Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2000
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2000, 1:19 PM EDT for Dawson County, Lumpkin County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2000, 1:19 PM EDT (17:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2000, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Dawson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1:55 PM EDT | Hail 0.75 | Dahlonega, GA | The public reported dime to penny size hail. |
| Jul 23, 2:00 PM EDT | Hail 1.75 | Dahlonega, GA | The public reported hail ranging from the size of quarters to golfballs. A report from 3 miles north of Dahlonega indicated hail the size of golfballs lasted for 10 to 12 minutes. |
| Jul 23, 2:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlonega, GA | The Dahlonega News Nugget reported numerous trees down along Lumpkin County Parkway behind the 400 Industrial Park. In addition, one home and an air stream trailer were damaged by falling trees. The public reported a possible tornado in Dahlonega which uproo |
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 nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -134 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1280 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS52 KFFC 231720 SVRATL GAC085-187-231800- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 119 PM EDT SUN JUL 23 2000 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHERN LUMPKIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 200 PM EDT * AT 116 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DAHLONEGA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER WHILE THE STORM PASSES. INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. IF YOU SEE DAMAGE OR LARGE HAIL...CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 7 7 0 4 8 6 1 1 3 3 AT EXTENSION 2 0 4. LAT...LON 3448 8430 3433 8408 3449 8389 3460 8397
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin | 31 min |
| Jul 23, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 46 min |
| Jul 23, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 45 min |
| Jul 23, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Rockdale, Walton | 43 min |
| Jul 23, 2:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks | 38 min |
| Jul 23, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Walton | 47 min |
| Jul 23, 3:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks | 43 min |
| Jul 23, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 37 min |
| Jul 23, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oconee | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fulton | 47 min |
| Jul 23, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro | 38 min |
| Jul 23, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison | 33 min |
| Jul 23, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 32 min |
| Jul 23, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 40 min |
| Jul 23, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Warren | 35 min |
| Jul 23, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry | 39 min |
| Jul 23, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Warren | 25 min |
| Jul 23, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson | 46 min |
| Jul 23, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 46 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.