Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2017, 5:27 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 48 min. 16 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 23, 2017, 5:27 PM EDT (21:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2017, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bartow County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Polk County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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 23, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw James H. Floyd St, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN BLOCKING THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 100 AT NORTON ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Sprite, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 20 WEST AND HIGHWAY 100 SOUTH. |
| Jun 23, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Anniedelle, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 20 AND OLD RIVER ROAD NEAR THE BOAT RAMP. |
| Jun 23, 5:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 35 | 1 Wsw Coosa, GA | MESONET STATION GA319, 1 WSW COOSA. |
| Jun 23, 5:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Rome, GA | A POWER LINE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON WILSON AVENUE. |
| Jun 23, 5:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Chubbtown, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BOOGER HOLLOW ROAD AND MILLER MOUNTAIN ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 5:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Relay, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LYONS BRIDGE ROAD SOUTHWEST AND BOOGER HOLLOW ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 5:51 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 38 | 3 Sse Armuchee, GA | ASOS STATION RMG, RICHARD B. RUSSELL FIELD. |
| Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Reeseburg, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF DONAHOO ROAD SOUTHEAST AND REECEBURG ROAD SOUTHEAST. |
| Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wsw Rosedale, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON GRANT ROAD OFF OF HIGHWAY 156. |
| Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Rosedale, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE 4500 BLOCK OF OLD DALTON ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ridgewood Estates, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RIDVEVIEW DRIVE AND OLD ROCKMART ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Silvermont, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PINE RIDGE DRIVE AND OLD ROCKMART ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 5:59 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 30 | 2 Ssw Lindale, GA | MESONET STATION E2723, 2 SSW LINDALE. |
| Jun 23, 6:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Esom Hill, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON TREAT MOUNTAIN ROAD BETWEEN CULP LAKE ROAD AND DIAMOND ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 6:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 34 | 1 Ene Adairsville, GA | MESONET STATION GA327, 1 ENE ADAIRSVILLE. |
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 23, 1:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1201 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
215
WUUS52 KFFC 232127
SVRFFC
GAC015-055-115-129-233-232215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0243.170623T2127Z-170623T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
527 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Floyd County in northwestern Georgia...
Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
Polk County in northwestern Georgia...
Chattooga County in northwestern Georgia...
Western Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 615 PM EDT
* At 527 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Chattoogaville to near Cave Spring to Pleasant
Gap, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Rome, Calhoun, Cedartown, Summerville, Adairsville, Rockmart,
Euharlee, Aragon, Cave Spring, Kingston, Resaca, Plainville,
Taylorsville, Shannon, Cassville, Lyerly, Pinson, Subligna, Esom
Hill and Redbud.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3459 8519 3459 8506 3462 8506 3462 8493
3463 8491 3462 8491 3461 8480 3455 8474
3408 8489 3408 8492 3404 8494 3392 8539
3442 8549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 235DEG 45KT 3436 8548 3418 8538 3397 8551
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
840
WWUS52 KFFC 232205
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
605 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
GAC055-233-232214-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-170623T2215Z/
Polk GA-Chattooga GA-
605 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR POLK AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3463 8491 3462 8491 3461 8480 3455 8474
3408 8489 3408 8505 3410 8505 3410 8508
3412 8514 3439 8508 3451 8514 3459 8506
3462 8506 3462 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 239DEG 32KT 3454 8506 3436 8498 3415 8509
$$
GAC015-115-129-232215-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0243.000000T0000Z-170623T2215Z/
Floyd GA-Gordon GA-Bartow GA-
605 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN FLOYD...GORDON AND WESTERN BARTOW COUNTIES...
At 604 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lake Marvin to near Adairsville to near Seney,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Calhoun, Adairsville, Euharlee, Kingston, Resaca, Plainville,
Taylorsville, Cassville, Shannon, Sonoraville, Pinson, Oostanaula,
Redbud, Folsom, Lake Marvin, Audubon, Stilesboro, Sugar Valley,
Everett Springs and Nickelsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.
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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3463 8491 3462 8491 3461 8480 3455 8474
3408 8489 3408 8505 3410 8505 3410 8508
3412 8514 3439 8508 3451 8514 3459 8506
3462 8506 3462 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 239DEG 32KT 3454 8506 3436 8498 3415 8509
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 22, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett, Walton | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Putnam, Walton | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 28 min |
| Jun 22, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 31 min |
| Jun 22, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Jun 23, 3:59 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 38 more | 35 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Walker, Whitfield | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 52 min |
| Jun 23, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Pickens | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 50 min |
| Jun 23, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard | 50 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.