Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2015, 7:02 PM EDT for Lamar County, Monroe County, Georgia. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2015, 7:02 PM EDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2015, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lamar County, GA, Monroe County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 518 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 900 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
771
WUUS52 KFFC 312302
SVRFFC
GAC171-207-312345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0091.150531T2302Z-150531T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
702 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
EASTERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 745 PM EDT
* AT 701 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORSYTH...
MOVING NORTH AT 10 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
FORSYTH...CULLODEN...RUSSELLVILLE...COLLIER...REDBONE...GOGGINS...
BRENT AND JOHNSTONVILLE.
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 3317 8410 3313 8382 3286 8389 3286 8411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 178DEG 9KT 3298 8399
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
187
WWUS52 KFFC 312342
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
742 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015
GAC171-207-312351-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-150531T2345Z/
MONROE GA-LAMAR GA-
742 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MONROE AND EASTERN
LAMAR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3317 8410 3313 8382 3286 8389 3286 8411
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 178DEG 9KT 3298 8399
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 30 min |
| May 31, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 31 min |
| May 31, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 40 min |
| May 31, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 22 min |
| May 31, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 51 min |
| May 31, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 28 min |
| May 31, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 37 min |
| May 31, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 40 min |
| May 31, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall | 41 min |
| May 31, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 35 min |
| May 31, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 34 min |
| May 31, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett | 41 min |
| May 31, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 39 min |
| May 31, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 51 min |
| May 31, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 39 min |
| May 31, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 36 min |
| May 31, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens | 45 min |
| May 31, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 34 min |
| May 31, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 52 min |
| May 31, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 44 min |
| May 31, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 32 min |
| May 31, 4:05 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 7 days |
| May 31, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 38 min |
| May 31, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 46 min |
| May 31, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 43 min |
| May 31, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 26 min |
| May 31, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 34 min |
| May 31, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 27 min |
| May 31, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 29 min |
| May 31, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 39 min |
| May 31, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 51 min |
| May 31, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 43 min |
| May 31, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Taylor, Upson | 40 min |
| May 31, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 38 min |
| May 31, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 33 min |
| May 31, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Polk | 34 min |
| May 31, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 26 min |
| May 31, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 38 min |
| May 31, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Talbot | 51 min |
| May 31, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Peach, Taylor | 47 min |
| May 31, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 43 min |
| May 31, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 45 min |
| May 31, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 45 min |
| May 31, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 44 min |
| May 31, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 25 min |
| May 31, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 35 min |
| May 31, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 54 min |
| May 31, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 33 min |
| May 31, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 42 min |
| May 31, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 26 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.