Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2017, 8:13 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 8 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, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2017, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Banks County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Jackson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 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, 8:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 43 | 1 Ne Aqualand Park, GA | MESONET STATION D7746, 1 NE AQUALAND PARK. |
| Jun 23, 8:24 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Marlow, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OAKFIELD COURT AND TWIN OAKS LANE. |
| Jun 23, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Devane, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BUCKHORN ROAD AND MT VERNON ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Oakwood, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OAK STREET AND WALNUT STREET. |
| Jun 23, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Oakwood, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON OAK STREET. |
| Jun 23, 8:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 43 | 2 S Gainesville, GA | ASOS STATION GVL, LEE GILMER MEMORIAL ARPT. |
| Jun 23, 8:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Bellton, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ANTIOCH ROAD AND GLENN ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 9:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Talmo, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN OVER ONTO THE ROADWAY ON POND FORK CHURCH RD NEAR PENDERGRASS |
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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 364 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1358 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted.
073
WUUS52 KFFC 240013
SVRFFC
GAC011-085-117-135-139-157-240100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0249.170624T0013Z-170624T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
813 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Forsyth County in north central Georgia...
Western Banks County in northeastern Georgia...
North central Gwinnett County in north central Georgia...
Southeastern Dawson County in north central Georgia...
Hall County in north central Georgia...
Northwestern Jackson County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 900 PM EDT
* At 812 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Silver City to near Chestatee to Buford
Dam-Lake Lanier Parks, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Homer, Sugar Hill, Buford, Flowery Branch, Oakwood,
Lula, Maysville, Clermont, Gillsville, Talmo, Rest Haven,
Dougherty, Candler, Buford Dam-Lake Lanier Parks, Coal Mountain,
Murrayville, Hollingsworth, Lake Lanier Islands and War Hill Park.
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 3449 8365 3443 8361 3448 8356 3447 8349
3422 8355 3409 8417 3423 8410 3434 8417
3443 8400 3442 8398 3445 8392 3446 8393
3447 8391 3446 8391 3446 8389 3451 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 244DEG 38KT 3433 8406 3427 8403 3417 8408
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
366
WWUS52 KFFC 240031
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
831 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
GAC085-117-135-157-240041-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-170624T0100Z/
Forsyth GA-Gwinnett GA-Dawson GA-Jackson GA-
831 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN FORSYTH...NORTH
CENTRAL GWINNETT...SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON AND NORTHWESTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3449 8366 3443 8361 3448 8356 3447 8349
3428 8354 3427 8359 3429 8362 3424 8369
3415 8397 3432 8389 3444 8394 3445 8392
3446 8393 3447 8391 3446 8391 3446 8389
3450 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 245DEG 43KT 3442 8385 3436 8382 3426 8387
$$
GAC011-139-240100-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-170624T0100Z/
Banks GA-Hall GA-
831 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BANKS AND HALL COUNTIES...
At 831 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Murrayville to near Gainesville to near Oakwood,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Homer, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Lula, Clermont,
Gillsville, Candler, Murrayville and Hollingsworth.
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 3449 8366 3443 8361 3448 8356 3447 8349
3428 8354 3427 8359 3429 8362 3424 8369
3415 8397 3432 8389 3444 8394 3445 8392
3446 8393 3447 8391 3446 8391 3446 8389
3450 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 245DEG 43KT 3442 8385 3436 8382 3426 8387
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 23, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson | 40 min |
| Jun 23, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 10:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 33 min |
| Jun 24, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 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.