Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2021, 7:12 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 33 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
- Apr 24, 2021, 7:12 PM EDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Ware County, GA
The radar
The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 7:23 PM EDT | HAIL 0.5 | 3 E Bickley, GA | SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL LASTED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
876
WUUS52 KJAX 242312
SVRJAX
GAC001-003-005-069-229-299-242345-
/O.NEW.KJAX.SV.W.0051.210424T2312Z-210424T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
712 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Coffee County in southeastern Georgia...
Pierce County in southeastern Georgia...
Atkinson County in southeastern Georgia...
Northwestern Ware County in southeastern Georgia...
Bacon County in southeastern Georgia...
Southeastern Appling County in southeastern Georgia...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 712 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
of Douglas, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Douglas, Alma, Blackshear, Pearson, Willacoochee, Patterson,
Nicholls, Pebble Hill, Jamestown and Bristol.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3148 8311 3156 8306 3168 8213 3157 8213
3156 8215 3156 8213 3147 8213 3148 8212
3129 8215 3124 8305 3128 8303 3133 8306
3140 8314 3146 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 264DEG 52KT 3141 8274
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
BOOTHE2 follow-up statements
407
WWUS52 KJAX 242331
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
731 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
GAC001-003-005-069-229-299-242345-
/O.CON.KJAX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210424T2345Z/
Coffee GA-Pierce GA-Atkinson GA-Ware GA-Bacon GA-Appling GA-
731 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE...CENTRAL PIERCE...EAST CENTRAL ATKINSON...
NORTHWESTERN WARE...BACON AND SOUTHEASTERN APPLING COUNTIES...
At 730 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
Dixie Union, or 7 miles southeast of Alma, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Alma, Blackshear, Patterson, Nicholls, Jamestown, Pebble Hill,
Bristol, Dixie Union, New Lacy and Bickley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3129 8266 3161 8263 3168 8213 3157 8213
3156 8215 3156 8213 3147 8213 3148 8212
3129 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 264DEG 52KT 3144 8242
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...<50MPH
$$
BOOTHE813
WWUS52 KJAX 242343
SVSJAX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
743 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
GAC001-003-005-069-229-299-242351-
/O.EXP.KJAX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210424T2345Z/
Coffee GA-Pierce GA-Atkinson GA-Ware GA-Bacon GA-Appling GA-
743 PM EDT Sat Apr 24 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COFFEE...CENTRAL
PIERCE...EAST CENTRAL ATKINSON...NORTHWESTERN WARE...BACON AND
SOUTHEASTERN APPLING COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Bacon County and Pierce County
LAT...LON 3129 8266 3161 8263 3168 8213 3157 8213
3156 8215 3156 8213 3147 8213 3148 8212
3129 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 264DEG 52KT 3145 8226
$$
BOOTHEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 10:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 11:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Bacon, Ware | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson | 21 min |
| Apr 24, 12:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Brantley, Pierce, Wayne | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 12:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Bacon | 22 min |
| Apr 24, 12:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Bacon, Clinch, Pierce, Ware | 31 min |
| Apr 24, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Wayne | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Clinch, Pierce, Ware, Wayne | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 1:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Brantley, Clinch, Ware | 25 min |
| Apr 24, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden, Charlton, Glynn | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Glynn | 15 min |
| Apr 24, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 2:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Echols | 24 min |
| Apr 24, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 3:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Echols, Ware | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Camden | 27 min |
| Apr 24, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton, Ware | 48 min |
| Apr 24, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Charlton | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee, Jeff Davis | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Wayne | 87 min |
| Apr 24, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Coffee | 36 min |
| Apr 24, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Pierce, Ware, Wayne | 35 min |
| Apr 24, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JAX | Coffee, Jeff Davis | 48 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.