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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 30, 2023Heard County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2023, 3:13 PM EDT for Heard County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 min. 10 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
Jun 30, 2023, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2023, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Heard County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 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
Jun 30, 3:13 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Lagrange, GAMultiple reports of trees and powerlines down between Hamilton Rd and Truitt Ave and Lafayette Pkwy and W Lukken Industrial Dr.
Jun 30, 3:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 W Mountville, GADowned powerlines on SR 109 (Greenville Rd) and Boddie Rd.
Jun 30, 3:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ese Lagrange, GATwo reports of trees down along Upper Big Springs Rd near the I85 overpass between S Davis Rd and Callaway Church Rd.
Jun 30, 3:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 N Cannonville, GAMultiple reports of trees down along West Point Rd between Bradfield Dr and Hudson Rd.
Jun 30, 3:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 S Louise, GATree down at Towns Rd and Greenville Rd.
Jun 30, 3:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMountville, GATwo reports of trees down near Mountville at Camp Viola Rd and Charles Heard Rd.
Jun 30, 3:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGHogansville, GAMultiple trees down with some on houses in the town of Hogansville.
Jun 30, 3:16 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Big Springs, GAMultiple reports of trees and powerlines down along Upper Big Springs Rd near Lower Big Springs Rd.
Jun 30, 3:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene Smiths Crossroad, GAMultiple reports of trees down GA 27 and I85 near Bartley Rd and Whitesville Rd..
Jun 30, 3:19 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ese Cannonville, GATwo trees down along New Hutchinson Mill Rd near Cannonville Rd and Bartley Rd.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 2023-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 541 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 2023-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
541 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-168 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1246 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

243 
WUUS52 KFFC 301913
SVRFFC
GAC149-199-285-301945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0252.230630T1913Z-230630T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
313 PM EDT Fri Jun 30 2023

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
  Southern Heard County in west central Georgia...
  Troup County in west central Georgia...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 313 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Glenn to Hillcrest to Hogansville, moving south at
  15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  LaGrange, Hogansville, Corinth, Mountville, Cannonville, Louise,
  Odessadale, State Line Park, Abbottsford, Stovall, Piedmont
  Heights, Harrisonville, Hillcrest, Big Springs, Wares Crossroads,
  Paran, Glenn, Smiths Crossroad, Long Cane and Waresville.

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 3321 8506 3323 8494 3322 8487 3320 8487
      3320 8486 3297 8478 3292 8502 3295 8520
      3323 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 351DEG 15KT 3315 8523 3314 8505 3317 8488 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 11:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield69 min
Jun 30, 12:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin29 min
Jun 30, 12:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker34 min
Jun 30, 12:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker51 min
Jun 30, 1:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon29 min
Jun 30, 1:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd40 min
Jun 30, 1:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding, Polk35 min
Jun 30, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb23 min
Jun 30, 1:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding33 min
Jun 30, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk31 min
Jun 30, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb28 min
Jun 30, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette29 min
Jun 30, 2:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHaralson24 min
Jun 30, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Douglas, Haralson30 min
Jun 30, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson14 min
Jun 30, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta24 min
Jun 30, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll29 min
Jun 30, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Heard25 min
Jun 30, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta34 min
Jun 30, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup35 min
Jun 30, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard30 min
Jun 30, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike30 min
Jun 30, 3:21 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 82 more53 hr
Jun 30, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Pike, Upson48 min
Jun 30, 3:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Troup44 min
Jun 30, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Talbot49 min
Jun 30, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee33 min
Jun 30, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Talbot, Taylor30 min
Jun 30, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot, Webster28 min
Jun 30, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Stewart, Webster34 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.