Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 11, 2009, 4:56 PM EST for 9 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 64 min. 6 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
- Feb 11, 2009, 4:56 PM EST (21:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 5:05 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Se Ellijay, GA | A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN ON GEORGIA HWY. 52. |
| Feb 11, 5:17 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Jasper, GA | ONE TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE ON GRANDVIEW RD. |
| Feb 11, 5:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 N Canton, GA | SIX TO TEN TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR CANTON |
| Feb 11, 5:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Ball Ground, GA | SEVERAL TREES BLOWN WITH A TREE ON A HOUSE |
| Feb 11, 5:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 7 E Canton, GA | A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN |
| Feb 11, 5:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Dawsonville, GA | A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN ON GEORGIA HWY. 53. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 12:10 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 330 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 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 112156
SVRFFC
GAC015-057-085-111-123-187-227-281-291-112300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0013.090211T2156Z-090211T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
456 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
LUMPKIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
WESTERN TOWNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
EASTERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 600 PM EST
* AT 454 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP
TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
14 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLAIRSVILLE TO WHITE TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CARTERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TALKING ROCK...EMERSON...JASPER...WALESKA...NELSON...CANTON...BALL
GROUND...HOLLY SPRINGS...YOUNG HARRIS...BUFFINGTON...SUCHES...
WOODSTOCK...HIAWASSEE...FREE HOME AND DAWSONVILLE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING 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 3472 8384 3451 8406 3433 8415 3433 8426
3419 8426 3418 8435 3413 8437 3411 8442
3408 8442 3409 8459 3411 8461 3409 8462
3409 8491 3500 8414 3499 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 269DEG 29KT 3498 8415 3428 8474
3410 8491
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS52 KFFC 112215
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
515 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
GAC015-057-085-111-123-187-227-281-291-112300-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090211T2300Z/
CHEROKEE GA-BARTOW GA-PICKENS GA-DAWSON GA-LUMPKIN GA-GILMER GA-
UNION GA-TOWNS GA-FANNIN GA-
512 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST
FOR EASTERN FANNIN...WESTERN TOWNS...UNION...EASTERN GILMER...
LUMPKIN...DAWSON...PICKENS...SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW AND CHEROKEE
COUNTIES...
AT 511 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM GUMLOG TO LAKE ARROWHEAD TO EMERSON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MARION...LAKE TAMARACK...MARGRET...SUTALLEE...GEORGE WASHINGTON
CARVER STATE PARK...STOVER CREEK SHELTER...TATE...SPRINGER MOUNTAIN
SHELTER...FAUSETT LAKE...BLACK GAP SHELTER...ALEXANDERS MILL...LEN
FOOTE HIKE INN...AMICALOLA FALLS STATE PARK...KELLOGG CREEK...LITTLE
RIVER LANDING...MARBLEHILL...NELSON...BRIDGEMILL...HAWK MOUNTAIN
SHELTER...BLAIRSVILLE...CANTON...HOBGOOD PARK...GADDISTOWN...BALL
GROUND...CAMP MERRILL...YOUNG HARRIS...OWLTOWN...HOLLY SPRINGS...
LEBANON...JUNO...WOODSTOCK...GOOCH MOUNTAIN SHELTER...VOGEL STATE
PARK...BLOOD MOUNTAIN SHELTER...WOODS HOLE SHELTER...HIAWASSEE...
HOLLIS LATHEM RESERVOIR...HICKORY FLAT...BRASSTOWN BALD...MCKEE...
UNION HILL...LATHEMTOWN...FREE HOME...DAWSONVILLE...LOW GAP
SHELTER...PORTER SPRINGS AND HOLBROOK.
