Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 257, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2006, 4:53 PM EDT for Murray County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 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
- May 26, 2006, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2006, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Murray County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 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 26, 5:04 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 9 Nnw Eton, GA | FEW TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 2 IN BEAVERDALE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 11 minutes after it went out.
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 26, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 1030 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1045 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 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 262054 SVRFFC GAC213-262130- /O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0257.060526T2053Z-060526T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 453 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MURRAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA * UNTIL 530 PM EDT * AT 452 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 JUST WEST OF CRANDALL...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GREGORY. 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 3497 8481 3483 8486 3475 8464 3494 8462 $$
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 26, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 330 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT) MAIN CONCERN IS THE SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS CURRENTLY ADVERTISED ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HAVE LAUNCHED A BALLOON AND WILL POST AN 18Z SOUNDING TO HELP ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL. LATEST SATL AND UPPER ANALYSIS SHOWS A CUT OFF LOW OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION WITH A STRONG VORT MAX ROUNDING THE BASE AND APPROACHING THE CAROLINAS AND VA. SPC HAS POSTED A SEVERE WATCH BOX FROM EXTREME EASTERN GA UP THE CAROLINAS INTO SW VA TO COVER THE DEVELOPING LINE OF STORMS AHEAD OF THIS VORT MAX. SATL WV SHOWS ANOTHER VORT MAX DRIFTING EASTWARD ACROSS SRN MO AND ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. SUSPECT THIS FEATURE WILL INTERACT WITH INCREASING INSTABILITIES (2000-3000 CAPES...-4 LIS) AND WARM 65+ DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE AREA TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LATEST RADAR SHOWS ISOLATED TSTMS ALREADY DEVELOPING ACROSS EXTREME NORTH GA AND PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GA. EXPECT STORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THRU LATE AFTERNOON-EARLY EVENING WITH INCREASED HEATING AND POSSIBLE ADDED LIFT FROM THE APPROACHING VORT MAX. THE 18Z SOUNDING SHOWS MODERATE LOW-MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES...MID LEVEL DRY AIR...SLIGHTLY LOWER WBZ HGT BUT WEAK HELICITIES...ALL SUGGESTING A CONTINUED ISOLATED SEVERE STORM THREAT...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT THRU THE EVENING HOURS. EXPECT THIS THREAT TO REMAIN ISOLATED WITH MERGING OUTFLOWS PROVIDING BEST FOCUS FOR STRONGER STORMS. SHOULD SEE DISSIPATING STORMS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH SOME LINGERING SHOWERS POSSIBLE WELL INTO THE MORNING HOURS. EXPECT MAINLY A 30% CHANCE OF AFTERNOON TSTMS OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT MAINLY THE TYPICAL WEAKER SUMMERTIME VARIETY WITH LITTLE SEVERE THREAT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED PERIODS AS GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW THE 500 MB RIDGE GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH THE LONG TERM LEAVING GEORGIA IN A VERY WEAK UPPER FLOW PATTERN AT LEAST THRU AT LEAST MID WEEK...WITH DAYTIME HEATING BEING THE SPARK FOR TSTMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT RAIN CHANCES TO INCREASE BY THU-FRI NEXT WEEK AS THE TAIL END OF ANOTHER UPPER SYSTEM AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSH INTO THE AREA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 69 86 69 87 / 40 30 20 30 ATHENS 66 90 67 91 / 40 30 20 30 GAINESVILLE 66 86 66 87 / 50 30 20 30 ROME 66 90 65 89 / 50 30 30 40 COLUMBUS 70 92 70 93 / 20 20 20 20 MACON 67 91 66 92 / 20 20 10 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 39
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 11:25 AM EDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1125 AM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-271000- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 1125 AM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DRIFT NORTH FROM CENTRAL GEORGIA AND DISSIPATE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...LEAVING A WARM...MOIST AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION. MEANWHILE...A TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LOW MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY...A SUMMER LIKE UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE WEST. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND MIDNIGHT...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM WRIGHTSVILLE...TO MACON...TO LA GRANGE. .DISCUSSION... A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL EVOLVE OVER THE AREA TODAY AS AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRIFTING NORTH FROM CENTRAL GEORGIA WASHES OUT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AND DEW POINTS RISE INTO THE 65 TO 70 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. CAPES BY AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO EXCEED 3000 OVER MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHWEST...AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND REMAINING AS HIGH AS 1500 OVER THESE SAME AREAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. LIFTED INDICES WILL FALL AS LOW AS -4 TO -6 ACROSS THE SAME AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED SOUTHEAST FRIDAY MORNING INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA LEFT A SIGNIFICANT OUTFLOW BOUNDARY THAT IS EXPECTED TO SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPMENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. IN ADDITION...AN UPPER TROUGH...WESTERLY LOW-LEVEL JET OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS...AND AN UPPER JET SPEED MAX WILL TRACK OVER THE AREA LATE TODAY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND TRACK SOUTH INTO WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA NEAR COLUMBUS BY MIDNIGHT. AT THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AS THE MOVEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY SLOWS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WARM...MOIST...AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION DURING THIS PERIOD RESULTING IN WEAK UPPER DYNAMICS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE WILL BE THE MOST FAVORED AREA FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A WRIGHTSVILLE...TO MACON...TO LA GRANGE LINE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION ANYTIME AFTER 2 PM TODAY CONTINUING UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 3:54 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 354 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 GAZ001-002-262045- 354 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HALF INCH HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 351 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AND NORTHEAST ALABAMA...FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILDWOOD TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF RISING FAWN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HALF INCH HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE TRENTON AND CHICKAMAUGA. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
Local storm report, May 26, 4:20 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
420 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM HAIL YOUNG HARRIS 34.93N 83.85W
05/26/2006 E0.75 INCH TOWNS GA PUBLIC
0418 PM HAIL TRENTON 34.87N 85.51W
05/26/2006 E0.75 INCH DADE GA PUBLIC
&&
BGSpecial weather statement, May 26, 4:34 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 434 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 GAZ035-037-047-262100- 434 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN WALTON...OCONEE AND BARROW COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 431 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WINDER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF CAMPTON. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT STATHAM...BOGART...EASTVILLE...MOUNT VERNON AND WESTERN PARTS OF ATHENS.
Special weather statement, May 26, 4:36 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 436 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 GAZ035>037-047-262100- 436 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN WALTON...OCONEE... CLARKE AND BARROW COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 431 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WINDER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF CAMPTON. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT STATHAM...BOGART...EASTVILLE...MOUNT VERNON AND WESTERN PARTS OF ATHENS.
Special weather statement, May 26, 4:48 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 448 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 GAZ003-262115- 448 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN CATOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 443 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF BOYNTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PARTS OF CATOOSA COUNTY.
Special weather statement, May 26, 4:53 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 453 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 GAZ034>037-047-262130- 453 PM EDT FRI MAY 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN WALTON...OCONEE ...CLARKE...BARROW AND GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 452 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BETHLEHEM IN SOUTHERN BARROW COUNTY... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DACULA IN GWINETT COUNTY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 35 min |
| May 26, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns | 42 min |
| May 26, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 29 min |
| May 26, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 30 min |
| May 26, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 47 min |
| May 26, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 41 min |
| May 26, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin | 48 min |
| May 26, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 21 min |
| May 26, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 32 min |
| May 26, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd | 38 min |
| May 26, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 31 min |
| May 26, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke | 14 min |
| May 26, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oconee | 30 min |
| May 26, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 43 min |
| May 26, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 62 min |
| May 26, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 22 min |
| May 26, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Polk | 66 min |
| May 26, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 25 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.