Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 256, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2017, 4:52 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 38 min. 3 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
- Jul 4, 2017, 4:52 PM EDT (20:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2017, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cobb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Paulding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 5:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Campbellton, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CASCADE PALMETTO HIGHWAY AND RATAREE ROAD. |
| Jul 4, 5:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Campbellton, GA | TWO TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON RATAREE ROAD... NEAR THE INTERSECTIONS OF CASCADE PALMETTO HIGHWAY AND CAMPBELLTON FAIRBURN ROAD. |
| Jul 4, 5:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Big Creek, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WEST STUBBS ROAD AND CASCADE PALMETTO HIGHWAY. |
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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 463 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1063 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
209
WUUS52 KFFC 042052
SVRFFC
GAC067-097-121-223-042130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0256.170704T2052Z-170704T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
452 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Paulding County in northwestern Georgia...
Southern Cobb County in north central Georgia...
Douglas County in north central Georgia...
South central Fulton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 530 PM EDT
* At 451 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Douglasville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Dallas, Sandy Springs, Smyrna,
East Point, Villa Rica, College Park, Powder Springs, Austell,
Hiram, Lithia Springs, Fair Oaks, Midtown, Vinings, Brownsville,
Winston, Lake Val-Do-Mar and Cascade Heights.
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 3391 8492 3394 8443 3374 8437 3364 8445
3365 8446 3363 8446 3361 8447 3370 8490
3372 8490 3373 8491 3373 8490 3378 8490
3379 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 275DEG 29KT 3378 8479
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
417
WWUS52 KFFC 042122
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
522 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2017
GAC067-097-121-223-042131-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0256.000000T0000Z-170704T2130Z/
Paulding GA-Cobb GA-Douglas GA-Fulton GA-
522 PM EDT TUE JUL 4 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING...
SOUTHERN COBB...DOUGLAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL FULTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE
AT 530 PM EDT...
The storms that prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However small
hail, gusty winds over 40 MPH and heavy rain are still likely with
these thunderstorms.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.
LAT...LON 3391 8492 3394 8443 3374 8437 3364 8445
3365 8446 3363 8446 3361 8447 3370 8490
3372 8490 3373 8491 3373 8490 3378 8490
3379 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 276DEG 24KT 3375 8470
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 6:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 61 min |
| Jul 4, 7:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 65 min |
| Jul 4, 8:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 9:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 10:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 32 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Gilmer, Gordon, Paulding and 2 more | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Paulding | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Gwinnett, Paulding, Polk | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, White | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Jackson and 2 more | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Oglethorpe | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jul 4, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 41 min |
| Jul 4, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry and 3 more | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 42 min |
| Jul 4, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Newton | 50 min |
| Jul 4, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Putnam | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam | 36 min |
| Jul 4, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro | 35 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.