Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2017, 4:07 PM EDT for Chattooga County, Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 min. 2 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, 2017, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2017, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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, 4:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Neal Crossing, GA | TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 337 AND TRION TELOGA ROAD. |
| Jun 15, 4:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Harrisburg, GA | A CAR WAS REPORTED TRAPPED UNDER TWO TREES ON HIGHWAY 337. |
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 315 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1056 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 1 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
490
WUUS52 KFFC 152007
SVRFFC
GAC055-083-295-152045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0221.170615T2007Z-170615T2045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
407 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
Northeastern Chattooga County in northwestern Georgia...
South central Dade County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 445 PM EDT
* At 407 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Center Post,
or 9 miles west of Lafayette, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Lafayette, Trion, Naomi, Center Post, Linwood, Subligna, Suttles
Mill and Villanow.
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 3477 8547 3466 8505 3459 8506 3459 8511
3452 8515 3444 8518 3459 8553 3463 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 292DEG 22KT 3466 8543
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
013
WWUS52 KFFC 152021
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
421 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017
GAC055-083-295-152045-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-170615T2045Z/
Walker GA-Chattooga GA-Dade GA-
421 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN WALKER...NORTHEASTERN CHATTOOGA AND SOUTH CENTRAL DADE
COUNTIES...
At 420 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Center Post, or
near Lafayette, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lafayette, Trion, Naomi, Center Post, Linwood, Subligna, Suttles Mill
and Villanow.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3477 8547 3466 8505 3459 8506 3459 8511
3452 8515 3444 8518 3459 8553 3463 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 294DEG 22KT 3462 8533
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 28 min |
| Jun 14, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 36 min |
| Jun 14, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 29 min |
| Jun 15, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon | 27 min |
| Jun 15, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 39 min |
| Jun 15, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette and 4 more | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 53 min |
| Jun 15, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Oconee, Walton | 41 min |
| Jun 15, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Pike and 1 more | 40 min |
| Jun 15, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Upson | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Pike and 3 more | 44 min |
| Jun 15, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 53 min |
| Jun 15, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison | 26 min |
| Jun 15, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 25 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.