Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2016, 3:06 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2016, 3:06 PM EDT (19:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2016, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bartow County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Polk County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
761
WUUS52 KFFC 021906
SVRFFC
GAC015-143-223-233-021930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0067.160602T1906Z-160602T1930Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
306 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 305 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF CEDARTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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
CEDARTOWN...ROCKMART...ARAGON...BRASWELL...TAYLORSVILLE...YORKVILLE
... FISH CREEK...FELTON...VAN WERT...ANTIOCH AND EUBANK LAKE.
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 3408 8515 3408 8512 3410 8512 3410 8505
3417 8505 3418 8503 3394 8484 3381 8522
3395 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 237DEG 13KT 3392 8519
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
362
WWUS52 KFFC 021925
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
325 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016
GAC015-143-223-233-021935-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-160602T1930Z/
HARALSON GA-POLK GA-PAULDING GA-BARTOW GA-
325 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HARALSON...
POLK...NORTHWESTERN PAULDING AND SOUTHWESTERN BARTOW COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 330 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3408 8515 3408 8512 3410 8512 3410 8505
3417 8505 3418 8503 3394 8484 3381 8522
3395 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 237DEG 13KT 3392 8519
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Polk | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 38 min |
| Jun 2, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Polk | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 29 min |
| Jun 2, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 37 min |
| Jun 2, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 25 min |
| Jun 2, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 37 min |
| Jun 2, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 37 min |
| Jun 2, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Oconee, Walton | 11 min |
| Jun 2, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 23 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.