Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 2, 2016, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)

Expired

Jun 2, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT

In force

52 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

0.75 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Murray County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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598 
WUUS52 KFFC 022053
SVRFFC
GAC111-123-213-313-022145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0071.160602T2053Z-160602T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
453 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN MURRAY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
  NORTHWESTERN GILMER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  NORTHEASTERN WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
  NORTHWESTERN FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 453 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF ETON...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF CHATSWORTH...MOVING NORTH AT 30
  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
  CHATSWORTH...ETON...CRANDALL...CISCO...TENNGA...FORT MOUNTAIN
  STATE PARK...CONASAUGA
  LAKE...BEAVERDALE...GREGORY...COLWELL...SUMAC...JONES
  MILL...COHUTTA WILDERNESS AND CHERRY LOG.

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 3498 8451 3479 8436 3473 8478 3497 8487
      3499 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 196DEG 28KT 3490 8467 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

814 
WWUS52 KFFC 022120
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
520 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016

GAC123-313-022129-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-160602T2145Z/
GILMER GA-WHITFIELD GA-
520 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GILMER AND
NORTHEASTERN WHITFIELD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3486 8442 3485 8477 3496 8475 3499 8471
      3498 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 196DEG 28KT 3510 8460 

$$

GAC111-213-022145-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-160602T2145Z/
MURRAY GA-FANNIN GA-
520 PM EDT THU JUN 2 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN MURRAY AND NORTHWESTERN FANNIN COUNTIES...

AT 519 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
BENTON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 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
CONASAUGA LAKE...CRANDALL...COLWELL...JONES MILL...COHUTTA
WILDERNESS AND CISCO.

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 3486 8442 3485 8477 3496 8475 3499 8471
      3498 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 196DEG 28KT 3510 8460 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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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.