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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 379, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 9, 2025Bleckley County, Dodge County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2025, 2:17 PM EDT for Bleckley County, Dodge County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2025, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2025, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Dodge County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 167 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 2025-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1475 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2025-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -40 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
1475 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
986 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 9, 1:28 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 1:28 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 11:46 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1146 AM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

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1146 AM EDT Wed Jul 9 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop this
afternoon and evening, capable of producing gusty winds, frequent
lightning, and locally heavy rainfall. A few storms will be
capable of producing isolated strong to damaging wind gusts and
localized flash flooding. Maximum heat index values will reach 99
to 104 degrees for all except far northeastern Georgia.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

Coverage of afternoon and evening thunderstorms will increase
through the week. A few strong to severe storms will be possible
each day, though widespread severe thunderstorms are not expected.

Heat index values will reach 97 to 105 degrees across portions of
central and eastern Georgia each afternoon through Monday.
Precautions should be taken to avoid heat related illnesses.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 12:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 1:40 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox24 min
Jul 9, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge35 min
Jul 9, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley33 min
Jul 9, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley30 min
Jul 9, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery38 min
Jul 9, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair37 min
Jul 9, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston27 min
Jul 9, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTelfair, Wheeler35 min
Jul 9, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs31 min
Jul 9, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson30 min
Jul 9, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley36 min
Jul 9, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler31 min
Jul 9, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen33 min
Jul 9, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor33 min
Jul 9, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Treutlen25 min
Jul 9, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro12 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.