Severe Thunderstorm Warning 439, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 12, 2011, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)

Expired

Jul 12, 2011, 3:15 PM EDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Clayton County, GA, Henry County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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236 
WUUS52 KFFC 121852
SVRFFC
GAC063-151-121915-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0439.110712T1852Z-110712T1915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
252 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT

* AT 249 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
  LOVEJOY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HAMPTON...STOCKBRIDGE AND MCDONOUGH.

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 3360 8415 3356 8413 3357 8410 3338 8408
      3338 8439 3343 8440 3345 8438 3347 8438
      3350 8443 3351 8442 3352 8443 3355 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 264DEG 9KT 3347 8432

$$

614 
WWUS52 KFFC 121908
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

GAC063-151-121915-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0439.000000T0000Z-110712T1915Z/
HENRY GA-CLAYTON GA-
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN CLAYTON AND WESTERN HENRY COUNTIES...

AT 303 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
LOVEJOY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATLANTA
MOTOR SPEEDWAY AND HAMPTON.

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 3359 8423 3339 8417 3338 8439 3342 8440
      3345 8438 3349 8441 3350 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 315DEG 5KT 3346 8429

$$

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.