Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2006, 5:25 PM EDT for Hall County, White County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports 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
- May 20, 2006, 5:25 PM EDT (21:25 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2006, 5:59 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Hall County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 5:30 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Cleveland, GA | |
| May 20, 5:42 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Cleveland, GA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
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 20, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 332 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1346 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 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 202128
SVRFFC
GAC139-311-202215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0200.060520T2125Z-060520T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
525 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 615 PM EDT
* AT 522 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF
CLERMONT...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CLEVELAND...WAUKA MOUNTAIN AND BROOKTON.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
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 3433 8365 3444 8393 3450 8383 3453 8382
3455 8385 3468 8386 3462 8364 3454 8363
3451 8367 3443 8362
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KFFC 202159
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
558 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006
GAC139-311-202208-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-060520T2215Z/
HALL GA-WHITE GA-
558 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WHITE AND HALL COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF WHITE AND HALL
COUNTIES...SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3433 8365 3444 8393 3450 8383 3453 8382
3455 8385 3468 8386 3462 8364 3454 8363
3451 8367 3443 8362
$$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 May 20, 3:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 3:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 305 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT) SURFACE BOUNDARY STRETCHING ACROSS TENNESSEE INTO NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS FOR SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE COUNTY WARNING AREA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. LATEST RUN OF MODELS SHOW BOUNDARY DIPPING INTO EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA OVERNIGHT...THEN MEANDERING SOMEWHERE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA INTO MONDAY BEFORE DRIFTING SOUTH INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION. NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW TO CONTINUE WITH SERIES OF WEAK IMPULSES ROTATING THROUGH...ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR PRECIP ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. WILL CONTINUE CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE NORTH TONIGHT (MAINLY DURING THE EVENING)...BEST CHANCE EXTREME NORTH. GENERALLY A REPEAT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH BOUNDARY IN THE AREA...SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS NORTH WITH BEST CHANCE OVER EXTREME NORTHERN COUNTIES. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) LATEST GFS RUN SHOW FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY WITH DEEPER MOISTURE OVER THE CAROLINAS AND SOUTH GEORGIA. MAY BE ABLE TO GO WITH A DRY FORECAST DURING THIS PERIOD...BUT MODELS HINT AT DEEPER MOISTURE STARTING TO SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY BEGINS TO LIFT BACK TO THE NORTH. CHANCE OF PRECIP LOOKS TO CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH AS BOUNDARY MEANDERS ACROSS TENNESSEE INTO THE CAROLINAS. TEMPS DURING THE PERIOD LOOK TO BE AROUND OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 66 88 65 84 / 20 20 20 10 ATHENS 63 90 64 87 / 20 20 20 20 GAINESVILLE 63 86 62 83 / 30 30 20 30 ROME 63 89 61 86 / 30 30 30 30 COLUMBUS 67 93 64 91 / 5 10 5 5 MACON 63 95 62 91 / 5 5 5 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 6 PM EDT. WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM EDT. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 11:00 AM EDT, 6 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1100 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-210900- DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 1100 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL MEANDER AROUND THE FAR NORTH GEORGIA... SOUTH TENNESSEE AND WESTERN CAROLINA AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NORTH OF CARROLLTON TO ATHENS....LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA SOUTH OF CARROLLTON TO ATHENS TONIGHT. .DISCUSSION... THE AIRMASS OVER FAR NORTH GEORGIA WILL BECOME UNSTABLE LATER TODAY WITH CAPES INCREASING IN THE 2000 TO 3000 RANGE WITH LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 4 TO MINUS 6. THIS INSTABILITY ALONG WITH A STATIONARY FRONT IN THE AREA WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM TENNESSEE AND NORTH ALABAMA. THE LIMITING FACTOR WILL BE MOISTURE WITH DEW POINTS SOUTH OF THE FRONT IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S.. .OTHER HAZARDS... GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUEL MOISTURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. TDP
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 20, 2:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 251 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 GAZ008-009-201915- 251 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR HIAWASSEE TO NORTHWEST OF BLAIRSVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ALEXANDERS MILL...YOUNG HARRIS AND CHATUGE LAKE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
Local storm report, May 20, 4:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
407 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 PM HAIL 6 ENE HIAWASSEE 34.98N 83.66W
05/20/2006 E1.25 INCH TOWNS GA PUBLIC
HAIL COVERED THE GROUND AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FROM
TITUS TO SCATAWAY ROAD JUST WEST OF TITUS...BOTH
LOCATIONS JUST NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 76.
&&
RABLocal storm report, May 20, 4:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
420 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0350 PM HAIL 4 WNW EPWORTH 34.97N 84.45W
05/20/2006 E1.25 INCH FANNIN GA PUBLIC
&&
RABSpecial weather statement, May 20, 4:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 423 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 GAZ005-202040- 423 PM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA SIZE HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN MURRAY COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SUMAC...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTH MURRAY COUNTY. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 3:44 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 81 more | 14 hr |
| May 20, 9:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 9 hr |
| May 20, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns | 26 min |
| May 20, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 37 min |
| May 20, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 35 min |
| May 20, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns, Union | 25 min |
| May 20, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 35 min |
| May 20, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Union | 34 min |
| May 20, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns | 14 min |
| May 20, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin | 34 min |
| May 20, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 16 min |
| May 20, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson | 12 min |
| May 20, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer | 15 min |
| May 20, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin | 31 min |
| May 20, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 44 min |
| May 20, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 32 min |
| May 20, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 42 min |
| May 20, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Union | 46 min |
| May 20, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 42 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.