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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 272, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Nov 30, 2016, 1:15 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 45 min. 5 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
- Nov 30, 2016, 1:15 PM EST (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 30, 2016, 2:00 PM EST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- 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), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 1:42 PM EST | TORNADO | Cardell, GA | ROOF DAMAGE AND MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE AREA OF DISCOVERY BLVD AND MABLETON PARKWAY. |
| Nov 30, 1:44 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 Ene Bankhead Courts, GA | TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON NASH ROAD NORTHWEST. |
| Nov 30, 1:46 PM EST | TORNADO | Riverside, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF BOLTON RD NW AND MAIN ST NW. |
| Nov 30, 1:53 PM EST | TORNADO | 2 W Buckhead, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHSIDE DR NW AND MOORES MILL RD NW. |
| Nov 30, 1:55 PM EST | TORNADO | 1 Wnw Buckhead, GA | TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEST PACES FERRY RD NW AND HABERSHAM RD NW. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 12:06 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
235
WUUS52 KFFC 301815
SVRFFC
GAC067-097-121-223-301900-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0272.161130T1815Z-161130T1900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
115 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 200 PM EST
* AT 115 PM EST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEW GEORGIA TO NEAR DOUGLASVILLE TO HANNAH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATLANTA...MARIETTA...DOUGLASVILLE...SANDY SPRINGS...SMYRNA...EAST
POINT...KENNESAW...UNION CITY...VILLA RICA...COLLEGE PARK...POWDER
SPRINGS...AUSTELL...HAPEVILLE...HIRAM...MIDTOWN...FAIR OAKS...GRANT
PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...LITHIA SPRINGS...SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK AND
VININGS.
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.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3408 8451 3397 8434 3397 8435 3365 8435
3365 8444 3364 8445 3365 8446 3361 8446
3356 8483 3357 8481 3358 8490 3369 8488
3375 8490 3378 8490 3379 8492 3381 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 233DEG 50KT 3381 8488 3372 8478 3359 8484
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
109
WWUS52 KFFC 301839
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
139 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
GAC097-223-301848-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0272.000000T0000Z-161130T1900Z/
DOUGLAS GA-PAULDING GA-
139 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DOUGLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN
PAULDING COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3408 8452 3408 8450 3397 8434 3397 8435
3380 8435 3372 8457 3374 8458 3375 8458
3378 8461 3382 8463 3400 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 224DEG 41KT 3402 8457 3390 8453 3374 8455
$$
GAC067-121-301900-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0272.000000T0000Z-161130T1900Z/
FULTON GA-COBB GA-
139 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EST
FOR CENTRAL FULTON AND COBB COUNTIES...
AT 138 PM EST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY TO SMYRNA TO NEAR SIX FLAGS
OVER GEORGIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ATLANTA...MARIETTA...SANDY SPRINGS...SMYRNA...KENNESAW...AUSTELL...
FAIR OAKS...WHITE WATER PARK...MOUNT BETHEL...VININGS...KENNESAW
STATE UNIVERSITY...JIM R MILLER PARK...SIX FLAGS OVER GEORGIA...
CHASTAIN MEMORIAL PARK...SANDY PLAINS...BOLTON...DOBBINS AIR RESERVE
BASE...BANKHEAD...MABLETON AND ATLANTIC STATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3408 8452 3408 8450 3397 8434 3397 8435
3380 8435 3372 8457 3374 8458 3375 8458
3378 8461 3382 8463 3400 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 224DEG 41KT 3402 8457 3390 8453 3374 8455
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 11:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 12:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 1:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 1:18 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 1:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 23 min |
| Nov 30, 1:53 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 18 min |
| Nov 30, 2:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 25 min |
| Nov 30, 2:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 3:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 3:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 43 min |
| Nov 30, 4:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 5:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Nov 30, 5:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 7:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 7:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 31 min |
| Nov 30, 8:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 39 min |
| Nov 30, 9:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 42 min |
| Nov 30, 10:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 10:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 38 min |
| Nov 30, 10:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 25 min |
| Nov 30, 11:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 12:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 15 min |
| Nov 30, 12:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 43 min |
| Nov 30, 12:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 12:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 25 min |
| Nov 30, 1:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 1:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 1:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 2:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 28 min |
| Nov 30, 2:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris | 40 min |
| Nov 30, 2:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 2:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall | 34 min |
| Nov 30, 2:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall | 18 min |
| Nov 30, 2:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 37 min |
| Nov 30, 2:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 2:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 14 min |
| Nov 30, 2:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 35 min |
| Nov 30, 2:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 2:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pike, Upson | 25 min |
| Nov 30, 3:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 28 min |
| Nov 30, 3:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 3:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 20 min |
| Nov 30, 3:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson, Madison | 49 min |
| Nov 30, 3:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton, Walton | 29 min |
| Nov 30, 3:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 24 min |
| Nov 30, 3:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Taylor | 46 min |
| Nov 30, 3:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 3:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 3:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 3:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison, Oglethorpe | 38 min |
| Nov 30, 3:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Jones | 47 min |
| Nov 30, 4:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 4:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston | 33 min |
| Nov 30, 4:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 26 min |
| Nov 30, 4:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Webster | 36 min |
| Nov 30, 4:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 5:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 45 min |
| Nov 30, 5:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Twiggs | 28 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.