Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2013, 5:52 PM EDT for Coweta County, Fayette County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 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
- Jul 21, 2013, 5:52 PM EDT (21:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2013, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 966 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
070
WUUS52 KFFC 212152
SVRFFC
GAC077-113-212230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0245.130721T2152Z-130721T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
552 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 630 PM EDT
* AT 551 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 TURIN...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SHARPSBURG...SENOIA...PEACHTREE CITY...BROOKS...FAYETTEVILLE AND
WOOLSEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3349 8443 3334 8438 3332 8438 3329 8442
3326 8443 3326 8449 3322 8461 3322 8465
3323 8466 3322 8468 3323 8470 3323 8474
3333 8478
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 236DEG 19KT 3327 8466
$$1 follow-up statement
371
WWUS52 KFFC 212225
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
625 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
GAC077-212235-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-130721T2230Z/
COWETA GA-
625 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3349 8443 3334 8438 3332 8438 3329 8442
3326 8443 3326 8449 3340 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 236DEG 19KT 3337 8449
$$
GAC113-212230-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-130721T2230Z/
FAYETTE GA-
625 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY...
AT 623 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
WOOLSEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE
HORTON...FAYETTEVILLE AND INMAN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3349 8443 3334 8438 3332 8438 3329 8442
3326 8443 3326 8449 3340 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 236DEG 19KT 3337 8449
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 21, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 301 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 ...HIGH RAIN CHANCES TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY... .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INDEED DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA IN HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT ENVIRONMENT WITH CLOSE TO 2 INCH PWATS. ALTHOUGH INITIAL SOUNDING THIS MORNING CAME IN WITH MORE OF A NARROW CAPE PROFILE ALOFT WITH LIMITED LAPSE RATES...MODIFIED SOUNDING FOR 84 CAME IN WITH MORE SUBSTANTIAL CAPE ALOFT AND AN ENVIRONMENT MORE CONDUCIVE FOR STRONG STORMS. HAVE SEEN SOME CLEARING OF THE MORNING STRATUS DECK AND A LITTLE WORRIED NOW WE COULD SEE TEMPS EVEN A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED 84. BEST CHANCES OF STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE OVER THE NORTHERN TIER WHERE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN SLOWER TO DEVELOP TODAY. ALTHOUGH THE HIGH PWATS WOULD POINT TO A HIGHER FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL...SEEING MORE MOVEMENT TO THE STORMS THAN PREVIOUS DAYS WHICH SHOULD PRECLUDE EXTENSIVE FLOODING CONCERNS. LATE ARRIVING SHORTWAVE TONIGHT COULD ALLOW FOR ACTIVITY TO LINGER ON INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND HAVE KEPT POPS IN LONGER THAN GUIDANCE SUGGESTS. FOR MONDAY...WILL GET FURTHER SYNOPTIC INFLUENCES AS MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS DIGS INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE DEEP SOUTH...HIGHLY AMPLIFIED FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. SHOULD BE CONTINUED HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT AND WITH SYNOPTIC LIFT...SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM REALIZING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS. ONLY FLY IN THE OINTMENT WILL BE HOW MUCH INITIAL LOW CLOUDINESS IMPEDES INITIAL DEVELOPMENT. AT THIS POINT...FEEL IT WILL BE MUCH LIKE TODAY AND SHOULD EVENTUALLY EASILY REACH CONVECTIVE TEMP AND WILL THUS KEEP POPS CATEGORICAL THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FAVORING SOUTHERN SECTIONS SLIGHTLY. DEESE .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE LONG TERM. BDL PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD...AT LEAST CONCERNING THE LARGER SCALE DETAILS OF THE OVERALL PATTERN OF PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGHING ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. GFS/ECMWF AND CMC MODELS ALL SHOWING A DECENT SHORT WAVE IMPACTING THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE INITIAL UPPER TROUGH AXIS PASSES OVER THE REGION. HOWEVER THEY ARE ALSO SHOWING SOME DRIER AIR INFILTRATING BY TUESDAY SO MONDAY STILL SEEMS TO BE THE DAY FOR HIGHEST POPS. SURFACE LEE TROUGH ALSO PERSISTS OVER THE REGION...HOWEVER NONE OF THE MODELS ARE DEPICTING AN ACTIVE FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH THIS SHORT WAVE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. LATER IN THE WORK WEEK THE GFS/ECMWF AND CMC MODELS KEEP THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS EAST OF THE STATE AND EVEN BEGIN TO BUILD THE WESTERN U.S. RIDGE TOWARD THE REGION. MODELS ARE ALSO SHOWING SOME DECREASE IN OVERALL MOISTURE OVER THE REGION FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK...BUT ALL OF THIS WOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO SHUT DOWN DIURNAL CONVECTION COMPLETELY. MODELS SHOW A NEW SHORT WAVE DIGGING INTO THE EASTERN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING PERHAPS ANOTHER SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE OF MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION... BUT THE MODELS ARE ALSO KEEPING OVERALL MOISTURE A BIT MORE REASONABLE. I PLAN ON KEEPING THE CHANCE POP TREND WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST GRIDS THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES SHOULD TREND A BIT BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD WITH AMPLE CLOUD COVER AND PRECIPITATION...BUT ARE LIKELY TO EDGE BACK UP TOWARD NORMAL DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WORK WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS WE DRY OUT A BIT. 20 && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE...SHRA BUILDING RAPIDLY BUT MAINLY AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN TERMINALS AT THIS HOUR. DELAYED TEMPO SLIGHTLY FOR THE NORTHERN TERMINALS BRINGING IN ACTIVITY AT 20Z. THIS MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BY LATER SHIFT AS ACTIVITY MAY LINGER WELL INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. ANOTHER REPEAT OF LOW CIGS DEVELOPING TONIGHT ALTHOUGH INCREASED LOW LEVEL FLOW MAY KEEP SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...ANOTHER ROUND OF TSRA FOR MON WITH PROB30 ALREADY ADVERTISED FOR STL. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CIGS AND VSBYS AND HIGH ON REMAINING ELEMENTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 71 86 71 88 / 60 70 50 50 ATLANTA 72 83 71 86 / 80 60 50 50 BLAIRSVILLE 68 81 67 84 / 60 60 40 50 CARTERSVILLE 71 83 70 86 / 80 60 40 50 COLUMBUS 73 85 73 91 / 80 80 60 50 GAINESVILLE 71 83 70 86 / 60 60 50 50 MACON 72 87 71 89 / 70 80 60 50 ROME 71 83 71 86 / 80 70 40 50 PEACHTREE CITY 71 84 70 87 / 80 60 50 50 VIDALIA 74 87 72 89 / 60 80 60 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...DEESE LONG TERM....BDL AVIATION...DEESE
