Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 5, 2014, 7:09 PM EDT (23:09 UTC)

Expired

Jun 5, 2014, 8:01 PM EDT

In force

52 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Floyd County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Polk County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

292 
WUUS52 KFFC 052309
SVRFFC
GAC115-143-233-060015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0078.140605T2309Z-140606T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
709 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 704 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CAVE SPRING TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  CAVE SPRING...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CEDARTOWN...ARAGON...ROCKMART...TALLAPOOSA...BUCHANAN AND BRASWELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT 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 3419 8545 3411 8504 3408 8504 3409 8495
      3408 8493 3395 8498 3395 8505 3389 8503
      3385 8505 3368 8534 3368 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 293DEG 27KT 3413 8532 3388 8559

$$

566 
WWUS52 KFFC 060001
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
801 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

GAC115-143-233-060011-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0078.000000T0000Z-140606T0015Z/
POLK GA-FLOYD GA-HARALSON GA-
801 PM EDT THU JUN 5 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARALSON...
SOUTHERN FLOYD AND POLK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED AND ARE NO LONGER 
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS.

IF YOU SAW 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3419 8545 3411 8504 3408 8504 3409 8495
      3408 8493 3395 8498 3395 8505 3389 8503
      3385 8505 3368 8534 3368 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 293DEG 27KT 3398 8490 3373 8517

$$

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.