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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2025, 3:53 AM EDT for 10 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report 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
- Mar 16, 2025, 3:53 AM EDT (07:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2025, 4:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Houston County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 4:03 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Scottsboro, GA | A tree down near the intersection of Vinson Highway and Riverbend Drive. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2:18 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 117 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 417 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted.
686
WUUS52 KFFC 160753
SVRFFC
GAC009-023-093-141-153-235-237-289-303-319-160845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0049.250316T0753Z-250316T0845Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
353 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
Baldwin County in central Georgia...
Northwestern Pulaski County in central Georgia...
Twiggs County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Putnam County in central Georgia...
Hancock County in east central Georgia...
Dooly County in central Georgia...
Northwestern Bleckley County in central Georgia...
Northwestern Washington County in east central Georgia...
Houston County in central Georgia...
* Until 445 AM EDT.
* At 353 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Rockville to near Griswoldville to New Era, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Hayneville, Beulah, Robins Air Force Base, Deepstep, Houston Lake,
Allenwood, Mock Springs, District Path, Perry, Ocmulgee Public
Fishing Area, Moss Oak, Paulk, Hardwick, Browns Crossing, Unadilla,
Sparta, Milledgeville, Coopers, Underwood, and Grovania.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for central, west
central and east central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 8398 3215 8403 3227 8393 3229 8385
3236 8385 3281 8343 3289 8341 3293 8336
3303 8339 3338 8332 3339 8319 3336 8316
3339 8312 3340 8283 3331 8279 3296 8290
3208 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0753Z 253DEG 35KT 3333 8324 3284 8344 3213 8411
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
032
WWUS52 KFFC 160838
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
438 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
GAC009-023-093-141-153-235-237-289-303-319-160847-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-250316T0845Z/
Wilkinson GA-Baldwin GA-Pulaski GA-Twiggs GA-Putnam GA-Hancock GA-
Dooly GA-Bleckley GA-Washington GA-Houston GA-
438 AM EDT Sun Mar 16 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WILKINSON...BALDWIN...
NORTHWESTERN PULASKI...TWIGGS...SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM...HANCOCK...
DOOLY...NORTHWESTERN BLECKLEY...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND HOUSTON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 AM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for central and
east central Georgia.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 8398 3215 8403 3227 8393 3229 8385
3236 8385 3281 8343 3289 8341 3293 8336
3303 8339 3338 8332 3339 8319 3336 8316
3339 8312 3340 8283 3331 8279 3296 8290
3208 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0837Z 253DEG 35KT 3345 8275 3296 8295 3226 8363
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 17 min |
| Mar 15, 10:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Floyd and 6 more | 65 min |
| Mar 15, 11:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 11:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 15 min |
| Mar 15, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding and 1 more | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Pickens | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 12:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Floyd, Haralson and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 1:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot and 1 more | 51 min |
| Mar 16, 1:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee and 6 more | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 2:04 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 82 min |
| Mar 16, 2:11 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 2:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Taylor, Webster | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 3:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Macon and 7 more | 47 min |
| Mar 16, 3:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 10 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 3:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 15 min |
| Mar 16, 4:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 28 min |
| Mar 16, 4:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bleckley, Dodge, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson and 7 more | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 4:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 4:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 49 min |
| Mar 16, 5:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson and 5 more | 52 min |
| Mar 16, 5:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen, Washington | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 6:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 24 min |
| Mar 16, 6:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Haralson | 40 hr |
| Mar 16, 6:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 7:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery and 2 more | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 38 min |
| Mar 16, 7:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens, Treutlen | 13 min |
| Mar 16, 7:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 7:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 49 min |
| Mar 16, 7:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson | 14 min |
| Mar 16, 8:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 14 min |
| Mar 16, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 8 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.