Severe Thunderstorm Warning 349, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 18, 2011, 5:53 PM EDT (21:53 UTC)

Expired

Jun 18, 2011, 6:34 PM EDT

In force

41 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Cobb County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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269 
WUUS52 KFFC 182153
SVRFFC
GAC067-089-121-182245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0349.110618T2153Z-110618T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
553 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 550 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 SMYRNA...
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BUCKHEAD...MIDTOWN...CHAMBLEE...ATLANTA...GRANT PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...
  DRUID HILLS...DECATUR...TUCKER...CLARKSTON...AVONDALE ESTATES...
  PINE LAKE AND STONE MOUNTAIN.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3396 8447 3384 8414 3380 8410 3365 8420
      3365 8423 3385 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 302DEG 27KT 3390 8453

$$

955 
WWUS52 KFFC 182234
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
634 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011

GAC067-089-121-182244-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0349.000000T0000Z-110618T2245Z/
COBB GA-DEKALB GA-FULTON GA-
634 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FULTON...DEKALB AND
EAST CENTRAL COBB COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA AND 
IS 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 THIS STORM.

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 800 PM EDT
SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3396 8447 3384 8414 3380 8410 3365 8420
      3365 8423 3385 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 302DEG 27KT 3374 8422

$$

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