Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 535, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2008, 8:18 PM EDT for Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 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
- Aug 2, 2008, 8:18 PM EDT (00:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2008, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 202 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 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 030018
SVRFFC
GAC317-030100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0535.080803T0018Z-080803T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
818 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN WILKES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 815 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF WASHINGTON TO 9
MILES EAST OF WASHINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 23 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AONIA
AND FICKLIN.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL 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 3364 8259 3361 8262 3360 8268 3361 8270
3362 8276 3365 8281 3364 8287 3363 8288
3374 8295 3376 8275 3380 8257 3365 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 306DEG 20KT 3371 8282 3368 8258
3374 8239
$$1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS52 KFFC 030054
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
854 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008
GAC317-030104-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0535.000000T0000Z-080803T0100Z/
WILKES GA-
854 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WILKES COUNTY EXPIRES
AT 900 PM EDT...
AT 850 PM EDT...THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT EARLIER PROMPTED THE WARNING
FOR WILKES COUNTY HAVE MOVED SOUTHEAST INTO MCDUFFIE COUNTY. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN WILKES COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3364 8259 3361 8262 3360 8268 3361 8270
3362 8276 3365 8281 3364 8287 3363 8288
3374 8295 3376 8275 3380 8257 3365 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 306DEG 20KT 3359 8263 3356 8239
3362 8220
$$
19What 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 Aug 2, 3:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 3:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 342 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MODEL RUN. THE UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE LOCATED OVER NEW YORK SLOWLY ROTATES ACROSS NEW ENGLAND THROUGH MONDAY ALLOWING THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO BUILD EASTWARD. WEAK IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER FLOW...AS WELL AS A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH SLOWLY SINKING SOUTHWARD WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. COVERAGE OF CONVECTION WILL BE ISOLATED AT BEST. LOW LEVEL THICKNESS VALUES AND H85 TEMPERATURES ARE INDICATING THAT AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REMAIN IN THE 90S. WITH GOOD GULF MOISTURE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 90S NORTH TO NEAR 102 ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TOMORROW AND MONDAY. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... THE UPPER RIDGE PREVAILS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNTIL FRIDAY WHEN THE NEXT LOW MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AREA. A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL AGAIN TRAVERSE THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED CONVECTION. OTHERWISE MAINLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 90S EARLY IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS WITH HEAT INDICES AT OR ABOVE 100. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 71 97 71 95 70 / 20 20 5 20 10 ATLANTA 74 93 73 95 74 / 20 20 10 20 10 BLAIRSVILLE 66 91 62 92 64 / 20 20 5 20 10 CARTERSVILLE 69 95 66 95 68 / 20 20 5 20 10 COLUMBUS 75 96 77 96 75 / 20 20 20 20 10 GAINESVILLE 73 92 71 94 72 / 20 20 5 20 10 MACON 74 97 73 95 74 / 20 20 20 20 10 ROME 69 96 69 98 68 / 20 20 5 20 10 PEACHTREE CITY 70 94 69 94 70 / 20 20 10 20 10 VIDALIA 73 95 73 95 73 / 20 20 20 20 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 12
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 6:22 AM EDT, 13 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 622 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-031030- 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- 622 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE STATE. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY REGION SOUTHWARD INTO GEORGIA TODAY. WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LIFTED INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM MINUS TWO TO MINUS FOUR...AND CAPES RANGING FROM 1500 TO 2000. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY CENTRAL GEORGIA SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THEN THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH AND CENTRAL SECTIONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 6:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 634 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 GAZ003-004-022315- 634 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 631 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER KEITH...MOVING SOUTH AT 12 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GRAYSVILLE...RINGGOLD...COHUTTA... KEITH...VARNELL AND TUNNEL HILL. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 6:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 638 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 GAZ013-020-021-022345- 638 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN CHEROKEE...BARTOW AND PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 631 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST CHEROKEE...NORTHEAST BARTOW AND AND SOUTHWEST PICKENS COUNTIES HAVE PRODUCED AROUND TWO INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 530 PM EDT. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS TO REACH BANKFULL. STREET FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CHEROKEE... BARTOW AND PICKENS COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND FUNKHOUSER... WALESKA AND CANTON. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING. 16
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 6:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 651 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 GAZ025-035-022345- 651 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BARROW AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 648 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS JACKSON AND EASTERN BARROW COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JEFFERSON...PENDERGRASS...HOSCHTON...AND BRASELTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. 19
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 701 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 GAZ027-036-022330- 701 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN CLARKE AND MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 656 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ATHENS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS CLARKE AND MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE NEESE...ATHENS...DIAMOND HILL...HULL... WHITEHALL...GAINES SCHOOL...WINTERVILLE AND COLBERT. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:31 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 731 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 GAZ023>025-030000- 731 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN JACKSON...BANKS AND HALL COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 726 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LULA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS JACKSON...BANKS AND HALL COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE LULA...GILLSVILLE...APPLE VALLEY... MAYSVILLE...JEFFERSON AND COMMERCE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 7:55 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 755 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 GAZ041>043-030045- 755 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN DOUGLAS... CARROLL AND HARALSON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT... AT 751 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM TALLAPOOSA TO VILLA RICA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. 19
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton | 29 min |
| Aug 2, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot, Taylor | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 10:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon | 43 min |
| Aug 2, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.