Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2016, 5:18 PM EDT for Cobb County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 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
- Jun 1, 2016, 5:18 PM EDT (21:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Cobb County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 5:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Ridgewood Park, GA | A LARGE TREE WAS DOWNED ACROSS ONE LANE OF DALLAS HWY NEAR BARRETT PARKWAY. |
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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 378 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1425 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
665
WUUS52 KFFC 012118
SVRFFC
GAC067-012145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0056.160601T2118Z-160601T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
518 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 518 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIR
OAKS...OR NEAR MARIETTA...MOVING NORTH AT 10 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
MARIETTA...KENNESAW...POWDER SPRINGS...FAIR OAKS...DUE WEST...JIM R
MILLER PARK...LOST MOUNTAIN PARK...WHITE WATER PARK AND MABLETON.
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 3384 8459 3386 8471 3398 8471 3401 8459
3395 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 197DEG 8KT 3391 8462
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DJN1 follow-up statement
334
WWUS52 KFFC 012142
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
542 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
GAC067-012151-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-160601T2145Z/
COBB GA-
542 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN COBB COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3384 8459 3386 8471 3398 8471 3401 8459
3395 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 197DEG 8KT 3391 8462
$$
DJNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Taylor | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pickens | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Hall | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Rockdale | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 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.