WEAK...SHORT LIVED TORNADOES CAN SOMETIMES DEVELOP ALONG THE LEADING
EDGE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LINES LIKE THIS ONE. HOWEVER...THE MAIN
THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND
STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
WEDNESDAY 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 3472 8384 3451 8406 3433 8415 3433 8426
3419 8426 3418 8435 3413 8437 3411 8442
3408 8442 3409 8459 3411 8461 3409 8462
3409 8491 3500 8414 3499 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 269DEG 29KT 3497 8398 3428 8457
3410 8475
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 112233
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
533 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
GAC015-111-123-112242-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090211T2300Z/
BARTOW GA-GILMER GA-FANNIN GA-
532 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN FANNIN...EASTERN
GILMER AND SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES...
HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH 600 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
WEDNESDAY 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 3499 8372 3472 8384 3451 8406 3433 8415
3433 8426 3419 8426 3418 8436 3408 8442
3411 8461 3409 8466 3439 8466 3456 8451
3454 8437 3457 8425 3472 8410 3479 8410
3480 8415 3488 8411 3495 8417 3499 8412
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 268DEG 28KT 3498 8372 3429 8432
3411 8450
$$
GAC057-085-187-227-281-291-112300-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090211T2300Z/
CHEROKEE GA-PICKENS GA-DAWSON GA-LUMPKIN GA-UNION GA-TOWNS GA-
532 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST
FOR WESTERN TOWNS...UNION...LUMPKIN...DAWSON...PICKENS AND CHEROKEE
COUNTIES...
AT 526 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM HIAWASSEE TO BALL GROUND TO HOBGOOD PARK...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HICKORY
FLAT...MCKEE...UNION HILL...LATHEMTOWN...LOW GAP SHELTER...FREE
HOME...PORTER SPRINGS...DAWSONVILLE AND HOLBROOK.
WEAK...SHORT LIVED TORNADOES CAN SOMETIMES DEVELOP ALONG THE LEADING
EDGE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LINES LIKE THIS ONE. HOWEVER...THE MAIN
THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND
STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3499 8372 3472 8384 3451 8406 3433 8415
3433 8426 3419 8426 3418 8436 3408 8442
3411 8461 3409 8466 3439 8466 3456 8451
3454 8437 3457 8425 3472 8410 3479 8410
3480 8415 3488 8411 3495 8417 3499 8412
TIME...MOT...LOC 2232Z 268DEG 28KT 3498 8372 3429 8432
3411 8450
$$000
WWUS52 KFFC 112249
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
549 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
GAC227-281-291-112258-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090211T2300Z/
PICKENS GA-UNION GA-TOWNS GA-
548 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN TOWNS...UNION AND
PICKENS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
WEDNESDAY 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 3471 8385 3450 8407 3433 8415 3433 8426
3419 8426 3418 8436 3411 8442 3408 8442
3411 8460 3409 8466 3424 8450 3438 8425
3472 8390
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 268DEG 28KT 3473 8377 3429 8417
3411 8435
$$
GAC057-085-187-112300-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090211T2300Z/
CHEROKEE GA-DAWSON GA-LUMPKIN GA-
548 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST
FOR CENTRAL LUMPKIN...CENTRAL DAWSON AND SOUTHERN CHEROKEE
COUNTIES...
AT 545 PM EST...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST OF PORTER SPRINGS TO NEAR
FREE HOME TO HICKORY FLAT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
WEAK...SHORT LIVED TORNADOES CAN SOMETIMES DEVELOP ALONG THE LEADING
EDGE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LINES LIKE THIS ONE. HOWEVER...THE MAIN
THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND
STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3471 8385 3450 8407 3433 8415 3433 8426
3419 8426 3418 8436 3411 8442 3408 8442
3411 8460 3409 8466 3424 8450 3438 8425
3472 8390
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 268DEG 28KT 3473 8377 3429 8417
3411 8435
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 54 min |
| Feb 11, 3:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker, Whitfield | 65 min |
| Feb 11, 4:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens and 2 more | 58 min |
| Feb 11, 5:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton | 46 min |
| Feb 11, 5:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, Towns, White | 35 min |
| Feb 11, 5:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall | 50 min |
| Feb 11, 5:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 33 min |
| Feb 11, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 35 min |
| Feb 11, 6:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 33 min |
| Feb 11, 6:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 28 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009
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.