Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 21, 2017, 6:38 PM EDT for Catoosa County, Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. 5 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 21, 2017, 6:38 PM EDT (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2017, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 21, 6:44 PM EDT | HAIL 1.25 | 2 Nnw Burning Bush, GA | UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL NEAR FT. OGLETHORPE. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw West Brow, GA | THREE HOMES ON SIMS DRIVE IN DADE COUNTY SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. |
| Mar 21, 7:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Wildwood, GA | REPORTED TREE THROUGH A HOME ON CREEK ROAD. |
| Mar 21, 7:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED IN THE RORT OGLETHORPE AREA. OVER 3000 WITHOUT POWER |
| Mar 21, 7:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | RECEIVED A REPORT OF 50 MPH GUST AND A TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF US-27 AND GA-2 |
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 21, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 1219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
239
WUUS52 KFFC 212238
SVRFFC
GAC047-083-295-212315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0065.170321T2238Z-170321T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
638 PM EDT TUE MAR 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Catoosa County in northwestern Georgia...
Western Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
Dade County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 715 PM EDT
* At 637 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located extending from
near Fiery Gizzard State Park to Russell Cave National Monument to
near Hollywood to near Farley, moving southeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Rossville, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain,
Blue Spring, Fairview, Linwood, Chattanooga Valley, Cloudland
Canyon State Park, Hooker, Cooper Heights, Rock Spring, Rising
Fawn, Noble, Lakeview, Indian Springs, Cole City, Wildwood and
Stephensville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage across portions of southern Tennessee. SEEK SHELTER NOW
inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows!
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 3499 8515 3477 8518 3460 8547 3459 8553
3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 291DEG 42KT 3512 8576 3496 8579 3477 8603 3463
8661
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 50 min |
| Mar 21, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, White | 40 min |
| Mar 21, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 52 min |
| Mar 21, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 37 min |
| Mar 21, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 46 min |
| Mar 21, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 39 min |
| Mar 21, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 33 min |
| Mar 21, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 47 min |
| Mar 21, 5:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Union | 51 min |
| Mar 21, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, White | 47 min |
| Mar 21, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 18 min |
| Mar 21, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 36 min |
| Mar 21, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 49 min |
| Mar 21, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 31 min |
| Mar 21, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Union | 38 min |
| Mar 21, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks | 46 min |
| Mar 21, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin | 24 min |
| Mar 21, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 23 min |
| Mar 21, 6:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, Union, White | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 33 min |
| Mar 21, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 32 min |
| Mar 21, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, Union | 47 min |
| Mar 21, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 44 min |
| Mar 21, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin | 42 min |
| Mar 21, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison | 52 min |
| Mar 21, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 49 min |
| Mar 21, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison | 37 min |
| Mar 21, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 51 min |
| Mar 21, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Walker and 1 more | 49 min |
| Mar 21, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 47 min |
| Mar 21, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Union | 44 min |
| Mar 21, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 43 min |
| Mar 21, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 24 min |
| Mar 21, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson, Oconee | 36 min |
| Mar 21, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Walton | 42 min |
| Mar 21, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 25 min |
| Mar 21, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 23 min |
| Mar 21, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 34 min |
| Mar 21, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 34 min |
| Mar 21, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 45 min |
| Mar 21, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 27 min |
| Mar 21, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 3 more | 42 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.