Severe Thunderstorm Warning 323, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 15, 2011, 11:40 PM EDT (03:40 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2011, 12:02 AM EDT

In force

22 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Cobb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Paulding County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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727 
WUUS52 KFFC 160340
SVRFFC
GAC067-097-223-160430-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0323.110616T0340Z-110616T0430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1140 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT

* AT 1137 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 9 MILES WEST
  OF DOUGLASVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HIRAM...DOUGLASVILLE...POWDER SPRINGS...LITHIA SPRINGS AND AUSTELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! 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 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 3391 8458 3375 8457 3369 8464 3369 8490
      3373 8491 3378 8490 3380 8499 3387 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 0340Z 268DEG 17KT 3379 8488

$$

672 
WWUS52 KFFC 160402
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1202 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

GAC067-097-223-160411-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0323.000000T0000Z-110616T0430Z/
PAULDING GA-COBB GA-DOUGLAS GA-
1202 AM EDT THU JUN 16 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN DOUGLAS...
SOUTHWESTERN COBB AND SOUTHERN PAULDING COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DOUGLASVILLE...POWDER SPRINGS...LITHIA SPRINGS...AUSTELL...SWEETWATER
CREEK STATE PARK...JIM R MILLER PARK AND MABLETON.

THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...VERY
HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3391 8458 3375 8457 3369 8464 3369 8490
      3373 8491 3378 8490 3380 8499 3387 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 268DEG 17KT 3379 8476

$$

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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.