Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 4:55 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 29 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
- May 3, 2021, 4:55 PM EDT (20:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 5:24 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Glascock County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 674 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.8
The text
As transmitted.
925
WUUS52 KFFC 032055
SVRFFC
GAC125-141-301-303-032145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0066.210503T2055Z-210503T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
455 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Warren County in east central Georgia...
Southeastern Hancock County in east central Georgia...
Glascock County in east central Georgia...
North central Washington County in east central Georgia...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 454 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hamburg State
Park, or 7 miles southeast of Sparta, moving northeast at 45 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...
Warrenton, Sparta, Gibson, Norwood, Mitchell, Camak, Hamburg State
Park, Shoals, Jewell, Beall Springs, Mayfield, Agricola, Reese,
Bastonville and Culverton.
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 3324 8248 3308 8292 3322 8305 3354 8263
3353 8262 3345 8259 3341 8255 3335 8255
3336 8253 3334 8250 3334 8245 3333 8242
3332 8241 3331 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 237DEG 37KT 3323 8286
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
667
WWUS52 KFFC 032118
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
518 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
GAC141-303-032127-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210503T2145Z/
Hancock GA-Washington GA-
518 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND NORTH
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
east central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3324 8248 3324 8272 3336 8278 3354 8263
3353 8262 3345 8259 3341 8255 3335 8255
3336 8253 3334 8250 3334 8245 3333 8242
3332 8241 3331 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 237DEG 37KT 3336 8262
$$
GAC125-301-032145-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210503T2145Z/
Warren GA-Glascock GA-
518 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR WARREN AND NORTHERN GLASCOCK COUNTIES...
At 517 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Reese, or near
Warrenton, moving northeast at 45 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...
Warrenton, Gibson, Camak, Bastonville, Beall Springs and Reese.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3324 8248 3324 8272 3336 8278 3354 8263
3353 8262 3345 8259 3341 8255 3335 8255
3336 8253 3334 8250 3334 8245 3333 8242
3332 8241 3331 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 237DEG 37KT 3336 8262
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$433
WWUS52 KFFC 032124
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
524 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
GAC125-301-032133-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210503T2145Z/
Warren GA-Glascock GA-
524 PM EDT Mon May 3 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WARREN AND NORTHERN GLASCOCK
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
east central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3324 8248 3324 8272 3336 8278 3354 8263
3353 8262 3345 8259 3341 8255 3335 8255
3336 8253 3334 8250 3334 8245 3333 8242
3332 8241 3331 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 237DEG 37KT 3340 8255
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 25 min |
| May 3, 9:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 34 min |
| May 3, 9:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 32 min |
| May 3, 9:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 29 min |
| May 3, 10:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 31 min |
| May 3, 10:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 24 min |
| May 3, 10:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 31 min |
| May 3, 11:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 50 min |
| May 3, 11:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 32 min |
| May 3, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 32 min |
| May 3, 11:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale | 37 min |
| May 3, 11:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Walton | 37 min |
| May 3, 11:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding, Polk | 32 min |
| May 3, 12:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 42 min |
| May 3, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson | 23 min |
| May 3, 12:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth and 5 more | 8 hr |
| May 3, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 27 min |
| May 3, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe | 24 min |
| May 3, 12:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe | 33 min |
| May 3, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 29 min |
| May 3, 12:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jackson, Madison | 27 min |
| May 3, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Spalding | 36 min |
| May 3, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Spalding | 42 min |
| May 3, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 24 min |
| May 3, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 28 min |
| May 3, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 11 min |
| May 3, 1:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 34 min |
| May 3, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison, Oglethorpe | 33 min |
| May 3, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 34 min |
| May 3, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Talbot | 45 min |
| May 3, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 43 min |
| May 3, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 35 min |
| May 3, 3:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 7 hr |
| May 3, 3:02 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 67 hr |
| May 3, 3:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 11 hr |
| May 3, 3:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 7 hr |
| May 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Washington | 39 min |
| May 3, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 31 min |
| May 3, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 29 min |
| May 3, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 34 min |
| May 3, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 34 min |
| May 3, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 13 min |
| May 3, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 24 min |
| May 3, 4:21 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 66 hr |
| May 3, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Walton | 29 min |
| May 3, 4:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 6 hr |
| May 3, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 23 min |
| May 3, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 37 min |
| May 3, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 46 min |
| May 3, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 24 min |
| May 3, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 24 min |
| May 3, 5:29 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 7 hr |
| May 3, 5:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll and 63 more | 32 hr |
| May 3, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding, Polk | 29 min |
| May 3, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 44 min |
| May 3, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 24 min |
| May 3, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 27 min |
| May 3, 6:41 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| May 3, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 25 min |
| May 3, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 33 min |
| May 3, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 27 min |
| May 3, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| May 3, 7:45 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 4 hr |
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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.