Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 277, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2011, 6:25 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Gilmer County, Pickens County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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
- Jun 5, 2011, 6:25 PM EDT (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2011, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cherokee County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Pickens County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 6:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Talmadge, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS THAT ABOUT A DOZEN TREES WERE DOWN. SOME PEA-SIZED HAIL WAS OBSERVED IN THE FAR WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 506 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
474
WUUS52 KFFC 052225
SVRFFC
GAC057-123-227-052315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0277.110605T2225Z-110605T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
625 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
PICKENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 621 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 NEAR TALKING
ROCK...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NELSON...WALESKA...BALL GROUND...CANTON...BUFFINGTON...FREE HOME
AND HOLLY SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3451 8433 3447 8432 3447 8426 3419 8426
3419 8433 3417 8436 3413 8436 3413 8465
3452 8464 3456 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 348DEG 18KT 3444 8451
$$2 follow-up statements
383
WWUS52 KFFC 052231
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
631 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011
GAC123-052241-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0277.000000T0000Z-110605T2315Z/
GILMER GA-
631 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL GILMER
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3451 8433 3447 8432 3447 8427 3419 8426
3419 8433 3417 8436 3413 8436 3413 8465
3450 8458 3453 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 348DEG 18KT 3441 8450
$$
GAC057-227-052315-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0277.000000T0000Z-110605T2315Z/
PICKENS GA-CHEROKEE GA-
631 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR CHEROKEE AND PICKENS COUNTIES...
AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
TALMADGE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MARBLEHILL...TATE...SALACOA VALLEY...NELSON...REAVIS MOUNTAIN...
WALESKA...BALL GROUND...LAKE ARROWHEAD...SUTALLEE...CANTON...
BUFFINGTON...LATHEMTOWN...FREE HOME...BRIDGEMILL...LEBANON...HOLLY
SPRINGS...HOLBROOK...UNION HILL...HICKORY FLAT...HOBGOOD PARK AND
LITTLE RIVER LANDING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3451 8433 3447 8432 3447 8427 3419 8426
3419 8433 3417 8436 3413 8436 3413 8465
3450 8458 3453 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 348DEG 18KT 3441 8450
$$433
WWUS52 KFFC 052300
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
700 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011
GAC227-052310-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0277.000000T0000Z-110605T2315Z/
PICKENS GA-
700 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PICKENS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
LAT...LON 3437 8440 3437 8428 3419 8426 3419 8433
3417 8436 3413 8436 3413 8465 3439 8458
3438 8445 3439 8444 3439 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 348DEG 18KT 3427 8446
$$
GAC057-052315-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0277.000000T0000Z-110605T2315Z/
CHEROKEE GA-
700 PM EDT SUN JUN 5 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY...
AT 658 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CANTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SUTALLEE...BUFFINGTON...LATHEMTOWN...FREE HOME...BRIDGEMILL...
LEBANON...HOLLY SPRINGS...HOLBROOK...UNION HILL...HICKORY FLAT...
HOBGOOD PARK AND LITTLE RIVER LANDING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3437 8440 3437 8428 3419 8426 3419 8433
3417 8436 3413 8436 3413 8465 3439 8458
3438 8445 3439 8444 3439 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 348DEG 18KT 3427 8446
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 40 min |
| Jun 5, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 46 min |
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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.