Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2016, 7:12 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 48 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 16, 2016, 7:12 PM EDT (23:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2016, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Harris County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:15 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1051 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
707
WUUS52 KFFC 162312
SVRFFC
GAC145-199-263-285-170000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0094.160616T2312Z-160617T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
712 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
HARRIS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN TROUP COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
TALBOT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 800 PM EDT
* AT 712 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GREENVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF LAGRANGE...MOVING
SOUTH AT 35 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
HAMILTON...TALBOTTON...MANCHESTER...PINE MOUNTAIN...WOODBURY...WAVERLY
HALL...WARM SPRINGS...WOODLAND...JUNCTION CITY...GENEVA...BAUGHS
CROSSROADS...JONES CROSSROADS...PLEASANT HILL...HARRIS CITY...MOUNTAIN
HILL...BARTLETTS FERRY DAM...FORTSON...JUNIPER...LAKE HARDING AND
BAUGHVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
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 3296 8480 3301 8454 3291 8453 3288 8451
3288 8448 3286 8449 3282 8444 3266 8437
3261 8441 3256 8441 3255 8455 3252 8458
3252 8469 3253 8468 3256 8467 3258 8470
3258 8491 3261 8491 3261 8508 3295 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 348DEG 31KT 3297 8471 3293 8503
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
421
WWUS52 KFFC 162348
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
748 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
GAC199-285-162358-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-160617T0000Z/
TROUP GA-MERIWETHER GA-
748 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TROUP AND SOUTHERN
MERIWETHER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3286 8483 3281 8464 3279 8451 3279 8443
3266 8437 3261 8441 3256 8441 3255 8455
3252 8458 3252 8469 3253 8468 3256 8467
3258 8470 3258 8491 3261 8491 3261 8508
3286 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 326DEG 42KT 3271 8466 3271 8505
$$
GAC145-263-170000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-160617T0000Z/
HARRIS GA-TALBOT GA-
748 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR HARRIS AND TALBOT COUNTIES...
AT 748 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WAVERLY HALL TO 7 MILES EAST OF BEULAH...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 50 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
HAMILTON...TALBOTTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...WAVERLY HALL...WOODLAND...JUNCTION
CITY...GENEVA...RIVER VIEW...GOAT ROCK LAKE...BALDWINVILLE...MOUNTAIN
HILL...BARTLETTS FERRY DAM...MULBERRY GROVE...FORTSON...BOX SPRINGS...
JUNIPER...LAKE HARDING...BAUGHVILLE...OLIVE BRANCH AND PO BIDDY
CROSSROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
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 3286 8483 3281 8464 3279 8451 3279 8443
3266 8437 3261 8441 3256 8441 3255 8455
3252 8458 3252 8469 3253 8468 3256 8467
3258 8470 3258 8491 3261 8491 3261 8508
3286 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 326DEG 42KT 3271 8466 3271 8505
HAIL...1.00IN
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, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Polk | 49 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, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.