Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2017, 7:26 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 49 min. 12 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, 7:26 PM EDT (23:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2017, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 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, 7:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 39 | 1 Se Kennesaw, GA | AWOS STATION RYY, COBB COUNTY-MC COLLUM FIELD AIRPORT. |
| Jun 23, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Woodstock, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN AT 105 EAST MAIN STREET. |
| Jun 23, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 30 | 2 Ene Acworth, GA | MESONET STATION GA304, 1 ENE ACWORTH. |
| Jun 23, 7:36 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Univeter, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF UNIVETER ROAD AND STOVER ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 7:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Batesville, GA | POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE ROADWAY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BIG SPRINGS ROAD AND HIGHWAY 140. |
| Jun 23, 7:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Creek Hollow South, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED ON POWER LINES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RIVERLAKE DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 140. |
| Jun 23, 7:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Greyfield North, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF STILESBORO ROAD AND PAUL SAMUEL ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 7:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Ducktown, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON HYDE ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 8:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Mars Hill Crossro, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CASTLEBERRY ROAD AND BETHELVIEW ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 8:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Mars Hill Crossro, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FOWLER ROAD AND FOWLER HILL ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 8:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Coal Mountain, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF DAHLONEGA HIGHWAY AND PUNCH HAMMOND ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 8:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 43 | Dobbins Air Reserve Bas, GA | AWOS STATION MGE, DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE. |
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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 87 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.
170
WUUS52 KFFC 232326
SVRFFC
GAC057-067-117-121-240015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0247.170623T2326Z-170624T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
726 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
Forsyth County in north central Georgia...
Northern Cobb County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Fulton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 815 PM EDT
* At 726 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hobgood Park to Kennesaw State University to Lost
Mountain Park, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Marietta, Canton, Cumming, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek,
Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Milton, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Sugar
Hill, Powder Springs, Holly Springs, Berkeley Lake, Free Home, Fair
Oaks, Buffington and Mount Bethel.
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 3427 8395 3425 8395 3420 8398 3419 8405
3415 8408 3407 8412 3405 8410 3403 8412
3403 8417 3399 8419 3400 8423 3399 8426
3397 8426 3397 8434 3395 8435 3388 8472
3419 8464 3434 8412 3433 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 245DEG 37KT 3415 8459 3403 8456 3394 8469
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
657
WWUS52 KFFC 232359
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
759 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
GAC057-067-117-121-240015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-170624T0015Z/
Cherokee GA-Forsyth GA-Cobb GA-Fulton GA-
759 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN CHEROKEE...FORSYTH...NORTHERN COBB AND NORTHEASTERN
FULTON COUNTIES...
At 757 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Free Home to near Milton to Alpharetta, moving
northeast at 45 mph. A second storm was located along a line from
Kennesaw to Jim Miller Park moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Marietta, Canton, Cumming, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek,
Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Milton, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Sugar
Hill, Powder Springs, Holly Springs, Berkeley Lake, Free Home, Fair
Oaks, Buffington and Mount Bethel.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3427 8395 3425 8395 3420 8398 3419 8405
3415 8408 3407 8412 3405 8410 3403 8412
3403 8417 3399 8419 3400 8423 3399 8426
3397 8426 3397 8434 3395 8435 3388 8472
3419 8464 3434 8412 3433 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 244DEG 37KT 3427 8428 3415 8425 3408 8431
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$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, 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, 6:11 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, 7:39 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.