Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 239, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2015, 4:05 PM EDT for Clarke County, Madison County, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 2, 2015, 4:05 PM EDT (20:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2015, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clarke County, GA, Madison County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 4:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Wonderland Estate, GA | APPROX. HALF DOZEN TREES DOWN ALONG HULL ROAD...NEAR OLD HULL ROAD. TRAFFIC LIGHT ALSO OUT. REPORTED BY EMA. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. |
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 885 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
073
WUUS52 KFFC 022005
SVRFFC
GAC059-195-221-022045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0239.150702T2005Z-150702T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
405 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 405 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
WINTERVILLE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF ATHENS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LEXINGTON...COMER...WINTERVILLE...CRAWFORD...COLBERT...
ARNOLDSVILLE...CARLTON...HULL...ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY (BALANCE)...
SMITHONIA...VESTA...DIAMOND HILL...POINT PETER...WATSON MILL BRIDGE
STATE PARK AND DUNLAP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
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 3383 8298 3391 8335 3407 8334 3409 8303
3406 8299 3405 8299 3403 8293 3402 8294
3401 8294 3401 8291 3400 8291 3400 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 271DEG 20KT 3399 8326
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DJN2 follow-up statements
195
WWUS52 KFFC 022021
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
421 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
GAC059-022030-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-150702T2045Z/
CLARKE GA-
421 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
CLARKE COUNTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3383 8298 3388 8321 3407 8325 3409 8303
3406 8299 3405 8299 3403 8293 3402 8294
3401 8294 3401 8291 3400 8291 3400 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 294DEG 23KT 3393 8315
$$
GAC195-221-022045-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-150702T2045Z/
MADISON GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
421 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON AND NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES...
AT 420 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CRAWFORD...OR
NEAR LEXINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LEXINGTON...COMER...CRAWFORD...COLBERT...ARNOLDSVILLE...CARLTON...
SMITHONIA...VESTA...POINT PETER AND WATSON MILL BRIDGE STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
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 3383 8298 3388 8321 3407 8325 3409 8303
3406 8299 3405 8299 3403 8293 3402 8294
3401 8294 3401 8291 3400 8291 3400 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 294DEG 23KT 3393 8315
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DJN755
WWUS52 KFFC 022030
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
430 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
GAC195-221-022040-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-150702T2045Z/
MADISON GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
430 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON AND
NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
PEACHTREE CITY.
LAT...LON 3383 8298 3388 8321 3407 8325 3409 8303
3406 8299 3405 8299 3403 8293 3402 8294
3401 8294 3401 8291 3400 8291 3400 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 271DEG 20KT 3393 8308
$$
DJNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 64 min |
| Jul 1, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Treutlen | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Gordon, Pickens | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Gordon | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Gordon | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall, Jackson | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Jackson | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Peach | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 53 min |
| Jul 2, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Walton | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Johnson, Laurens, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 40 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.