jan 26, 1:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Johnson	45 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.