Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2011, 11:13 PM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 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
- Mar 26, 2011, 11:13 PM EDT (03:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2011, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Barrow County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Henry County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 8:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -166 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 635 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 343 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 404 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
201
WUUS52 KFFC 270313
SVRFFC
GAC013-089-151-217-219-247-297-270400-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0077.110327T0313Z-110327T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1113 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BARROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
* AT 1112 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 9 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LITHONIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STOCKBRIDGE...LAKEVIEW ESTATES...CONYERS...AUBURN...LOGANVILLE...
CARL...GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL HORSE PARK...WALNUT GROVE...WINDER...
BETWEEN...BETHLEHEM...PORTERDALE...OXFORD...COVINGTON...JERSEY...
MONROE...STATHAM...SOCIAL CIRCLE...BOGART...GOOD HOPE...MANSFIELD
AND NORTH HIGH SHOALS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 400 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT
SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3397 8353 3393 8351 3392 8343 3345 8377
3341 8384 3338 8385 3340 8390 3345 8393
3343 8396 3355 8426 3360 8424 3364 8427
3378 8412 3380 8410 3376 8402 3393 8380
3400 8387 3402 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 293DEG 42KT 3380 8419
$$2 follow-up statements
884
WWUS52 KFFC 270333
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1133 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011
GAC013-089-151-217-219-247-297-270400-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110327T0400Z/
WALTON GA-ROCKDALE GA-OCONEE GA-NEWTON GA-BARROW GA-DEKALB GA-
HENRY GA-
1133 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
FOR NORTHERN HENRY...SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB...SOUTHERN BARROW...
NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN OCONEE...ROCKDALE AND WALTON COUNTIES...
AT 1126 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
LAKEVIEW ESTATES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF WEAKENING...BUT THE WARNING WILL BE
CONTINUED UNTIL IT IS CLEARLY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT
SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3397 8354 3393 8351 3392 8343 3360 8368
3345 8377 3343 8382 3338 8385 3340 8390
3345 8393 3343 8396 3355 8426 3360 8424
3364 8427 3380 8410 3376 8402 3393 8380
3400 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 293DEG 42KT 3372 8396
$$815
WWUS52 KFFC 270347
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1147 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011
GAC013-089-151-247-270357-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110327T0400Z/
ROCKDALE GA-BARROW GA-DEKALB GA-HENRY GA-
1147 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN HENRY...SOUTHEASTERN
DEKALB...SOUTHERN BARROW AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING FOR THESE COUNTIES HAVE EXITED
THE AREA.
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 400 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT
SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3393 8351 3392 8343 3360 8368 3345 8377
3343 8382 3338 8385 3340 8390 3348 8395
3351 8406 3366 8393 3375 8392 3386 8369
3390 8371 3392 8368 3391 8364 3397 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 293DEG 42KT 3365 8375
$$
GAC217-219-297-270400-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110327T0400Z/
WALTON GA-OCONEE GA-NEWTON GA-
1147 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
FOR NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN OCONEE AND WALTON COUNTIES...
AT 1145 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOCIAL CIRCLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STEWART...PANNELL...HERNDONVILLE...BRICK STORE...BOGART...GOOD
HOPE...MANSFIELD...EBENEZER...EASTVILLE AND NORTH HIGH SHOALS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
GEORGIA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT
SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3393 8351 3392 8343 3360 8368 3345 8377
3343 8382 3338 8385 3340 8390 3348 8395
3351 8406 3366 8393 3375 8392 3386 8369
3390 8371 3392 8368 3391 8364 3397 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 293DEG 42KT 3365 8375
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 8:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 50 min |
| Mar 26, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 51 min |
| Mar 26, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 52 min |
| Mar 26, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Lumpkin, Union | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 9:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Gilmer, Pickens | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 9:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 10:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 52 min |
| Mar 26, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Fulton, Henry | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 10:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Hall, Jackson | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 60 min |
| Mar 26, 10:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 49 min |
| Mar 26, 11:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 1:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 52 min |
| Mar 27, 2:15 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 29 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Talbot, Troup, Upson | 45 min |
| Mar 27, 3:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Peach, Upson | 50 min |
| Mar 27, 6:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, Jackson | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 6:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 7:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 27 min |
| Mar 27, 7:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 46 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 30 min |
| Mar 27, 10:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 10:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 48 min |
| Mar 27, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 46 min |
| Mar 27, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 37 min |
| Mar 27, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski | 43 min |
| Mar 27, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge | 53 min |
| Mar 27, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 59 min |
| Mar 27, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 49 min |
| Mar 27, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Wilcox | 56 min |
| Mar 27, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 54 min |
| Mar 27, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 25 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011
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.