Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2016, 7:12 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 48 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
- May 29, 2016, 7:12 PM EDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties DeKalb County, GA, Henry County, GA, Newton County, GA, Rockdale County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Lakeview Estates, GA | 911 CALL CENTER HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS 2 TREES DOWN ON UNION CHURCH ROAD...1 TREE DOWN ON SMYRNA ROAD...AND 1 TREE DOWN AT LORAIN ELEMENTARY ON EAST FAIRVIEW 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 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 127 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 874 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
264
WUUS52 KFFC 292312
SVRFFC
GAC089-151-217-247-300000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0043.160529T2312Z-160530T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
712 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
WEST CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 712 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
LITHONIA...OR NEAR CONYERS...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 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
MCDONOUGH...CONYERS...STOCKBRIDGE...HAMPTON...LOVEJOY...LOCUST
GROVE... LITHONIA...LAKEVIEW ESTATES...SNAPFINGER...OAK
HILL...ARABIA MOUNTAIN... BELMONT...MAGNET...EAGLES
LANDING...HIDDEN VALLEY PARK...FLIPPEN... MILSTEAD...PANOLA
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...RICHARDSON PARK AND REDAN.
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 3343 8432 3343 8431 3344 8430 3348 8429
3349 8428 3351 8428 3355 8426 3377 8417
3373 8396 3336 8402 3336 8403 3333 8404
3339 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 013DEG 19KT 3368 8409
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
080
WWUS52 KFFC 292331
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
731 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
GAC089-151-217-247-300000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160530T0000Z/
ROCKDALE GA-HENRY GA-DEKALB GA-NEWTON GA-
731 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROCKDALE...CENTRAL HENRY...SOUTH CENTRAL DEKALB AND
WEST CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTIES...
AT 731 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
CONYERS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MCDONOUGH...CONYERS...STOCKBRIDGE...OAK HILL...ARABIA
MOUNTAIN...MAGNET... EAGLES LANDING...HIDDEN VALLEY
PARK...FLIPPEN...PANOLA MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...RICHARDSON
PARK...BLACKSVILLE...OLA AND KELLEYTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3368 8420 3366 8398 3362 8398 3338 8402
3340 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 004DEG 13KT 3360 8410
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$031
WWUS52 KFFC 292341
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
741 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
GAC089-292350-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160530T0000Z/
DEKALB GA-
741 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DEKALB 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 3365 8421 3364 8416 3362 8412 3362 8411
3364 8408 3362 8398 3338 8402 3340 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 013DEG 19KT 3355 8411
$$
GAC151-217-247-300000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160530T0000Z/
ROCKDALE GA-HENRY GA-NEWTON GA-
741 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROCKDALE...CENTRAL HENRY AND WEST CENTRAL NEWTON
COUNTIES...
AT 740 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
STOCKBRIDGE...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF MCDONOUGH...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MCDONOUGH...STOCKBRIDGE...HIDDEN VALLEY PARK...FLIPPEN...PANOLA
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...RICHARDSON PARK...OAK
HILL...BLACKSVILLE...OLA...MAGNET... KELLEYTOWN AND EAGLES LANDING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3365 8421 3364 8416 3362 8412 3362 8411
3364 8408 3362 8398 3338 8402 3340 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 013DEG 19KT 3355 8411
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$260
WWUS52 KFFC 300000
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
800 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
GAC151-217-247-300010-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0043.000000T0000Z-160530T0000Z/
ROCKDALE GA-HENRY GA-NEWTON GA-
800 PM EDT SUN MAY 29 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROCKDALE...
CENTRAL HENRY AND WEST CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS
WEAKENED...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3365 8421 3364 8416 3362 8412 3362 8411
3364 8408 3362 8398 3338 8402 3340 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 013DEG 19KT 3355 8411
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 26 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.