Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 24, 2015, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)

Expired

Jun 24, 2015, 4:45 PM EDT

In force

46 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

1.0 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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984 
WUUS52 KFFC 241959
SVRFFC
GAC089-135-242045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0178.150624T1959Z-150624T2045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
359 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  CENTRAL DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 358 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED OVER 
  LILBURN...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAWRENCEVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTH 
  AT 5 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
  LAWRENCEVILLE...DUNWOODY...DULUTH...SNELLVILLE...LILBURN...
  LOGANVILLE...CHAMBLEE...NORCROSS...DORAVILLE...CLARKSTON...STONE
  MOUNTAIN...GRAYSON...LITHONIA...BERKELEY LAKE...PINE LAKE...
  TUCKER...NORTH ATLANTA...NORTH DECATUR...MOUNTAIN PARK AND BELMONT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD 
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. 
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 3386 8388 3372 8406 3367 8409 3375 8422
      3392 8435 3396 8429 3396 8426 3398 8426
      3401 8422 3400 8420 3399 8420 3399 8419
      3403 8417 3403 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 037DEG 4KT 3389 8409 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

280 
WWUS52 KFFC 242038
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
438 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

GAC089-135-242046-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-150624T2045Z/
GWINNETT GA-DEKALB GA-
438 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN GWINNETT AND CENTRAL
DEKALB COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 445 PM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE 
LIMITS...THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE. 

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR MUCH OF 
GWINNETT COUNTY. REMAIN ALERT AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS. 
JUST BECAUSE THE RAIN HAS ENDED DOES NOT MEAN WATER LEVELS WILL 
RECEDE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3386 8388 3372 8406 3367 8409 3375 8422
      3392 8435 3396 8429 3396 8426 3398 8426
      3401 8422 3400 8420 3399 8420 3399 8419
      3403 8417 3403 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 037DEG 4KT 3389 8409 

$$

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