Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2016, 12:11 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 49 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
- Jul 6, 2016, 12:11 PM EDT (16:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cobb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Paulding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:12 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 6, 12:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Midtown, GA | TREE DOWN ON GA TECH CAMPUS...KNOCKED OUT POWER. OVER 10000 POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN FULTON |
| Jul 6, 12:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ormewood, GA | TREE AND POWERLINE DOWN ACROSS CONFERATE AVE SE |
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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 1847 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
094
WUUS52 KFFC 061611
SVRFFC
GAC067-097-121-223-061700-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0159.160706T1611Z-160706T1700Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1211 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 100 PM EDT
* AT 1211 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
DOUGLASVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 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
ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...SMYRNA...EAST POINT...COLLEGE
PARK...POWDER
SPRINGS...AUSTELL...HAPEVILLE...HIRAM...MIDTOWN...GRANT PARK-ZOO
ATLANTA...LITHIA SPRINGS...SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...TURNER
FIELD... LAKEWOOD PARK...SWEET AUBURN...ATLANTIC STATION...WEST
END...SIX FLAGS OVER GEORGIA AND CASCADE HEIGHTS.
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 3389 8478 3382 8435 3365 8435 3365 8444
3364 8445 3365 8446 3361 8446 3371 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 284DEG 36KT 3379 8472
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
046
WWUS52 KFFC 061620
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1220 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
GAC223-061630-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-160706T1700Z/
PAULDING GA-
1220 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3387 8469 3382 8435 3365 8435 3365 8444
3364 8445 3365 8446 3361 8446 3369 8475
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 284DEG 36KT 3377 8461
$$
GAC067-097-121-061700-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-160706T1700Z/
DOUGLAS GA-FULTON GA-COBB GA-
1220 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS...SOUTH CENTRAL FULTON AND SOUTHERN COBB
COUNTIES...
AT 1220 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LITHIA
SPRINGS...OR 7 MILES EAST OF DOUGLASVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 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
ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...SMYRNA...EAST POINT...COLLEGE PARK...POWDER
SPRINGS...AUSTELL...HAPEVILLE...MIDTOWN...GRANT PARK-ZOO
ATLANTA...LITHIA SPRINGS...SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...TURNER
FIELD...LAKEWOOD PARK... SWEET AUBURN...ATLANTIC STATION...WEST
END...SIX FLAGS OVER GEORGIA... CASCADE HEIGHTS AND PIEDMONT 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 3387 8469 3382 8435 3365 8435 3365 8444
3364 8445 3365 8446 3361 8446 3369 8475
TIME...MOT...LOC 1620Z 284DEG 36KT 3377 8461
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$504
WWUS52 KFFC 061646
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1246 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
GAC067-097-061656-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-160706T1700Z/
DOUGLAS GA-COBB GA-
1246 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND
SOUTHERN COBB COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA..THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3366 8463 3376 8456 3383 8447 3383 8446
3382 8435 3365 8435 3365 8444 3364 8445
3365 8446 3361 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 293DEG 25KT 3367 8452
$$
GAC121-061700-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-160706T1700Z/
FULTON GA-
1246 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY...
AT 1246 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COLLEGE
PARK... OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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
ATLANTA...EAST POINT...COLLEGE PARK...HAPEVILLE...GRANT PARK-ZOO
ATLANTA... MIDTOWN...WEST END...CASCADE HEIGHTS...TURNER
FIELD...PIEDMONT PARK... BOLTON...LAKEWOOD PARK...SWEET
AUBURN...SANDTOWN...BANKHEAD...VIRGINIA HIGHLAND...ATLANTIC
STATION...LITTLE FIVE POINTS...SIX FLAGS OVER GEORGIA AND MABLETON.
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 3366 8463 3376 8456 3383 8447 3383 8446
3382 8435 3365 8435 3365 8444 3364 8445
3365 8446 3361 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 1646Z 293DEG 25KT 3367 8452
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 9:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 11:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 11:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 11:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 12:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 12:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale, Walton | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Henry, Pike, Spalding | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jackson, Madison | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Taylor, Upson | 10 min |
| Jul 6, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Putnam | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Peach, Schley, Taylor | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Wilkinson | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Upson | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 22 min |
| Jul 6, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Sumter | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 29 min |
| Jul 6, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 50 min |
| Jul 6, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot, Taylor | 43 min |
| Jul 6, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 17 min |
| Jul 6, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding, Polk | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs | 51 min |
| Jul 6, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 32 min |
| Jul 6, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 27 min |
| Jul 6, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 10 min |
| Jul 6, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 66 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.