Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 245, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2017, 6:11 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 34 min. 9 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, 6:11 PM EDT (22:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2017, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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, 6:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 34 | 1 Ene Adairsville, GA | MESONET STATION GA327, 1 ENE ADAIRSVILLE. |
| Jun 23, 6:24 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Sutallee, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN BLOCKING BOTH LANES AT WHITE ROAD AND MT OLIVE CHURCH LANE. |
| Jun 23, 6:31 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 34 | 4 Ne Cartersville, GA | MESONET STATION GA342, 3 NE CARTERSVILLE. |
| Jun 23, 6:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 30 | 3 Sw Ball Ground, GA | AWOS STATION CNI, 3 WSW BALL GROUND. |
| Jun 23, 6:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Beasley Gap, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON REINHARDT COLLEGE PARKWAY RIGHT BEFORE SALACOA ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 6:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Burris Crossroads, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PITTMAN LANE AND DIXON ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 6:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Burris Crossroads, GA | TREES AND WIRES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PITTMAN LANE AND DIXON ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 6:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Lake Arrowhead, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN IN THE ROADWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LAKE ARROWHEAD DRIVE AND INDIAN RIDGE WAY. |
| Jun 23, 6:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Waleska, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PUCKETT ROAD AND FINCHER ROAD. |
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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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.
326
WUUS52 KFFC 232211
SVRFFC
GAC015-057-123-129-213-227-232245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0245.170623T2211Z-170623T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
611 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
Southern Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
Western Gilmer County in north central Georgia...
Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
Pickens County in north central Georgia...
Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 645 PM EDT
* At 611 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Resaca to Sonoraville to near Euharlee, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Canton, Cartersville, Calhoun, Jasper, Ellijay, Woodstock, Holly
Springs, Adairsville, Euharlee, Emerson, White, Waleska, Kingston,
East Ellijay, Resaca, Talking Rock, Cassville, Buffington,
Fairmount and Ranger.
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 3464 8438 3414 8443 3410 8502 3442 8491
3461 8499 3462 8493 3463 8491 3465 8492
3486 8454 3485 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 239DEG 48KT 3457 8491 3446 8486 3414 8497
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
081
WWUS52 KFFC 232236
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
636 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
GAC015-057-123-129-213-227-232246-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0245.000000T0000Z-170623T2245Z/
Cherokee GA-Murray GA-Gilmer GA-Gordon GA-Pickens GA-Bartow GA-
636 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHERN
MURRAY...WESTERN GILMER...GORDON...PICKENS AND BARTOW COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty winds
and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3464 8438 3414 8443 3410 8502 3442 8491
3461 8499 3462 8493 3463 8491 3465 8492
3486 8454 3485 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 270DEG 48KT 3473 8458 3462 8453 3430 8464
$$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, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 52 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.