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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 23, 2022Bibb County, Crawford County, Monroe County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2022, 9:00 AM EDT for Bibb County, Crawford County, Monroe County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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
Mar 23, 2022, 9:00 AM EDT (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2022, 9:30 AM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bibb County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Monroe County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 2022-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 88 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2022-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 475 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
88 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-93 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
588 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
475 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
696 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

409 
WUUS52 KFFC 231300
SVRFFC
GAC021-079-207-231330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0021.220323T1300Z-220323T1330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
900 AM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Bibb County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Monroe County in central Georgia...
  Northeastern Crawford County in central Georgia...

* Until 930 AM EDT.

* At 900 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sandy Point,
  or near Roberta, moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Macon, Roberta, Knoxville, Wesleyan, Lizella, Lake Tobesofkee,
  Bolingbroke, Sandy Point, Russellville and Musella.

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 3267 8391 3270 8407 3291 8399 3300 8376
      3285 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 1300Z 215DEG 36KT 3275 8396 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
918 
WWUS52 KFFC 231324
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
924 AM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

GAC021-079-207-231334-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220323T1330Z/
Bibb GA-Monroe GA-Crawford GA-
924 AM EDT Wed Mar 23 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BIBB...
SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
930 AM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty 
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3267 8391 3270 8407 3291 8399 3300 8376
      3285 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 1324Z 219DEG 32KT 3291 8381 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 7:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart, Webster30 min
Mar 23, 7:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite18 min
Mar 23, 8:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDade14 hr
Mar 23, 8:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crawford29 min
Mar 23, 9:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones25 min
Mar 23, 10:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro, Warren33 min
Mar 23, 10:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan34 min
Mar 23, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.