Severe Thunderstorm Warning 280, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 17, 2012, 2:19 PM EDT (18:19 UTC)

Expired

Jul 17, 2012, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Rockdale County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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110 
WUUS52 KFFC 171819
SVRFFC
GAC089-247-171845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0280.120717T1819Z-120717T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
219 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 215 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 LAKEVIEW
  ESTATES...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CLARKSTON...PINE LAKE...LITHONIA...CONYERS...AVONDALE ESTATES...
  DECATUR AND DRUID HILLS.

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...HAIL OR 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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.

&&

LAT...LON 3390 8424 3386 8416 3377 8407 3376 8402
      3378 8398 3375 8393 3358 8408 3377 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 030DEG 6KT 3373 8405

$$

079 
WWUS52 KFFC 171840
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
240 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

GAC089-247-171845-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0280.000000T0000Z-120717T1845Z/
ROCKDALE GA-DEKALB GA-
240 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN DEKALB AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES...

AT 236 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 SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LITHONIA...CONYERS...KLONDIKE...ARABIA MOUNTAIN AND BELMONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR 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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.

&&

LAT...LON 3386 8418 3377 8407 3376 8404 3376 8403
      3376 8400 3373 8395 3360 8407 3375 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 030DEG 6KT 3370 8407

$$

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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.