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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 521, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 15, 20235 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2023, 3:14 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 46 min. 3 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
Aug 15, 2023, 3:14 PM EDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2023, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Butts County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Henry County, GA, Spalding County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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
Aug 15, 3:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sse Lovejoy, GATree down at intersection of West James Cir and HWY 81.
Aug 15, 3:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Se Birdie, GATree down along Steele Road.
Aug 15, 3:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Highland Mills, GA1 tree down along Vineyard Road.

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 21 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 2023-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1677 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 2023-08-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
1677 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
831 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

017 
WUUS52 KFFC 151914
SVRFFC
GAC035-063-113-151-255-152000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0521.230815T1914Z-230815T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
314 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Spalding County in west central Georgia...
  Southeastern Fayette County in north central Georgia...
  Southwestern Henry County in north central Georgia...
  Southwestern Butts County in central Georgia...
  South central Clayton County in north central Georgia...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 314 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Birdie, or 8
  miles northwest of Griffin, moving east at 35 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...
  Griffin, McDonough, Fayetteville, Hampton, Lovejoy, Locust Grove,
  Brooks, Jenkinsburg, Woolsey, Sunny Side, Highland Mills,
  Blacksville, Towalaga, Experiment, Walker Mill, Birdie, McKibben,
  Vaughn, Inman, and Luella.

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 3328 8450 3342 8451 3346 8406 3333 8404
      3324 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 277DEG 32KT 3335 8436 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
4 follow-up statements
065 
WWUS52 KFFC 151930
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
330 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

GAC113-151940-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-230815T2000Z/
Fayette GA-
330 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3332 8439 3334 8439 3334 8438 3336 8440
      3338 8439 3339 8440 3340 8439 3343 8439
      3346 8406 3333 8404 3324 8404 3328 8442
      3328 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 277DEG 32KT 3333 8419 

$$

GAC035-063-151-255-152000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-230815T2000Z/
Spalding GA-Henry GA-Butts GA-Clayton GA-
330 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN SPALDING...SOUTHWESTERN HENRY...SOUTHWESTERN BUTTS AND
SOUTH CENTRAL CLAYTON COUNTIES...

At 330 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Luella, or 7
miles south of McDonough, moving east at 35 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...
Griffin, McDonough, Hampton, Lovejoy, Locust Grove, Jenkinsburg,
Sunny Side, Highland Mills, Blacksville, Towalaga, Experiment, Walker
Mill, Birdie, McKibben, Vaughn, Luella, Atlanta Motor Speedway, and
Jw Smith Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3332 8439 3334 8439 3334 8438 3336 8440
      3338 8439 3339 8440 3340 8439 3343 8439
      3346 8406 3333 8404 3324 8404 3328 8442
      3328 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 277DEG 32KT 3333 8419 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
380 
WWUS52 KFFC 151941
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
341 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

GAC063-151950-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-230815T2000Z/
Clayton GA-
341 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CLAYTON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3331 8432 3338 8429 3344 8425 3346 8406
      3333 8404 3324 8404 3327 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 277DEG 32KT 3332 8408 

$$

GAC035-151-255-152000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-230815T2000Z/
Spalding GA-Henry GA-Butts GA-
341 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SPALDING...SOUTHWESTERN HENRY AND SOUTHWESTERN BUTTS
COUNTIES...

At 340 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jenkinsburg, or
near Jackson, moving east at 35 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...
Griffin, McDonough, Hampton, Locust Grove, Jenkinsburg, Sunny Side,
Highland Mills, Blacksville, Towalaga, Experiment, Walker Mill,
McKibben, and Luella.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3331 8432 3338 8429 3344 8425 3346 8406
      3333 8404 3324 8404 3327 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 277DEG 32KT 3332 8408 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
373 
WWUS52 KFFC 151948
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
348 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

GAC035-151-255-152000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-230815T2000Z/
Spalding GA-Henry GA-Butts GA-
348 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SPALDING...SOUTH CENTRAL HENRY AND SOUTHWESTERN
BUTTS COUNTIES...

At 347 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jenkinsburg, or
over Jackson, moving east at 35 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...
McDonough, Locust Grove, Jenkinsburg, Walker Mill, McKibben, and
Blacksville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3334 8418 3345 8414 3346 8406 3333 8404
      3324 8404 3326 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 277DEG 32KT 3331 8400 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
506 
WWUS52 KFFC 151954
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
354 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

GAC035-151-255-152004-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0521.000000T0000Z-230815T2000Z/
Spalding GA-Henry GA-Butts GA-
354 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SPALDING...SOUTH
CENTRAL HENRY AND SOUTHWESTERN BUTTS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM
EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning will continue to move out of 
the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, 
heavy rain and lightning is still possible with this thunderstorm, 
mainly over northeast Spalding and northwest Butts county.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.

LAT...LON 3334 8418 3345 8414 3346 8406 3333 8404
      3324 8404 3326 8422
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 283DEG 21KT 3330 8405 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 10:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade30 min
Aug 14, 11:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade, Walker39 min
Aug 14, 11:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker34 min
Aug 15, 12:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade36 min
Aug 15, 1:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade29 min
Aug 15, 2:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray37 min
Aug 15, 3:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer32 min
Aug 15, 3:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns, Union, White43 min
Aug 15, 4:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns, Union25 min
Aug 15, 9:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd48 min
Aug 15, 11:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd26 min
Aug 15, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks37 min
Aug 15, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison24 min
Aug 15, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton38 min
Aug 15, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Oconee35 min
Aug 15, 1:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMadison, Oglethorpe34 min
Aug 15, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe38 min
Aug 15, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Oconee, Walton47 min
Aug 15, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard25 min
Aug 15, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMadison, Oglethorpe33 min
Aug 15, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Fulton45 min
Aug 15, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Oglethorpe, Wilkes40 min
Aug 15, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard52 min
Aug 15, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton33 min
Aug 15, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes45 min
Aug 15, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan25 min
Aug 15, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Henry40 min
Aug 15, 2:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Meriwether46 min
Aug 15, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette49 min
Aug 15, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro44 min
Aug 15, 3:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup36 min
Aug 15, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry, Newton28 min
Aug 15, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Henry, Jasper, Newton, Rockdale52 min
Aug 15, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike, Spalding31 min
Aug 15, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren36 min
Aug 15, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen34 min
Aug 15, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Pike and 2 more44 min
Aug 15, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Hancock, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam39 min
Aug 15, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether31 min
Aug 15, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris23 min
Aug 15, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones, Monroe43 min
Aug 15, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren51 min
Aug 15, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Marion, Talbot, Taylor28 min
Aug 15, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Warren25 min
Aug 15, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Jones, Washington, Wilkinson25 min
Aug 15, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPeach35 min
Aug 15, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones, Twiggs40 min
Aug 15, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJones, Twiggs, Wilkinson52 min
Aug 15, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Washington46 min
Aug 15, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Webster30 min
Aug 15, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston27 min
Aug 15, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Schley32 min
Aug 15, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Peach, Twiggs47 min
Aug 15, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen30 min
Aug 15, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Taylor44 min
Aug 15, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson42 min
Aug 15, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens37 min
Aug 15, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski36 min
Aug 15, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel34 min
Aug 15, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Pulaski49 min
Aug 15, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp33 min
Aug 15, 6:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens41 min
Aug 15, 6:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox39 min
Aug 15, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Telfair34 min
Aug 15, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs, Wheeler42 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.