Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 16, 2012, 12:33 AM EDT (04:33 UTC)

Expired

Mar 16, 2012, 1:00 AM EDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Forsyth County, GA, Hall County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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669 
WUUS52 KFFC 160433
SVRFFC
GAC117-139-160500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0059.120316T0433Z-120316T0500Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1233 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN HALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 100 AM EDT

* AT 1228 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  CUMMING...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  FLOWERY BRANCH.

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 3433 8398 3418 8387 3414 8399 3417 8406
      3415 8409 3410 8410 3408 8418 3422 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 248DEG 15KT 3417 8413

$$

893 
WWUS52 KFFC 160500
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
100 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

GAC117-139-160508-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-120316T0500Z/
FORSYTH GA-HALL GA-
100 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HALL AND FORSYTH
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 100 AM EDT...

AT 1256 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A WEAKENING THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR LAKE LANIER 
ISLANDS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.  THIS STORM IS NO LONGER SEVERE AND 
IS MOVING OUT OF THE WARNED AREA.

PUBLIC REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL AS THIS STORM MOVED THROUGH 
CUMMING. THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SEVERE.

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 3433 8398 3418 8387 3414 8399 3417 8406
      3415 8409 3410 8410 3408 8418 3422 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 265DEG 16KT 3417 8398

$$

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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.