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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 328, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 3, 1998Forsyth County, Fulton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 1998, 5:03 PM EDT for Forsyth County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 3, 1998, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 1998, 5:50 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Whole counties

Counties Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 3, 5:24 PM EDT	Hail 1.75	Crabapple, GA	Public and spotter reports indicated golf ball size hail in Crabapple and 1.5 miles west of exit 11 off Georgia highway 400.
May 3, 5:35 PM EDT	Hail 1.75	Alpharetta, GA	Numerous public reports indicated dime to golf ball size hail fell across northern Fulton county in the Alpharetta area.
May 3, 5:40 PM EDT	Hail 1	Big Creek, GA	Nickel to quarter size hail fell in southern Forsyth county. Small trees were downed near the Fulton county line.

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 3, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 73 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 239 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1307 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 174 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

100 
WUUS1 KATL 032106 RRA
SVRATL
GAC117-121-032150-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
503 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA
  NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA

* UNTIL 550 PM EDT

* AT 502 PM EDT... PUBLIC REPORTED SEVERE WEATHER  16 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF ALPHARETTA MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. MANY REPORTS OF
  DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM BARTOW AND
  CHEROKEE COUNTIES WITH THIS STORM.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE...
   ALPHARETTA                  AROUND 530 PM EDT
   DUCKTOWN                    AROUND 530 PM EDT
   DREW                        AROUND 535 PM EDT
   MATT                        AROUND 540 PM EDT
   CUMMING                     AROUND 540 PM EDT
   COAL MOUNTAIN               AROUND 545 PM EDT



WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...LIGHTNING POSES A SERIOUS
DANGER. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES...UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. IF BOATING OR
SWIMMING...GET TO LAND QUICKLY AND FIND SHELTER. IF IN THE OPEN
FIND A LOW SPOT AWAY FROM TREES...FENCES...AND POLES. IF YOU
EXPERIENCE STORM DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES OR TREES...OR HAIL THE SIZE
OF DIMES OR LARGER...PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING 770-486-8535.

17/35

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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 4:18 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

GAZ101-116>119-136>141-151>154-164>166-032115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
418 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

EFFINGHAM...CHATHAM...BRYAN...LIBERTY...LONG...MCINTOSH...WAYNE...
GLYNN...PIERCE...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...AND CHARLTON.

WRS

Special weather statement, May 3, 4:23 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

GAZ101-116>119-136>141-151>154-164>166-032115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TO INCLUDE WARE COUNTY IN WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
423 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

EFFINGHAM...CHATHAM...BRYAN...LIBERTY...LONG...MCINTOSH...WAYNE...
GLYNN...PIERCE...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...CHARLTON AND WARE.

WRS

Special weather statement, May 3, 4:23 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

GAZ101-116>119-136>141-151>154-164>166-032115-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TO INCLUDE WARE COUNTY IN WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
423 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM EDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

EFFINGHAM...CHATHAM...BRYAN...LIBERTY...LONG...MCINTOSH...WAYNE...
GLYNN...PIERCE...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...CHARLTON AND WARE.

WRS

Local storm report, May 3, 4:50 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT COR TO CAPITALS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
450 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

355-415 PM                           GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          NICKLE SIZE HAIL CONTINUOUS
                                          FOR 20 MINUTES.

344 PM                               GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          QUARTER SIZE TO NEAR GOLFBALL
                                           SIZE HAIL

345 PM     WEST ROME                 GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL

350-400 PM ROME                      GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME SIZE OR LARGER HAIL

356 PM                               GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          LARGER THAN DIME SIZE.

400  PM    ARMUCHEE, FLOYD CITY      GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME SIZE HAIL

405 PM     GLENWOOD, ARMUCHEE        GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME SIZE HAIL

413 PM     10 MILES NORTH KINGSTON   GA   1.25 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     BARTOW                         HALF DOLLAR HAIL

Local storm report, May 3, 4:50 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT COR TO CAPITALS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
450 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

355-415 PM                           GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          NICKLE SIZE HAIL CONTINUOUS
                                          FOR 20 MINUTES.

344 PM                               GA   1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          QUARTER SIZE TO NEAR GOLFBALL
                                           SIZE HAIL

345 PM     WEST ROME                 GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL

350-400 PM ROME                      GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME SIZE OR LARGER HAIL

356 PM                               GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          LARGER THAN DIME SIZE.

400  PM    ARMUCHEE, FLOYD CITY      GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME SIZE HAIL

405 PM     GLENWOOD, ARMUCHEE        GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME SIZE HAIL

413 PM     10 MILES NORTH KINGSTON   GA   1.25 INCH HAIL
5/3/98     BARTOW                         HALF DOLLAR HAIL

Local storm report, May 3, 4:55 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1243 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

355-415 PM                           GA   0.88 inch hail
5/3/98     FLOYD                          NICKLE SIZE HAIL CONTINUOUS
                                          FOR 20 MINUTES.

344 PM                               GA   1.75 inch hail
5/3/98     FLOYD                          QUARTER SIZE TO NEAR GOLFBALL
                                           SIZE HAIL

345 PM     WEST ROME                 GA   0.88 inch hail
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL

350-400 PM ROME                      GA   0.75 inch hail
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME SIZE OR LARGER HAIL

356 PM                               GA   0.75 inch hail
5/3/98     FLOYD                          LARGER THAN DIME SIZE.

400  PM    ARMUCHEE, FLOYD CITY      GA   0.75 inch hail
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME SIZE HAIL

405 PM     GLENWOOD, ARMUCHEE        GA   0.75 inch hail
5/3/98     FLOYD                          DIME SIZE HAIL

413 PM     10 MILES NORTH KINGSTON   GA   1.25 inch hail
5/3/98     BARTOW                         HALF DOLLAR HAIL

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 9:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Heard	35 min
May 3, 9:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta	33 min
May 3, 10:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Meriwether	35 min
May 3, 10:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Spalding	49 min
May 3, 10:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lamar, Pike	47 min
May 3, 11:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford	36 min
May 3, 11:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb	51 min
May 3, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Jefferson, Washington	35 min
May 3, 12:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilcox	32 min
May 3, 1:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Toombs	34 min
May 3, 2:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel	47 min
May 3, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd	62 min
May 3, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow	32 min
May 3, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee	48 min
May 3, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll	34 min
May 3, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd	48 min
May 3, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion	47 min
May 3, 5:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Fulton	35 min
May 3, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Gwinnett	50 min
May 3, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta	34 min
May 3, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd	36 min
May 3, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Webster	18 min
May 3, 6:13 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	37 min
May 3, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Schley, Webster	35 min
May 3, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Barrow	48 min
May 3, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Gilmer	33 min
May 3, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Monroe	37 min
May 3, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll	33 min
May 3, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Houston	37 min
May 3, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Jasper	35 min
May 3, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Sumter	34 min
May 3, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Heard	37 min
May 3, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Henry, Spalding	49 min
May 3, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta	49 min
May 3, 7:01 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs	34 min
May 3, 7:03 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Monroe	37 min
May 3, 7:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lumpkin	50 min
May 3, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow	34 min
May 3, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb	33 min
May 3, 7:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Jasper	51 min
May 3, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee	50 min
May 3, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Jones	48 min
May 3, 7:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens	32 min
May 3, 7:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilkinson	35 min
May 3, 7:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb	48 min
May 3, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Hall	51 min
May 3, 7:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Jasper, Monroe	33 min
May 3, 7:50 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Jones	35 min
May 3, 7:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fulton	48 min
May 3, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Spalding	47 min

Nearby

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.