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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 259, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 5, 20175 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2017, 5:39 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 51 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 5, 2017, 5:39 PM EDT (21:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bartow County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Polk County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 5, 5:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Fish, GAMULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR FISH CREEK COMMUNITY... TREES DOWN IN THE 1100 BLOCK OF STRINGER RD.
Jul 5, 5:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Fish, GAMULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR FISH CREEK COMMUNITY... TREES DOWN IN THE 800 BLOCK OF BETHLEHEM RD.
Jul 5, 5:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ssw Fish, GAMULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR FISH CREEK COMMUNITY... TREES DOWN IN THE 200 BLOCK OF KNIGHT RD.

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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2017-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1179 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2017-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -80 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1179 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-28 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
912 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

084 
WUUS52 KFFC 052139
SVRFFC
GAC015-115-143-223-233-052230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0259.170705T2139Z-170705T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
539 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Paulding County in northwestern Georgia...
  Northeastern Haralson County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Floyd County in northwestern Georgia...
  Polk County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southwestern Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 630 PM EDT

* At 538 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cedartown,
  moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Dallas, Cedartown, Rockmart, Euharlee, Aragon, Braswell,
  Taylorsville, Yorkville, Fish Creek, Eubank Lake, Antioch, Van
  Wert, Seney, Stilesboro and Burnt Hickory Ridge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail and damaging winds and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning 
is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is 
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, 
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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 3420 8500 3406 8484 3387 8490 3390 8527
      3402 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 255DEG 19KT 3398 8522 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS52 KFFC 052203
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
603 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2017

GAC015-115-052212-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0259.000000T0000Z-170705T2230Z/
Floyd GA-Bartow GA-
603 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD AND
SOUTHWESTERN BARTOW COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning is no longer 
threatening this area, therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3407 8522 3409 8505 3406 8484 3387 8490
      3389 8509 3389 8518 3390 8518 3407 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 255DEG 19KT 3401 8507 

$$

GAC143-223-233-052230-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0259.000000T0000Z-170705T2230Z/
Paulding GA-Haralson GA-Polk GA-
603 PM EDT WED JUL 5 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PAULDING...NORTHEASTERN HARALSON AND EASTERN POLK
COUNTIES...

At 602 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rockmart, 
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

Locations impacted include...
Dallas, Rockmart, Aragon, Braswell, Yorkville, Fish Creek, Eubank
Lake, Antioch, Van Wert and Burnt Hickory Ridge.

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 3407 8522 3409 8505 3406 8484 3387 8490
      3389 8509 3389 8518 3390 8518 3407 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 255DEG 19KT 3401 8507 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Whitfield47 min
Jul 5, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga40 min
Jul 5, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Whitfield49 min
Jul 5, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield38 min
Jul 5, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow50 min
Jul 5, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray50 min
Jul 5, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray, Whitfield39 min
Jul 5, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade29 min
Jul 5, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Cherokee50 min
Jul 5, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer48 min
Jul 5, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin41 min
Jul 5, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd, Polk42 min
Jul 5, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Union, White27 min
Jul 5, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion50 min
Jul 5, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Polk44 min
Jul 5, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Hall, White23 min
Jul 5, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford33 min
Jul 5, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon39 min
Jul 5, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Hall, Jackson35 min
Jul 5, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Paulding26 min
Jul 5, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks32 min
Jul 5, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Douglas47 min
Jul 5, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson, Madison50 min
Jul 5, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones42 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.