Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2015, 4:02 PM EDT for Coweta County, Douglas County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 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 3, 2015, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2015, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Coweta County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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 3, 4:25 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 W Palmetto, GA | |
| Jun 3, 4:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Redwine, GA | SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN IN THE AREA OFF TOMMY LEE COOK ROAD AND CAINBRIDGE PARK DRIVE |
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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 677 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 712 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
123
WUUS52 KFFC 032002
SVRFFC
GAC077-097-121-032030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0098.150603T2002Z-150603T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
402 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTH CENTRAL COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 401 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF DOUGLASVILLE.
ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED CHAPEL HILL. BOTH STORMS WERE
MOVING SOUTHEAST 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
EAST POINT...UNION CITY...FAIRBURN...PALMETTO...CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL
COUNTRY...MADRAS...ROSCOE...CAMPBELLTON AND CANNONGATE.
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 3352 8485 3351 8483 3352 8482 3355 8483
3357 8481 3358 8483 3370 8468 3365 8449
3352 8458 3351 8461 3349 8461 3343 8476
3351 8485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 298DEG 16KT 3357 8478
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Pulaski | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 12:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 12:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 5:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Taylor | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 25 min |
| Jun 3, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 12 min |
| Jun 3, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 31 min |
| Jun 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 48 min |
| Jun 3, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Putnam | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 34 min |
| Jun 3, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 28 min |
| Jun 3, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | White | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 35 min |
| Jun 3, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Walton | 22 min |
| Jun 3, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 47 min |
| Jun 3, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 36 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.