Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2016, 6:13 PM EDT for Clayton County, Fayette County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 11, 2016, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 2016, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clayton County, GA, Fayette County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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 11, 6:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Forest Park, GA | 911 CALL CENTER RECEIVED REPORT OF ONE TREE DOWN IN FOREST PARK...ONE TREE DOWN ON TERRACE PARKWAY IN MORROW...ONE TREE DOWN ON MCDONOUGH ROAD NEAR FAYETTEVILLE/FAYETTE COUNTY BORDER...AND ONE TREE DOWN ON MITCHELL ROAD NEAR ELLENWOOD |
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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 24 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
- 133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
225
WUUS52 KFFC 112213
SVRFFC
GAC063-113-112245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0201.160711T2213Z-160711T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
613 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT
* AT 613 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER JONESBORO...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FAYETTEVILLE...JONESBORO...FOREST PARK...RIVERDALE...COLLEGE
PARK... TYRONE...MORROW...LOVEJOY...HAPEVILLE...LAKE
CITY...HARTSFIELD-JACKSON
AIRPORT...IRONDALE...CONLEY...BONANZA...JW SMITH RESERVOIR...FORT
GILLEM...REX...SANDY CREEK...LAKE SPIVEY AND ELLENWOOD.
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 3351 8459 3355 8446 3365 8446 3364 8445
3365 8444 3365 8429 3363 8426 3361 8426
3360 8424 3358 8426 3355 8427 3355 8429
3352 8428 3347 8429 3343 8432 3343 8435
3339 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 228DEG 20KT 3352 8439
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
581
WWUS52 KFFC 112236
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
636 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
GAC113-112245-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-160711T2245Z/
FAYETTE GA-
636 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE
WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF
TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
LAT...LON 3361 8445 3365 8439 3365 8429 3363 8426
3361 8426 3360 8424 3358 8426 3355 8427
3355 8429 3353 8429 3352 8428 3347 8429
3346 8432 3354 8444 3355 8444 3356 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 228DEG 20KT 3360 8428
$$
GAC063-112245-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-160711T2245Z/
CLAYTON GA-
636 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR CLAYTON COUNTY...
AT 635 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE CITY...OR 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF JONESBORO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF
TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
JONESBORO...FOREST PARK...RIVERDALE...COLLEGE PARK...MORROW...LAKE CITY...
CONLEY...FORT GILLEM...REX...LAKE SPIVEY...ELLENWOOD AND IRONDALE.
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 3361 8445 3365 8439 3365 8429 3363 8426
3361 8426 3360 8424 3358 8426 3355 8427
3355 8429 3353 8429 3352 8428 3347 8429
3346 8432 3354 8444 3355 8444 3356 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 228DEG 20KT 3360 8428
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 34 min |
| Jul 11, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Troup | 52 min |
| Jul 11, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 35 min |
| Jul 11, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Troup | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton, Paulding | 48 min |
| Jul 11, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Floyd, Forsyth, Gordon and 3 more | 44 min |
| Jul 11, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 36 min |
| Jul 11, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Jackson, Oconee, Walton | 27 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.