Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2017, 6:20 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 40 min. 7 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
- Mar 1, 2017, 6:20 PM EST (23:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2017, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Carroll County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Paulding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 6:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Buchanan, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT BUSINESS 27 AND WEST HEAD AVENUE. |
| Mar 1, 6:28 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Hooper, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN ON J. DAVIS ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 78 |
| Mar 1, 6:28 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Miller Academy, GA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Mar 1, 6:28 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw West Bremen, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT OLD RIDGEWAY RD AND OLD BUSH MILL ROAD. |
| Mar 1, 6:33 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Piney Woods, GA | PARTS OF A METAL ROOF WERE REMOVED AND BLOWN INTO NEARBY TREES. |
| Mar 1, 6:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Buchanan, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 5 POINTS ROAD AND ALLRED ROAD. |
| Mar 1, 6:44 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Oak Creek, GA | TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ONTO POWER LINES IN VICINITY OF SMITH FERGUSON ROAD AT DALLAS NEBO ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 680 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 306 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
350
WUUS52 KFFC 012320
SVRFFC
GAC045-097-143-223-020000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0046.170301T2320Z-170302T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
620 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Paulding County in northwestern Georgia...
Northern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia...
Haralson County in northwestern Georgia...
Northwestern Douglas County in north central Georgia...
* Until 700 PM EST
* At 617 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located extending from 7
miles west of Buchanan to Edwardsville Alabama, moving east at 55
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...
Douglasville, Carrollton, Dallas, Buchanan, Villa Rica, Bremen,
Temple, Hiram, Tallapoosa, Mount Zion, Waco, Yorkville, Eubank
Lake, Bowdon Junction, Brownsville, Abilene, Draketown, Winston,
Lake Val-Do-Mar 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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 700 PM EST for northwestern
Georgia.
LAT...LON 3390 8529 3390 8522 3391 8521 3391 8505
3392 8505 3395 8475 3377 8472 3358 8496
3364 8534 3389 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 264DEG 48KT 3387 8537 3380 8539 3372 8550
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
179
WWUS52 KFFC 012350
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
650 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017
GAC143-020000-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170302T0000Z/
Haralson GA-
650 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HARALSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EST for
north central and northwestern Georgia.
LAT...LON 3362 8520 3374 8501 3394 8484 3394 8475
3377 8472 3358 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 276DEG 48KT 3388 8478 3373 8491 3360 8512
$$
GAC045-097-223-020000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-170302T0000Z/
Paulding GA-Carroll GA-Douglas GA-
650 PM EST WED MAR 1 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING...CENTRAL CARROLL AND NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS
COUNTIES...
At 650 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located extending from Hiram
to Villa Rica to near John Tanner State Park, moving east at 55 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...
Douglasville, Carrollton, Dallas, Villa Rica, Temple, Hiram, Mount
Zion, Brownsville, Abilene, Winston, Lake Val-Do-Mar, Treasure Lake
and New Georgia.
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 3362 8520 3374 8501 3394 8484 3394 8475
3377 8472 3358 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 276DEG 48KT 3388 8478 3373 8491 3360 8512
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 4:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 4:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray | 41 min |
| Mar 1, 4:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Union | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 4:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens | 50 min |
| Mar 1, 4:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 4:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 47 min |
| Mar 1, 5:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 5:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 30 min |
| Mar 1, 5:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 5:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, White | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 5:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 6:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 34 min |
| Mar 1, 6:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 6:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall | 37 min |
| Mar 1, 6:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 6:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 6:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 32 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.