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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 1, 2023Madison County, Oglethorpe County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2023, 8:03 PM EDT for Madison County, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 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
Jul 1, 2023, 8:03 PM EDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2023, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Madison County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 146 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 00:00Z on 2023-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1290 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 00:00Z on 2023-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -46 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1290 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1328 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

124 
WUUS52 KFFC 020003
SVRFFC
GAC195-221-020030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0271.230702T0003Z-230702T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
803 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia...
  Southeastern Madison County in northeastern Georgia...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 803 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Smithonia, or
  8 miles south of Danielsville, moving east at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Danielsville, Lexington, Comer, Winterville, Crawford, Colbert,
  Arnoldsville, Carlton, Smithonia, Paoli, Dunlap, Watson Mill Bridge
  State Park, Vesta and Point Peter.

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 3384 8302 3392 8326 3394 8327 3395 8328
      3397 8326 3398 8327 3400 8326 3400 8328
      3412 8324 3410 8304 3406 8299 3405 8299
      3403 8293 3402 8294 3401 8292 3396 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 270DEG 8KT 3400 8321 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart32 min
Jul 1, 8:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Oglethorpe25 min
Jul 1, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Muscogee34 min
Jul 1, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe28 min
Jul 1, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe31 min
Jul 1, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart32 min
Jul 1, 9:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot27 min
Jul 1, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly25 min
Jul 1, 9:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Sumter23 min
Jul 1, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp30 min
Jul 1, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson32 min
Jul 1, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPeach29 min
Jul 1, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson29 min
Jul 2, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll36 min
Jul 2, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade25 min
Jul 2, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade, Walker35 min
Jul 2, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker35 min
Jul 2, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta31 min
Jul 2, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade, Walker42 min
Jul 2, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd26 min
Jul 2, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker33 min
Jul 2, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Walker, Whitfield31 min
Jul 2, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd28 min
Jul 2, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Douglas, Fulton41 min
Jul 2, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga13 min
Jul 2, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Whitfield10 min
Jul 2, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield9 min
Jul 2, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Fannin, Murray, Walker, Whitfield46 min
Jul 2, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Floyd, Gordon43 min
Jul 2, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett25 min
Jul 2, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Haralson43 min
Jul 2, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield49 min
Jul 2, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth27 min
Jul 2, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens and 2 more45 min
Jul 2, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett34 min
Jul 2, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Hall27 min
Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson44 min
Jul 2, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris27 min
Jul 2, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and 3 more36 min
Jul 2, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart35 min
Jul 2, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee28 min
Jul 2, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson16 min
Jul 2, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson51 min
Jul 2, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns, Union, White31 min
Jul 2, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee28 min
Jul 2, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Stewart26 min
Jul 2, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMadison53 min
Jul 2, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Troup30 min
Jul 2, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee35 min
Jul 2, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot32 min
Jul 2, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor31 min
Jul 2, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris37 min
Jul 2, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton35 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.