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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 266, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 6, 2017Haralson County, Polk County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2017, 5:42 PM EDT for Haralson County, Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 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 6, 2017, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Haralson County, GA, Polk County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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 6, 5:54 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nne Poplar Springs, GA	TREE DOWN IN THE 400 BLOCK OF MONROE MILL RD.
Jul 6, 6:03 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Nne Akes, GA	TREE REPORTED DOWN ON SAM HUTCHENS RD IN CEDARTOWN.
Jul 6, 6:11 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ne Buchanan, GA	SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE 1000 BLOCK OF 5 POINTS 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 102 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1341 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 947 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -78 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

673 
WUUS52 KFFC 062142
SVRFFC
GAC143-233-062230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0266.170706T2142Z-170706T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
542 PM EDT THU JUL 6 2017

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Haralson County in northwestern Georgia...
  Western Polk County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 630 PM EDT

* At 542 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Borden
  Springs, or 10 miles east of Piedmont, 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...
  Cedartown, Etna, Felton and Esom Hill. 

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 3408 8529 3408 8526 3409 8526 3410 8523
      3410 8521 3382 8514 3381 8537 3403 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 258DEG 18KT 3392 8542 

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

2 follow-up statements

047 
WWUS52 KFFC 062206
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
606 PM EDT THU JUL 6 2017

GAC143-233-062230-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-170706T2230Z/
Haralson GA-Polk GA-
606 PM EDT THU JUL 6 2017

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

At 606 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...
Cedartown and Felton. 

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 3408 8529 3408 8526 3409 8526 3410 8523
      3410 8521 3382 8514 3381 8531 3405 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 258DEG 18KT 3395 8528 

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

768 
WWUS52 KFFC 062225
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
625 PM EDT THU JUL 6 2017

GAC143-233-062234-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-170706T2230Z/
Haralson GA-Polk GA-
625 PM EDT THU JUL 6 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN HARALSON AND
WESTERN POLK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 630 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern portions of Polk and Haralson counties.

LAT...LON 3408 8529 3408 8526 3409 8526 3410 8523
      3410 8521 3382 8514 3381 8531 3405 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 258DEG 18KT 3396 8520 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 5, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Warren	27 min
Jul 5, 9:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson	27 min
Jul 6, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	27 min
Jul 6, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Walker	34 min
Jul 6, 1:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	39 min
Jul 6, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Whitfield	41 min
Jul 6, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Hall, Jackson	49 min
Jul 6, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Floyd	48 min
Jul 6, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	27 min
Jul 6, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin	37 min
Jul 6, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Hall, Jackson, Madison	49 min
Jul 6, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pickens	51 min
Jul 6, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens and 1 more	45 min
Jul 6, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee	42 min
Jul 6, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Paulding	45 min
Jul 6, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	49 min
Jul 6, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	27 min
Jul 6, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Forsyth	49 min
Jul 6, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	31 min
Jul 6, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	41 min
Jul 6, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe, Wilkes	44 min
Jul 6, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Oglethorpe, Wilkes	52 min
Jul 6, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	33 min
Jul 6, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd, Polk	60 min
Jul 6, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	24 min
Jul 6, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	50 min
Jul 6, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Douglas, Fulton	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.