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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 24, 2021Harris County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 5:32 PM EDT for Harris County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 43 min. 4 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
Apr 24, 2021, 5:32 PM EDT (21:32 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harris County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 24, 5:40 PM EDTHAIL 1.52 E West Point, GAPING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN WEST POINT AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 103 AND HWY 18.
Apr 24, 5:55 PM EDTHAIL 1Lagrange, GAQUARTER-SIZED HAIL FELL AT INTERSECTION OF MAIN STREET AND BROOME STREET IN DOWNTOWN LAGRANGE.
Apr 24, 5:58 PM EDTHAIL 13 Ene Lagrange, GAQUARTER-SIZED HAIL OCCURRED ON NORTH DAVIS RD NEAR HOGANSVILLE RD.
Apr 24, 6:09 PM EDTHAIL 1Saint Marks, GAQUARTER-SIZED HAIL FELL ON 2100 BLOCK OF ST. MARK'S ROAD.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 24, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 57 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-04-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-04-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 309 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
449 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
309 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
449 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

893 
WUUS52 KFFC 242132
SVRFFC
GAC145-199-285-242215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0038.210424T2132Z-210424T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
532 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
  Troup County in west central Georgia...
  Northwestern Harris County in west central Georgia...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 531 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lanett
  Municipal Airport, or near Valley, moving northeast at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  LaGrange, Greenville, West Point, Hogansville, Luthersville, Lone
  Oak, River View, Southern Harbor, Mountville, Cannonville, Louise,
  Odessadale, Rocky Point, Stovall, Piedmont Heights, Harrisonville,
  Hillcrest, Big Springs, Wares Crossroads and Rocky Mount.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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 3318 8507 3318 8505 3322 8496 3322 8486
      3320 8487 3319 8486 3319 8485 3322 8485
      3322 8467 3299 8465 3278 8513 3279 8515
      3281 8517 3285 8515 3286 8519 3303 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 229DEG 55KT 3281 8525 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 8:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart33 min
Apr 24, 10:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox26 min
Apr 24, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta24 min
Apr 24, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll25 min
Apr 24, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, DeKalb34 min
Apr 24, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more51 min
Apr 24, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas34 min
Apr 24, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard23 min
Apr 24, 5:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton24 min
Apr 24, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Douglas35 min
Apr 24, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper, Putnam34 min
Apr 24, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard33 min
Apr 24, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Gwinnett, Jackson52 min
Apr 24, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Hall48 min
Apr 24, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Spalding, Troup26 min
Apr 24, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Madison33 min
Apr 24, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth31 min
Apr 24, 6:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd26 min
Apr 24, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Forsyth, Fulton40 min
Apr 24, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot28 min
Apr 24, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson25 min
Apr 24, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga24 min
Apr 24, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHaralson, Polk46 min
Apr 24, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, White38 min
Apr 24, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Haralson, Paulding52 min
Apr 24, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cobb, Haralson, Paulding, Polk50 min
Apr 24, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard35 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.