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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 228, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 15, 2017DeKalb County, Henry County, Rockdale County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2017, 5:52 PM EDT for DeKalb County, Henry County, Rockdale County, Georgia. It was in force for 53 min. 7 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, 5:52 PM EDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Henry County, GA, Rockdale County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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, 5:53 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Forest Ridge, GA	A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OAKVALE ROAD AND PANTHERSVILLE ROAD.
Jun 15, 6:06 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nnw Panola Woods, GA	A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BROOKSTONE ROAD AND FLAKES MILL ROAD.
Jun 15, 6:12 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Chapel Hill, GA	A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF DOGWOOD FARMS DRIVE AND TARRAGON DRIVE.
Jun 15, 6:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Dogwood Forest, GA	A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO SR-155 AT DOGWOOD FARM RD.
Jun 15, 6:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Burlington, GA	A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON BROWNS MILL ROAD.
Jun 15, 6:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Panola, GA	2 TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ALONG SNAPFINGER ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RIVER ROAD.
Jun 15, 6:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Panola, GA	TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD NEAR PANOLA RD AND HWY 155

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 15, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 47 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

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

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The text

As transmitted.

739 
WUUS52 KFFC 152152
SVRFFC
GAC089-151-247-152245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0228.170615T2152Z-170615T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
552 PM EDT THU JUN 15 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Rockdale County in north central Georgia...
  DeKalb County in north central Georgia...
  North central Henry County in north central Georgia...

* Until 645 PM EDT

* At 552 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over
  Panthersville, or 7 miles south of Decatur, moving northeast at 10
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Atlanta, Decatur, Clarkston, Stone Mountain, Avondale Estates,
  Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Belvedere Park, North Decatur,
  Candler-Mcafee, Druid Hills, Belmont, Arabia Mountain, Redan,
  Scottdale, Kirkwood, Hidden Valley Park, Panola Mountain State Park
  and Panthersville.

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 3372 8435 3390 8424 3386 8420 3385 8416
      3378 8408 3375 8403 3372 8406 3363 8412
      3355 8420 3361 8426 3363 8426 3365 8429
      3365 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 216DEG 10KT 3368 8426 

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, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Walker	38 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, 5:55 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.