Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2014, 7:27 PM EDT for Carroll County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 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
- May 30, 2014, 7:27 PM EDT (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Carroll County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 450 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 869 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
845
WUUS52 KFFC 302327
SVRFFC
GAC045-310000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0071.140530T2327Z-140531T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
727 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 725 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 BOWDON...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL
AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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 3362 8533 3352 8509 3343 8513 3346 8531
3359 8534 3362 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 118DEG 9KT 3349 8521
$$2 follow-up statements
925
WWUS52 KFFC 302338
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
738 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
GAC045-310000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-140531T0000Z/
CARROLL GA-
738 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY...
AT 735 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOWDON... AND
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3362 8533 3352 8509 3343 8513 3346 8531
3359 8534 3362 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 117DEG 10KT 3351 8524
$$327
WWUS52 KFFC 302347
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
747 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
GAC045-302355-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-140531T0000Z/
CARROLL GA-
747 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER... THE THUNDERSTORM REMAINS STRONG OVER THE
WESTERN PORTIONS OF CARROLL COUNTY... AND GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.
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 3362 8533 3352 8509 3343 8513 3346 8531
3359 8534 3362 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 2345Z 117DEG 11KT 3357 8527
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 25 min |
| May 30, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 43 min |
| May 30, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 38 min |
| May 30, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 37 min |
| May 30, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 33 min |
| May 30, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 38 min |
| May 30, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 47 min |
| May 30, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 45 min |
| May 30, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 33 min |
| May 30, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Henry | 44 min |
| May 30, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 33 min |
| May 30, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 44 min |
| May 30, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 25 min |
| May 30, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 31 min |
| May 30, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 41 min |
| May 30, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 23 min |
| May 30, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 33 min |
| May 30, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| May 30, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 42 min |
| May 30, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 38 min |
| May 30, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 30 min |
| May 30, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 32 min |
| May 30, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 51 min |
| May 30, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 48 min |
| May 30, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 21 min |
| May 30, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 24 min |
| May 30, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 34 min |
| May 30, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 29 min |
| May 30, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 40 min |
| May 30, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 37 min |
| May 30, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 32 min |
| May 30, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 42 min |
| May 30, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 40 min |
| May 30, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 36 min |
| May 30, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 41 min |
| May 30, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 36 min |
| May 30, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 34 min |
| May 30, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 41 min |
| May 30, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 22 min |
| May 30, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 30 min |
| May 30, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 42 min |
| May 30, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 47 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.