Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2021, 4:11 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 49 min. 1 report 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, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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, 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
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 270 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 739 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS52 KFFC 282011
SVRFFC
GAC107-163-167-175-283-303-282100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0032.210328T2011Z-210328T2100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
411 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Laurens County in central Georgia...
Emanuel County in east central Georgia...
Treutlen County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Washington County in east central Georgia...
Johnson County in east central Georgia...
Jefferson County in east central Georgia...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 411 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Warthen to near Harrison to near Dudley, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Dublin, Swainsboro, Soperton, Louisville, Wrightsville, East
Dublin, Wadley, Davisboro, Twin City, Adrian, Stillmore, Harrison,
Oak Park, Bartow, Garfield, Summertown, Nunez, Riddleville, Kite
and Spann.
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 3254 8203 3256 8208 3252 8215 3243 8219
3235 8225 3243 8303 3281 8283 3309 8274
3313 8227 3305 8229 3293 8227 3284 8232
3280 8221 3281 8214 3266 8208 3261 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 278DEG 48KT 3306 8279 3282 8282 3249 8306
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
775
WWUS52 KFFC 282038
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
438 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
GAC107-163-167-175-283-303-282100-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210328T2100Z/
Laurens GA-Emanuel GA-Treutlen GA-Washington GA-Johnson GA-
Jefferson GA-
438 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LAURENS...EMANUEL...TREUTLEN...SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON...EASTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
At 438 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Vidette to near Blundale to Blackville, moving
east at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Swainsboro, Soperton, Louisville, Wadley, Twin City, Adrian,
Stillmore, Oak Park, Bartow, Garfield, Summertown, Nunez, Kite,
Covena, Modoc, Canoochee, Rockledge, Norristown, Stapletons
Crossroads and Minter.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3254 8203 3256 8208 3252 8215 3243 8219
3235 8225 3241 8281 3277 8260 3311 8250
3313 8227 3305 8229 3293 8227 3284 8232
3280 8221 3281 8214 3266 8208 3261 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 272DEG 55KT 3304 8233 3280 8236 3247 8260
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$383
WWUS52 KFFC 282053
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
453 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
GAC167-175-283-303-282103-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210328T2100Z/
Laurens GA-Treutlen GA-Washington GA-Johnson GA-
453 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAURENS...
TREUTLEN...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3269 8219 3270 8240 3274 8244 3276 8243
3278 8248 3311 8250 3313 8228 3306 8229
3294 8227 3284 8232 3283 8230 3283 8228
3280 8221 3281 8214 3272 8211
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 278DEG 48KT 3302 8214 3278 8217 3245 8241
$$
GAC107-163-282100-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0032.000000T0000Z-210328T2100Z/
Emanuel GA-Jefferson GA-
453 PM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EMANUEL AND SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
At 453 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles east of Vidette to near Herndon to near
Covena, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Louisville, Wadley, Bartow, Summertown, Three Points, Moxley,
Blundale and Colemans Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3269 8219 3270 8240 3274 8244 3276 8243
3278 8248 3311 8250 3313 8228 3306 8229
3294 8227 3284 8232 3283 8230 3283 8228
3280 8221 3281 8214 3272 8211
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 278DEG 48KT 3302 8214 3278 8217 3245 8241
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$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, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 28 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, 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.