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 6:52 AM EDT, 11 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 652 AM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-221100- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 652 AM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. DISCUSSION... THE UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE MID ATLANTIC COAST REGION WILL ROTATE AROUND ITSELF WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE OVER THE AREA WILL CONTRIBUTE LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL COMING FROM THE STORMS AS THEY PASS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH DAY...DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
310 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
GAZ104>106-211945-
310 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL...45 MPH WINDS
AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IN SUMTER...CRISP AND DOOLY
COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
AT 306 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GEORGIA VETERANS MEMORIAL STATE PARK...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. TREES CAN EASILY COME DOWN IN THESE WINDS
WITH ALREADY WET SOIL. THOSE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER
IMMEDIATELY!
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS SUMTER...
CRISP AND DOOLY COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE DRAYTON...COBB...GEORGIA VETERANS MEMORIAL
STATE PARK...RAINES...RICHWOOD...VIENNA...CORDELE...WENONA...EAST
CRISP...TREMONT...HATLEY AND TIPPETTVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3191 8394 3191 8402 3205 8404 3217 8362
3209 8361 3189 8361 3188 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 263DEG 20KT 3197 8391Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
415 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
GAZ092-093-212045-
415 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN SCHLEY AND MACON
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WALLS CROSSING...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
TREES CAN EASILY COME DOWN IN THESE WINDS WITH ALREADY WET SOIL.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS SCHLEY AND
MACON COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE
STORM INCLUDE CONCORD...WALLS CROSSING...ELLAVILLE...MURRAYS
CROSSROADS...FOUNTAINVILLE...BARTLETT...GARDEN VALLEY AND IDEAL.
&&
LAT...LON 3218 8442 3230 8441 3230 8439 3235 8439
3238 8432 3237 8426 3240 8425 3240 8420
3243 8417 3246 8410 3226 8408
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 251DEG 17KT 3228 8433Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
426 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
GAZ006-212100-
426 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN FANNIN COUNTY UNTIL
500 PM EDT...
AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM LINGERING OVER COLWELL. THOSE IN LOW
LYING AREAS SHOULD USE CAUTION FOR FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED
WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE ACROSS FANNIN COUNTY...INCLUDING
AREAS AROUND COLWELL...JONES MILL AND HIGDON. DRIVERS SHOULD USE
CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3497 8451 3489 8433 3484 8440 3485 8442
3485 8452 3487 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 315DEG 1KT 3488 8449Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:27 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 527 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 GAZ053-067-212200- 527 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN MERIWETHER AND COWETA COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SAINT MARKS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. TREES CAN EASILY COME DOWN IN THESE WINDS WITH ALREADY WET SOIL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS MERIWETHER AND COWETA COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE SAINT MARKS...LONE OAK...LUTHERSVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT AND WOOSTER. && LAT...LON 3332 8471 3312 8458 3304 8486 3321 8487 TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 243DEG 13KT 3314 8482
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:32 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 532 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 GAZ053-054-212200- 532 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS AND PEA SIZED HAIL IN COWETA AND FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 528 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NEWNAN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. TREES CAN EASILY COME DOWN IN THESE WINDS WITH ALREADY WET SOIL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS COWETA AND FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE NEWNAN...MADRAS...TYRONE...SANDY CREEK...PEACHTREE CITY...THOMAS CROSSROADS...CANNONGATE...TURIN AND SHARPSBURG. && LAT...LON 3353 8456 3333 8450 3328 8486 3343 8485 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 252DEG 11KT 3338 8479
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 5:49 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
549 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
GAZ053-054-067-212215-
549 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS
IN MERIWETHER...COWETA AND FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...
AT 546 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF HARALSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH. TREES CAN EASILY COME DOWN IN THESE WINDS WITH ALREADY WET SOIL.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING MAY ALSO DEVELOP WITH THIS STORM.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS
MERIWETHER...COWETA AND FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE HARALSON...SENOIA...LAKE
HORTON...INMAN...WOOLSEY...BROOKS AND STARRS MILL.
&&
LAT...LON 3331 8475 3334 8451 3343 8453 3345 8439
3345 8438 3342 8440 3341 8439 3336 8440
3332 8438 3326 8443 3325 8451 3323 8450
3316 8465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 236DEG 19KT 3325 8469The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Henry, Spalding | 41 min |
| Jul 21, 7:01 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 6 hr |
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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.