Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 21, 2005, 1:15 PM EST for DeKalb County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2005, 1:15 PM EST (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2005, 1:45 PM EST
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties DeKalb County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 88 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS52 KFFC 211816 SVRFFC GAC089-121-211845- /O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0007.050221T1815Z-050221T1845Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 115 PM EST MON FEB 21 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 145 PM EST * AT 110 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SANDY SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUCKER...DUNWOODY...DORAVILLE AND CHAMBLEE. THIS STORM PRODUCED NICKEL-SIZED HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN IN COBB COUNTY AT 1 PM EST. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER 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. LAT...LON 3399 8440 3381 8449 3383 8418 3400 8416 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS52 KFFC 211835 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 133 PM EST MON FEB 21 2005 GAC089-121-211845- /O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-050221T1845Z/ DEKALB-FULTON- 133 PM EST MON FEB 21 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 145 PM EST FOR CENTRAL FULTON AND NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTIES... AT 130 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TUCKER...OR NEAR STONE MOUNTAIN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TUCKER AND STONE MOUNTAIN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3399 8440 3381 8449 3383 8418 3400 8416 $$
000 WWUS52 KFFC 211840 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 139 PM EST MON FEB 21 2005 GAC121-211849- /O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-050221T1845Z/ FULTON- 139 PM EST MON FEB 21 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR FULTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER 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. LAT...LON 3398 8436 3381 8434 3382 8422 3401 8416 $$ GAC089-211845- /O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-050221T1845Z/ DEKALB- 139 PM EST MON FEB 21 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 145 PM EST FOR EASTERN DEKALB COUNTY... AT 135 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TUCKER...OR NEAR LILBURN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. LAT...LON 3398 8436 3381 8434 3382 8422 3401 8416 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 11:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 43 min |
| Feb 21, 12:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 44 min |
| Feb 21, 12:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 28 min |
| Feb 21, 12:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 23 min |
| Feb 21, 1:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 23 min |
| Feb 21, 1:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Walton | 47 min |
| Feb 21, 1:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 30 min |
| Feb 21, 2:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 46 min |
| Feb 21, 4:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray | 37 min |
| Feb 21, 4:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 41 min |
| Feb 21, 4:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 49 min |
| Feb 21, 4:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Union | 39 min |
| Feb 21, 4:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 47 min |
| Feb 21, 5:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, Towns, White | 27 min |
| Feb 21, 5:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Pickens | 34 min |
| Feb 21, 5:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 30 min |
| Feb 21, 5:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 40 min |
| Feb 21, 5:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd | 41 min |
| Feb 21, 5:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 48 min |
| Feb 21, 6:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 52 min |
| Feb 21, 6:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 46 min |
| Feb 21, 6:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Hall | 32 min |
| Feb 21, 6:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Feb 21, 6:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock | 41 min |
| Feb 21, 6:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington | 51 min |
| Feb 21, 6:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow | 48 min |
| Feb 21, 6:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 52 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
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.