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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 28, 20214 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2021, 3:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 28 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: Mar 28, 2021, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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
Mar 28, 3:48 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nw Toomsboro, GA	ONE TREE DOWN ON OHP DOMINY ROAD.
Mar 28, 4:12 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 S Wrightsville, GA	ONE TREE DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 15.

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, 7.8 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-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: 14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1016 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 269 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

652 
WUUS52 KFFC 281947
SVRFFC
GAC167-175-303-319-282015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0031.210328T1947Z-210328T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
347 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Laurens County in central Georgia...
  Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
  Southwestern Washington County in east central Georgia...
  Northwestern Johnson County in east central Georgia...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 346 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Irwinton,
  moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Dublin, Wrightsville, Irwinton, East Dublin, McIntyre, Harrison,
  Toomsboro, Oconee, Allentown, Spann, Donovan, Tuckers Crossroad,
  Nicklesville, Lovett, New Home, Chappells Mill and Brewton.

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 3252 8277 3259 8323 3269 8329 3287 8326
      3295 8286 3277 8260
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 273DEG 28KT 3277 8312 

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

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	15 min
Mar 28, 5:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon	21 days
Mar 28, 6:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	31 min
Mar 28, 6:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	30 min
Mar 28, 7:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	41 min
Mar 28, 7:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd, Walker	25 min
Mar 28, 8:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Murray, Union, Whitfield	39 min
Mar 28, 8:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Gordon	33 min
Mar 28, 8:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens	34 min
Mar 28, 9:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Gordon	40 min
Mar 28, 9:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer	34 min
Mar 28, 9:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Polk	31 min
Mar 28, 9:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union	28 min
Mar 28, 9:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Pickens	30 min
Mar 28, 9:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	34 min
Mar 28, 9:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Paulding, Polk	24 min
Mar 28, 10:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Forsyth, Paulding	25 min
Mar 28, 10:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth, Hall	32 min
Mar 28, 11:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison and 1 more	29 min
Mar 28, 11:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	37 min
Mar 28, 11:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	30 min
Mar 28, 12:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Spalding	36 min
Mar 28, 12:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Troup	28 min
Mar 28, 12:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Pike, Spalding	23 min
Mar 28, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Spalding	30 min
Mar 28, 12:50 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dade	7 hr
Mar 28, 12:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Pike, Upson	25 min
Mar 28, 12:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	36 min
Mar 28, 1:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper, Putnam	32 min
Mar 28, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Monroe	31 min
Mar 28, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	36 min
Mar 28, 1:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	34 min
Mar 28, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Putnam, Taliaferro	33 min
Mar 28, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion, Taylor	26 min
Mar 28, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Peach, Schley, Taylor	33 min
Mar 28, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Dodge, Houston, Laurens and 5 more	52 min
Mar 28, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	35 min
Mar 28, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	24 min
Mar 28, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen, Washington	49 min
Mar 28, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	12 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.