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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 7, 20167 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 7, 2016, 12:09 AM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 51 min. 3 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: Apr 7, 2016, 12:09 AM EDT (04:09 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Pike County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Troup County, GA, Upson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:10 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
Apr 7, 12:20 AM EDT	HAIL 0.88	1 S Towalaga, GA	NICKEL SIZED HAIL NEAR GRIFFIN.
Apr 7, 12:25 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Senoia, GA	ONE TREE DOWN IN SENOIA... GA.
Apr 7, 12:40 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Griffin, GA	POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON NEWNAN ROAD.

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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 29 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 266 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 418 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

746 
WUUS52 KFFC 070409
SVRFFC
GAC077-113-199-231-255-285-293-070500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0023.160407T0409Z-160407T0500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1209 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  PIKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  NORTHWESTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  EASTERN TROUP COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SPALDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 100 AM EDT

* AT 1209 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR EAST NEWNAN TO 8 MILES EAST OF WEST POINT...
  MOVING EAST AT 50 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
  LAGRANGE...GRIFFIN...ZEBULON...GREENVILLE...PEACHTREE CITY...MANCHESTER...
  SENOIA...HOGANSVILLE...GRANTVILLE...PINE MOUNTAIN...WOODBURY...
  LUTHERSVILLE...BROOKS...WARM SPRINGS...MORELAND...MOLENA...WILLIAMSON...
  SHARPSBURG...TURIN AND ORCHARD HILL.

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 3334 8485 3335 8425 3334 8425 3333 8420
      3318 8421 3319 8424 3317 8425 3304 8425
      3285 8449 3288 8448 3288 8450 3285 8456
      3287 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 274DEG 45KT 3333 8474 3292 8504 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

2 follow-up statements

772 
WWUS52 KFFC 070426
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1226 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

GAC285-070436-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160407T0500Z/
TROUP GA-
1226 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN TROUP COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3334 8473 3335 8425 3334 8425 3333 8420
      3318 8421 3319 8424 3317 8425 3304 8425
      3285 8449 3288 8448 3288 8450 3285 8456
      3287 8486 3297 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 274DEG 45KT 3332 8452 3291 8482 

$$

GAC077-113-199-231-255-293-070500-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160407T0500Z/
PIKE GA-UPSON GA-MERIWETHER GA-SPALDING GA-FAYETTE GA-COWETA GA-
1226 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
FOR PIKE...NORTHWESTERN UPSON...MERIWETHER...SPALDING...SOUTHEASTERN
FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTIES...

AT 1226 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SENOIA TO NEAR PINE MOUNTAIN...MOVING EAST AT 50
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
GRIFFIN...ZEBULON...GREENVILLE...PEACHTREE CITY...MANCHESTER...SENOIA...
PINE MOUNTAIN...WOODBURY...LUTHERSVILLE...BROOKS...WARM SPRINGS...MOLENA...
WILLIAMSON...SHARPSBURG...TURIN...ORCHARD HILL...MEANSVILLE...HARALSON...
SUNNY SIDE AND GAY.

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 3334 8473 3335 8425 3334 8425 3333 8420
      3318 8421 3319 8424 3317 8425 3304 8425
      3285 8449 3288 8448 3288 8450 3285 8456
      3287 8486 3297 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 274DEG 45KT 3332 8452 3291 8482 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

514 
WWUS52 KFFC 070438
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1238 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

GAC077-070447-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160407T0500Z/
COWETA GA-
1238 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3311 8460 3322 8452 3322 8450 3324 8451
      3334 8444 3335 8425 3334 8425 3333 8420
      3318 8421 3319 8424 3317 8425 3304 8425
      3285 8449 3288 8448 3288 8450 3285 8456
      3286 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 273DEG 50KT 3331 8436 3290 8466 

$$

GAC113-199-231-255-293-070500-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160407T0500Z/
PIKE GA-UPSON GA-MERIWETHER GA-SPALDING GA-FAYETTE GA-
1238 AM EDT THU APR 7 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
FOR PIKE...NORTHWESTERN UPSON...EASTERN MERIWETHER...SPALDING AND
SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...

AT 1237 AM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SUNNY SIDE TO WARM SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 55
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
GRIFFIN...ZEBULON...MANCHESTER...WOODBURY...BROOKS...WARM SPRINGS...MOLENA...
WILLIAMSON...ORCHARD HILL...MEANSVILLE...SUNNY SIDE...GAY...EAST GRIFFIN...
SUNSET VILLAGE...DIGBEY...CREST...LIFSEY SPRINGS...HOLLONVILLE...HIGHLAND
MILLS AND ATWATER.

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 3311 8460 3322 8452 3322 8450 3324 8451
      3334 8444 3335 8425 3334 8425 3333 8420
      3318 8421 3319 8424 3317 8425 3304 8425
      3285 8449 3288 8448 3288 8450 3285 8456
      3286 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 273DEG 50KT 3331 8436 3290 8466 

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
Apr 6, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	37 min
Apr 6, 8:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	40 min
Apr 6, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Floyd	50 min
Apr 6, 9:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	44 min
Apr 6, 9:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	39 min
Apr 6, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee	48 min
Apr 6, 10:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Haralson, Paulding, Polk	44 min
Apr 6, 10:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd, Walker	53 min
Apr 6, 10:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett	44 min
Apr 6, 10:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, Paulding	45 min
Apr 6, 10:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson, Paulding, Polk	40 min
Apr 6, 10:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens	48 min
Apr 6, 11:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens	43 min
Apr 6, 11:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton	46 min
Apr 6, 11:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	35 min
Apr 6, 11:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette and 4 more	49 min
Apr 6, 11:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot	39 min
Apr 7, 12:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	45 min
Apr 7, 12:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Barrow, Butts, Clarke, Gwinnett, Henry, Jackson and 6 more	48 min
Apr 7, 12:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Spalding and 1 more	47 min
Apr 7, 12:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	35 min
Apr 7, 1:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Oconee and 2 more	42 min
Apr 7, 1:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Talbot, Taylor	45 min
Apr 7, 1:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Bibb, Jones	52 min
Apr 7, 1:49 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Marion, Stewart, Webster	27 min
Apr 7, 4:09 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 42 more	16 hr

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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.