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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 6, 20224 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2022, 3:59 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 46 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: Apr 6, 2022, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
Expired: Apr 6, 2022, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crisp County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Wilcox County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 6, 1:32 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 175 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 803 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 460 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 243 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.7

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The text

As transmitted.

301 
WUUS52 KFFC 061959
SVRFFC
GAC081-093-261-315-062045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0039.220406T1959Z-220406T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
359 PM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Wilcox County in central Georgia...
  Southeastern Dooly County in central Georgia...
  East central Sumter County in west central Georgia...
  Crisp County in central Georgia...

* Until 445 PM EDT.

* At 359 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Georgia
  Veterans Memorial St Pk, or near Cordele, moving northeast at 25
  mph.

  HAZARD...Golf 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...
  Cordele, Vienna, Rochelle, Arabi, Pitts, East Crisp, Georgia
  Veterans Memorial St Pk, Richwood, Pope City, Seville, Hatley,
  Pleasant View, Tippettville, Raines, Double Run, Tremont and
  Wenona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
west central Georgia.

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 3181 8383 3183 8384 3182 8385 3184 8386
      3185 8391 3188 8393 3191 8392 3191 8396
      3199 8400 3216 8365 3214 8361 3212 8361
      3212 8356 3207 8346 3185 8345 3185 8361
      3180 8361 3180 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 244DEG 20KT 3195 8387 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 9:16 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Jones	15 hr
Apr 5, 9:33 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson	6 days
Apr 5, 10:25 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs	4 days
Apr 5, 11:36 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Bartow	4 hr
Apr 6, 2:42 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett	6 hr
Apr 6, 3:44 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Spalding	8 hr
Apr 6, 5:21 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Taliaferro, Wilkes	71 hr
Apr 6, 8:51 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Troup	11 hr
Apr 6, 11:40 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson	7 days
Apr 6, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Taylor	39 min
Apr 6, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley, Sumter, Webster	39 min
Apr 6, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Peach	29 min
Apr 6, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	28 min
Apr 6, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	24 min
Apr 6, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Peach, Twiggs	44 min
Apr 6, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster	29 min
Apr 6, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly, Macon, Schley	24 min
Apr 6, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Douglas	47 min
Apr 6, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Sumter	28 min
Apr 6, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	40 min
Apr 6, 3:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Crisp, Sumter	33 min
Apr 6, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FFC	Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson	45 min
Apr 6, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs	42 min
Apr 6, 3:55 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Washington, Wilkinson	3 days
Apr 6, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Sumter	47 min
Apr 6, 4:02 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox	29 min
Apr 6, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Monroe	52 min
Apr 6, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FFC	Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson	44 min
Apr 6, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Washington	43 min
Apr 6, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Hancock	40 min
Apr 6, 4:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FFC	Jasper, Jones, Putnam	38 min
Apr 6, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	24 min
Apr 6, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dade	23 min
Apr 6, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	34 min
Apr 6, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	30 min
Apr 6, 6:16 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Bibb, Butts, Crawford, Houston, Lamar, Monroe and 4 more	5 hr
Apr 6, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Taylor	52 min
Apr 6, 6:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Harris, Muscogee	5 hr
Apr 6, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	29 min
Apr 6, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa	34 min
Apr 6, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walker	24 min
Apr 6, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Peach	52 min
Apr 6, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs	28 min
Apr 6, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Houston, Macon, Peach	32 min
Apr 6, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield	28 min
Apr 6, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Twiggs	43 min
Apr 6, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	31 min
Apr 6, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	29 min
Apr 6, 7:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen	35 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.