Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 184, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2016, 12:16 AM EDT for Catoosa County, Walker County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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 9, 2016, 12:16 AM EDT (04:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 9, 12:34 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ringgold, GA | 911 CALL CENTER RECEIVED REPORT OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ROADS IN CATOOSA COUNTY....BURNING BRIDGE RD... DAVIS RIDGE RD...SCRUGGS RD...AND LAKE RD |
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 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1818 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1892 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
433
WUUS52 KFFC 090416
SVRFFC
GAC047-295-313-090500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0184.160709T0416Z-160709T0500Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1216 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
CATOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 100 AM EDT
* AT 1216 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
ROSSVILLE... OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF CHATTANOOGA...MOVING EAST AT 25
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
DALTON...RINGGOLD...FORT
OGLETHORPE...CHICKAMAUGA...VARNELL...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...TUNNEL
HILL...COHUTTA...LAKEVIEW...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...
GRAYSVILLE...BLUE SPRING...BOYNTON...ROCKY FACE...BEAUMONT...ROCK
SPRING...INDIAN SPRINGS...FAIRVIEW...WOOD STATION AND RED CLAY
S.P..
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 3499 8490 3476 8498 3484 8542 3494 8539
3498 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 279DEG 23KT 3495 8531
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
618
WWUS52 KFFC 090433
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1233 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
GAC295-090442-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0184.000000T0000Z-160709T0500Z/
WALKER GA-
1233 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WALKER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3499 8490 3476 8498 3483 8520 3486 8520
3485 8526 3492 8526 3498 8525 3499 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 279DEG 23KT 3493 8518
$$
GAC047-313-090500-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0184.000000T0000Z-160709T0500Z/
CATOOSA GA-WHITFIELD GA-
1233 AM EDT SAT JUL 9 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
FOR CATOOSA AND NORTHWESTERN WHITFIELD COUNTIES...
AT 1232 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RINGGOLD...
MOVING EAST AT 25 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
DALTON...RINGGOLD...FORT OGLETHORPE...VARNELL...TUNNEL
HILL...COHUTTA... GRAYSVILLE...BOYNTON...BLUE SPRING...ROCKY
FACE...BEAUMONT...INDIAN SPRINGS AND RED CLAY S.P..
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 3499 8490 3476 8498 3483 8520 3486 8520
3485 8526 3492 8526 3498 8525 3499 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 279DEG 23KT 3493 8518
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 11:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 11:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 12:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade | 53 min |
| Jul 9, 12:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Union | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 2:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, White | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 3:42 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 39 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 9, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 36 min |
| Jul 9, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 24 min |
| Jul 9, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 26 min |
| Jul 9, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 26 min |
| Jul 9, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 24 min |
| Jul 9, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe | 26 min |
| Jul 9, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Taylor | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jul 9, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 24 min |
| Jul 9, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 38 min |
| Jul 9, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 23 min |
| Jul 9, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 24 min |
| Jul 9, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 12 min |
| Jul 9, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 26 min |
| Jul 9, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 31 min |
| Jul 9, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 27 min |
| Jul 9, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 3 min |
| Jul 9, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 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.