Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 502, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 16, 2011, 1:59 PM EST for Fannin County, Union County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2011, 1:59 PM EST (18:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fannin County, GA, Union County, GA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 10:46 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 627 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
932
WUUS52 KFFC 161859
SVRFFC
GAC111-291-161945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0502.111116T1859Z-111116T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
159 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 245 PM EST
* AT 155 PM EST...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
SOUTHWEST OF MCCAYSVILLE-COPPERHILL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
EPWORTH...MINERAL BLUFF...LOVING...NOTTELY DAM AND IVY LOG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8394 3497 8394 3494 8392 3485 8444
3485 8456 3499 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 256DEG 36KT 3494 8446
$$2 follow-up statements
956
WWUS52 KFFC 161920
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
220 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
GAC111-291-161945-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0502.000000T0000Z-111116T1945Z/
UNION GA-FANNIN GA-
220 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EST
FOR NORTHERN FANNIN AND NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES...
AT 218 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP
TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LOVING...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH. THE STORM HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NOTTELY
DAM AND IVY LOG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3497 8394 3496 8393 3494 8394 3493 8396
3492 8405 3492 8406 3485 8444 3488 8450
3498 8435 3499 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 256DEG 36KT 3499 8422
$$319
WWUS52 KFFC 161930
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
230 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
GAC111-291-161939-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0502.000000T0000Z-111116T1945Z/
UNION GA-FANNIN GA-
230 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN FANNIN AND
NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED TO BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.
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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3497 8394 3496 8393 3494 8394 3493 8396
3492 8405 3492 8406 3485 8444 3488 8450
3498 8435 3499 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 256DEG 36KT 3501 8412
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 11:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 12:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 41 min |
| Nov 16, 12:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 38 min |
| Nov 16, 12:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 29 min |
| Nov 16, 1:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 1:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 49 min |
| Nov 16, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 1:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 1:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 48 min |
| Nov 16, 1:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Nov 16, 1:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 38 min |
| Nov 16, 2:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 26 min |
| Nov 16, 2:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 2:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 2:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 53 min |
| Nov 16, 2:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 2:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Lamar, Monroe | 34 min |
| Nov 16, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 3:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 3:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 3:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 58 min |
| Nov 16, 3:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 3:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 4:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 42 min |
| Nov 16, 4:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter, Taylor | 32 min |
| Nov 16, 4:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Wilkinson | 43 min |
| Nov 16, 4:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 4:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 4:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 5:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 30 min |
| Nov 16, 5:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 5:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Pulaski, Wilcox | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 5:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 48 min |
| Nov 16, 5:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Nov 16, 5:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Nov 16, 6:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 6:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.