Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2015, 4:42 PM EDT for Morgan County, Walton County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2015, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2015, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Morgan County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 4:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Social Circle, GA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN AN AREA EXTENDING FROM SOCIAL CIRCLE TO JERSEY |
| Jun 9, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sugar Creek, GA | TREES DOWN ALONG BEAVER DAM ROAD....SEVERAL DOWN ALONG ATLANTA HWY...POWERLINES DOWN ALONG BRIAR CREEK ROAD AND GREENSBORO ROAD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1411 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS52 KFFC 092042
SVRFFC
GAC211-297-092130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0124.150609T2042Z-150609T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
442 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 530 PM EDT
* AT 442 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOCIAL
CIRCLE...OR NEAR MONROE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MONROE...MADISON...SOCIAL CIRCLE...RUTLEDGE...BOSTWICK...
BUCKHEAD...HARD LABOR CREEK STATE PARK...PANNELL...APALACHEE...
HERNDONVILLE AND EBENEZER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3351 8348 3359 8369 3362 8369 3364 8373
3365 8376 3368 8381 3379 8371 3373 8345
3372 8344 3369 8340 3366 8337 3360 8335
3357 8331
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 286DEG 16KT 3370 8369
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
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WWUS52 KFFC 092044
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
444 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2015
GAC211-297-092130-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-150609T2130Z/
WALTON GA-MORGAN GA-
444 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALTON AND CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 444 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SOCIAL
CIRCLE...OR NEAR MONROE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MONROE...MADISON...SOCIAL CIRCLE...RUTLEDGE...BOSTWICK...BUCKHEAD...
HARD LABOR CREEK STATE PARK...PANNELL...APALACHEE...HERNDONVILLE AND
EBENEZER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3351 8348 3359 8369 3362 8369 3364 8373
3365 8376 3368 8381 3379 8371 3373 8345
3372 8344 3369 8340 3366 8337 3360 8335
3357 8331
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 286DEG 16KT 3370 8368
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$321
WWUS52 KFFC 092108
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
508 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2015
GAC211-297-092130-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-150609T2130Z/
WALTON GA-MORGAN GA-
508 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALTON AND CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES...
AT 507 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES TO BE LOCATED NEAR
RUTLEDGE...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MADISON...SOCIAL CIRCLE...RUTLEDGE...BOSTWICK...BUCKHEAD...HARD LABOR
CREEK STATE PARK...APALACHEE...HERNDONVILLE...EBENEZER AND PANNELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3351 8348 3359 8369 3362 8369 3363 8371
3369 8371 3378 8367 3373 8345 3372 8344
3369 8340 3366 8337 3360 8335 3357 8331
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 286DEG 16KT 3367 8356
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$226
WWUS52 KFFC 092119
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
519 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2015
GAC297-092127-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-150609T2130Z/
WALTON GA-
519 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MINOR FLOODING
IS STILL POSSIBLE AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS!
LAT...LON 3351 8348 3359 8369 3375 8356 3373 8345
3369 8340 3367 8338 3366 8338 3366 8337
3360 8335 3357 8332 3357 8333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 292DEG 16KT 3363 8351
$$
GAC211-092130-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0124.000000T0000Z-150609T2130Z/
MORGAN GA-
519 PM EDT TUE JUN 9 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY...
AT 517 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MADISON...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MADISON...RUTLEDGE...BOSTWICK...BUCKHEAD...HARD LABOR CREEK STATE
PARK AND APALACHEE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3351 8348 3359 8369 3375 8356 3373 8345
3369 8340 3367 8338 3366 8338 3366 8337
3360 8335 3357 8332 3357 8333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 292DEG 16KT 3363 8351
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 30 min |
| Jun 8, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Union | 51 min |
| Jun 8, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Morgan | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 43 min |
| Jun 8, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 37 min |
| Jun 8, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Twiggs | 52 min |
| Jun 8, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union, White | 33 min |
| Jun 8, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 1:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 2:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 3:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 3:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 3:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 3:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 22 min |
| Jun 9, 4:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union, White | 63 min |
| Jun 9, 4:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 4:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Pickens | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 4:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 5:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall, White | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 5:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 6:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 6:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 6:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 6:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 7:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oglethorpe | 64 min |
| Jun 9, 7:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 7:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Walton | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 7:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 37 min |
| Jun 9, 7:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Union | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 25 min |
| Jun 9, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 48 min |
| Jun 9, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Stewart, Webster | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 49 min |
| Jun 9, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Upson | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Upson | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 34 min |
| Jun 9, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 23 min |
| Jun 9, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 32 min |
| Jun 9, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry, Rockdale | 53 min |
| Jun 9, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 44 min |
| Jun 9, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 25 min |
| Jun 9, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 23 min |
| Jun 9, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Henry | 30 min |
| Jun 9, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 29 min |
| Jun 9, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 36 min |
| Jun 9, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Taliaferro | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen | 25 min |
| Jun 9, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 47 min |
| Jun 9, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 23 min |
| Jun 9, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 33 min |
| Jun 9, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.