Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 321, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2015, 3:38 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 52 min. 4 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
- Aug 6, 2015, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2015, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Banks County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Madison County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Commerce, GA | POWER LINES WERE DOWNED IN THE VICINITY OF HWY 441 AT HWY 334. |
| Aug 6, 3:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Commerce, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN COMMERCE. |
| Aug 6, 3:49 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Hull, GA | A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON HULL RD NEAR HARVE MATHIS RD. |
| Aug 6, 3:57 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Danielsville, GA | AT LEAST 5 TREES WERE DOWNED IN AND NEAR DANIELSVILLE INCLUDING ON FRIENDSHIP CHURCH RD AND ON HIGHWAY 29. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 305 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 761 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
423
WUUS52 KFFC 061938
SVRFFC
GAC011-059-157-195-219-221-062030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0321.150806T1938Z-150806T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
338 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN BANKS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 338 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EXTENDING FROM
COMMERCE TO NEAR NICHOLSON TO NEAR NORTH HIGH SHOALS...MOVING EAST
AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COMMERCE...WATKINSVILLE...DANIELSVILLE...ATHENS...ARCADE...
NICHOLSON...COMER...WINTERVILLE...BOGART...CRAWFORD...NORTH HIGH
SHOALS...COLBERT...ARNOLDSVILLE...ILA...CARLTON...HULL...
ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY (BALANCE)...WHITEHALL...SMITHONIA AND
BEECHWOOD HILLS.
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 3426 8334 3424 8334 3426 8330 3425 8327
3424 8317 3427 8311 3426 8312 3423 8308
3417 8310 3415 8306 3411 8303 3405 8299
3403 8293 3389 8302 3382 8353 3385 8357
3403 8353 3425 8353 3431 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 251DEG 43KT 3422 8347 3403 8342 3385 8354
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
172
WWUS52 KFFC 062005
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
405 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
GAC011-157-219-062014-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0321.000000T0000Z-150806T2030Z/
BANKS GA-OCONEE GA-JACKSON GA-
405 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BANKS...NORTHERN
OCONEE AND EASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3426 8334 3424 8334 3426 8330 3425 8327
3424 8317 3427 8311 3426 8312 3423 8308
3417 8310 3415 8306 3411 8303 3405 8299
3403 8293 3389 8302 3389 8324 3399 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 297DEG 29KT 3428 8316 3409 8311 3397 8311
$$
GAC059-195-221-062030-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0321.000000T0000Z-150806T2030Z/
MADISON GA-CLARKE GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
405 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR MADISON...NORTHEASTERN CLARKE AND NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE
COUNTIES...
AT 404 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EXTENDING FROM
FRANKLIN SPRINGS TO COMER TO 6 MILES NORTH OF CRAWFORD...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DANIELSVILLE...COMER...WINTERVILLE...CRAWFORD...COLBERT...
ARNOLDSVILLE...ILA...CARLTON...HULL...ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY
(BALANCE)...SMITHONIA...NEESE...DIAMOND HILL...POINT PETER...WATSON
MILL BRIDGE STATE PARK...PAOLI...DUNLAP...POCATALIGO AND VANNA.
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 3426 8334 3424 8334 3426 8330 3425 8327
3424 8317 3427 8311 3426 8312 3423 8308
3417 8310 3415 8306 3411 8303 3405 8299
3403 8293 3389 8302 3389 8324 3399 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 297DEG 29KT 3428 8316 3409 8311 3397 8311
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$203
WWUS52 KFFC 062023
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
423 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
GAC059-195-221-062033-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0321.000000T0000Z-150806T2030Z/
MADISON GA-CLARKE GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
423 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MADISON...NORTHEASTERN CLARKE
AND NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM EDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3426 8334 3424 8334 3426 8330 3425 8327
3424 8317 3427 8311 3426 8312 3423 8308
3417 8310 3415 8306 3411 8303 3405 8299
3403 8293 3389 8302 3389 8324 3399 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 251DEG 43KT 3428 8316 3409 8311 3397 8311
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 6:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 24 min |
| Aug 6, 7:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray and 2 more | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 8:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 26 min |
| Aug 6, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Butts, Gwinnett, Jackson, Jasper, Newton and 1 more | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 37 min |
| Aug 6, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 26 min |
| Aug 6, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee and 2 more | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 62 min |
| Aug 6, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan and 4 more | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 26 min |
| Aug 6, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 18 min |
| Aug 6, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens, Treutlen | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Washington | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Johnson, Washington | 43 min |
| Aug 6, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 31 min |
| Aug 6, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Candler | 29 min |
| Aug 6, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 28 min |
| Aug 6, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 26 min |
| Aug 6, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee, Talbot | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 50 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.