Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 12:32 PM EDT for Bartow County, Cherokee County, Cobb County, Georgia. It was in force for 43 min. 4 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 17, 2016, 12:32 PM EDT (16:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2016, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 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 17, 1:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Southern Oaks, GA | THE CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A TREE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS POWER LINES AT SOUTH HOLLY SPRINGS AND BLAYLOCK DRIVE. |
| Jun 17, 1:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Little River Land, GA | THE CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A TREE BLOWN DOWN IN THE ROADWAY AT SHELTER COVE AND PORT VICTORIA WAY. |
| Jun 17, 1:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Wsw South Canton, GA | THE PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR CANTON. |
| Jun 17, 1:11 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Little River Land, GA | THE CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A TREE BLOWN DOWN IN THE ROADWAY AT SHELTER COVE AND PORT VICTORIA WAY. |
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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 1265 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1321 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
803
WUUS52 KFFC 171632
SVRFFC
GAC015-057-067-171715-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0097.160617T1632Z-160617T1715Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1232 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTH CENTRAL COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
EASTERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 115 PM EDT
* AT 1231 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WHITE...OR
NORTHEAST OF CARTERSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...CANTON...CARTERSVILLE...KENNESAW...WOODSTOCK...
ACWORTH...HOLLY SPRINGS...EMERSON...WHITE...KENNESAW STATE
UNIVERSITY...SWEAT MOUNTAIN...LEBANON...RED TOP MOUNTAIN STATE
PARK...BRIDGEMILL...SANDY PLAINS...HOBGOOD PARK...KELLOGG
CREEK...SUTALLEE...LITTLE RIVER LANDING AND GEORGE WASHINGTON
CARVER STATE PARK.
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 THIS STORM. 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 3437 8469 3411 8441 3411 8442 3410 8442
3399 8448 3399 8464 3426 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1631Z 321DEG 20KT 3427 8472
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
800
WWUS52 KFFC 171708
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
108 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
GAC015-057-067-171716-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-160617T1715Z/
CHEROKEE GA-COBB GA-BARTOW GA-
108 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...NORTH
CENTRAL COBB AND EASTERN BARTOW COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS WEAKENING BUT REMAINS NEAR
SEVERE LIMITS. THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER SMALL
HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3437 8469 3411 8441 3411 8442 3410 8442
3399 8448 3399 8464 3426 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 321DEG 20KT 3427 8472
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 50 min |
| Jun 17, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Floyd, Paulding, Polk | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Henry | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton | 18 min |
| Jun 17, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Polk | 42 min |
| Jun 17, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 23 min |
| Jun 17, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Upson | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 17, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 25 min |
| Jun 17, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Taylor, Upson | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Houston, Peach | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 46 min |
| Jun 17, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 24 min |
| Jun 17, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Jun 17, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler | 41 min |
| Jun 17, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 40 min |
| Jun 17, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 56 min |
| Jun 17, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler | 48 min |
| Jun 17, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 44 min |
| Jun 17, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 31 min |
| Jun 17, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 33 min |
| Jun 17, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Jun 17, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 68 min |
| Jun 17, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 35 min |
| Jun 17, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Pulaski, Wilcox | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 38 min |
| Jun 17, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 26 min |
| Jun 17, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Macon, Pulaski | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 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.