Severe Thunderstorm Warning 374, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 24, 2011, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 2011, 7:15 PM EDT

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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933 
WUUS52 KFFC 242228
SVRFFC
GAC077-121-242315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0374.110624T2228Z-110624T2315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
628 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTH CENTRAL COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 624 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60
  MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PALMETTO...FAIRBURN AND UNION CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT 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 1000 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3351 8485 3352 8482 3355 8483 3360 8480
      3365 8471 3358 8446 3355 8446 3352 8459
      3348 8463 3344 8463 3337 8460 3349 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 293DEG 8KT 3354 8472

$$



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665 
WWUS52 KFFC 242315
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
715 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011

GAC077-121-242323-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0374.000000T0000Z-110624T2315Z/
COWETA GA-FULTON GA-
715 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FULTON AND NORTH 
CENTRAL COWETA COUNTIES WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...

AT 710 PM EDT...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHERN COWETA AND 
SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTIES...BUT HAVE DROPPED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.  
FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 45 
MPH...PEA-SIZED HAIL...AND HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE AREA 
BETWEEN PALMETTO...FAIRBURN...CANNONGATE...AND MADRAS.

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 1000 PM EDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3351 8485 3352 8482 3355 8483 3360 8480
      3365 8471 3358 8446 3355 8446 3352 8459
      3348 8463 3344 8463 3337 8460 3349 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 293DEG 8KT 3350 8461

$$



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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.