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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 338, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 17, 2011Carroll County, Douglas County, Haralson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2011, 3:10 PM EDT for Carroll County, Douglas County, Haralson County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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
Jun 17, 2011, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Carroll County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Haralson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 3:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nne Carrollton, GAWSB-TV RELAYED A VIEWER REPORT OF A DOWNED POWERLINE IN A YARD.
Jun 17, 3:22 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Temple, GAHARALSON COUNTY 911 RELAYED REPORTS OF OVER 4 DOWNED TREES AND AT LEAST A COUPLE OF DOWNED POWERLINES.
Jun 17, 3:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nne Carrollton, GAWSB-TV RELAYED A VIEWER REPORT OF A DOWNED POWERLINE IN A YARD.
Jun 17, 3:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sw Carrollton, GANWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT 10 TREES WERE DOWNED AT THE SUNSET HILLS COUNTRY CLUB.
Jun 17, 3:47 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sw Douglasville, GADOUGLAS COUNTY 911 REPORTED A DOWNED TREE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF STEWART PKWY AND DOUGLAS BLVD.
Jun 17, 3:58 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ene Douglasville, GADOUGLAS COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF A DOWNED TREE ON SPRING DR IN LITHIA SPRINGS.

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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 50 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2011-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 576 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2011-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
576 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-142 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1061 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

542 
WUUS52 KFFC 171910
SVRFFC
GAC045-097-143-172000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0338.110617T1910Z-110617T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
310 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 306 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
  HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TALLAPOOSA TO MOUNT ZION TO
  BOWDON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WACO...BUCHANAN...CARROLLTON...ROOPVILLE...BREMEN...TEMPLE...
  WHITESBURG...VILLA RICA...DOUGLASVILLE AND LITHIA SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM MAY OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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 3385 8528 3377 8489 3380 8463 3375 8458
      3366 8466 3363 8475 3359 8481 3355 8483
      3352 8482 3348 8489 3344 8492 3346 8498
      3343 8502 3343 8530 3379 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 273DEG 32KT 3372 8525 3360 8515
          3349 8522

$$
2 follow-up statements
619 
WWUS52 KFFC 171924
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
324 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

GAC045-097-143-172000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0338.000000T0000Z-110617T2000Z/
CARROLL GA-DOUGLAS GA-HARALSON GA-
324 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR HARALSON...DOUGLAS AND CARROLL COUNTIES...

AT 318 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZED HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BREMEN TO CARROLLTON TO LOWELL...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SEATON
LAKE...TREASURE LAKE...WHITESBURG...VILLA RICA...HANNAH...LAKE
VAL-DO-MAR...BYERS CROSSROADS...FAIRPLAY...WINSTON...BILL ARP...
DOUGLASVILLE...CHAPEL HILL...LITHIA SPRINGS AND SWEETWATER CREEK
STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM MAY OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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 3385 8528 3377 8489 3380 8463 3375 8458
      3366 8466 3363 8475 3359 8481 3355 8483
      3352 8482 3348 8489 3344 8492 3346 8498
      3343 8502 3343 8530 3379 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 273DEG 32KT 3374 8503 3359 8499
          3346 8502

$$
862 
WWUS52 KFFC 171947
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
347 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

GAC143-171956-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0338.000000T0000Z-110617T2000Z/
HARALSON GA-
347 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HARALSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...HOWEVER 
HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 400 PM.

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 3372 8506 3380 8504 3377 8489 3380 8463
      3375 8458 3366 8466 3363 8475 3359 8481
      3354 8483 3352 8482 3348 8489 3344 8492
      3346 8498 3343 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 273DEG 32KT 3376 8482 3365 8478
          3353 8480

$$

GAC045-097-172000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0338.000000T0000Z-110617T2000Z/
CARROLL GA-DOUGLAS GA-
347 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR DOUGLAS AND EASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES...

AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LAKE VAL-DO-MAR TO BILL ARP TO
BYERS CROSSROADS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DOUGLASVILLE...CHAPEL HILL...SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK AND LITHIA
SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM MAY OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR 
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. 
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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 3372 8506 3380 8504 3377 8489 3380 8463
      3375 8458 3366 8466 3363 8475 3359 8481
      3354 8483 3352 8482 3348 8489 3344 8492
      3346 8498 3343 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 273DEG 32KT 3376 8482 3365 8478
          3353 8480

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston46 min
Jun 16, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair47 min
Jun 16, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge44 min
Jun 16, 9:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair55 min
Jun 17, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Haralson, Heard, Polk46 min
Jun 17, 3:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCStewart, Webster41 min
Jun 17, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley36 min
Jun 17, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding43 min
Jun 17, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup51 min
Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair, Wheeler25 min
Jun 17, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton37 min
Jun 17, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Meriwether, Muscogee43 min
Jun 17, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Stewart47 min
Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair, Wheeler30 min
Jun 17, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry, Pike and 2 more44 min
Jun 17, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Muscogee32 min
Jun 17, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion34 min
Jun 17, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Macon48 min
Jun 17, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Monroe, Peach and 1 more20 min
Jun 17, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crawford, Jasper, Jones, Peach, Putnam and 1 more50 min
Jun 17, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Morgan, Oconee, Walton30 min
Jun 17, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Houston, Peach, Twiggs26 min
Jun 17, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Twiggs35 min
Jun 17, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson30 min
Jun 17, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Putnam24 min
Jun 17, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Jackson25 min
Jun 17, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wilkinson43 min
Jun 17, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Madison44 min
Jun 17, 7:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Taliaferro and 3 more25 min
Jun 17, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Jefferson, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes43 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.