Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2016, 8:56 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 49 min. 3 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
- Jun 15, 2016, 8:56 PM EDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2016, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bartow County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Polk County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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 15, 9:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Adairsville, GA | 911 CALL CENTER RECEIVED REPORTS OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND ADAIRSVILLE...ONE ON MANNING MILL WAY AND ANOTHER ON GAINES RD |
| Jun 15, 9:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Kingston, GA | 911 CALL CENTER RECEIVED REPORT OF A TREE DOWN ON HWY 293 IN KINGSTON |
| Jun 15, 9:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rome, GA | 911 CALL CENTER RECEIVED REPORTS OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS EASTERN FLOYD COUNTY...PARTICULARLY NEAR ROME. |
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 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 520 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1227 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
712
WUUS52 KFFC 160056
SVRFFC
GAC015-115-129-233-160145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0091.160616T0056Z-160616T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
856 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN GORDON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
WESTERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT
* AT 855 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SHANNON TO 7 MILES EAST OF EASTERN WEISS
LAKE... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...CEDARTOWN...ADAIRSVILLE...ROCKMART...EUHARLEE
... ARAGON...CAVE
SPRING...KINGSTON...BRASWELL...PLAINVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...
SHANNON...CASSVILLE...ESOM HILL...ETNA...ARMUCHEE...LINDALE...VAN
WERT AND STILESBORO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS!
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN PEACHTREE CITY.
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 3423 8527 3439 8521 3450 8510 3434 8477
3408 8490 3408 8492 3407 8493 3395 8498
3395 8505 3391 8505 3390 8538 3418 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 331DEG 35KT 3439 8512 3419 8542
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
183
WWUS52 KFFC 160132
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
932 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016
GAC129-160141-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-160616T0145Z/
GORDON GA-
932 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GORDON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3410 8527 3420 8507 3440 8490 3434 8477
3408 8490 3407 8493 3395 8498 3395 8505
3391 8505 3390 8538 3406 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 331DEG 35KT 3410 8493 3390 8523
$$
GAC015-115-233-160145-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-160616T0145Z/
POLK GA-FLOYD GA-BARTOW GA-
932 PM EDT WED JUN 15 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR POLK...SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD AND WESTERN BARTOW COUNTIES...
AT 931 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR EUHARLEE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF BUCHANAN...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CARTERSVILLE...CEDARTOWN...ADAIRSVILLE...ROCKMART...EUHARLEE...ARAGON...
KINGSTON...BRASWELL...TAYLORSVILLE...CASSVILLE...ESOM HILL...VAN WERT...
STILESBORO...SENEY...FISH CREEK AND ANTIOCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
PEACHTREE CITY.
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 3410 8527 3420 8507 3440 8490 3434 8477
3408 8490 3407 8493 3395 8498 3395 8505
3391 8505 3390 8538 3406 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 331DEG 35KT 3410 8493 3390 8523
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether, Troup | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Troup | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 46 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.