Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 21, 2017, 8:44 PM EDT for 8 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 46 min. 12 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, 8:44 PM EDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2017, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Madison County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 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, 8:46 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Westside, GA | *** 1 INJ *** TREE FELL ONTO MOBILE HOME TRAPPING AN INDIVIDUAL INSIDE UNDER THE TREE. INDIVIDUAL...MALE...WAS TAKEN TO AREA HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. HOME WAS LOCATED ON HIGHLAND TERRACE |
| Mar 21, 8:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Sells, GA | ROOF BLOWN OFF A BUILDING AND A TREE FELL ONTO THE SAME BUILDING. ALONG HWY 332 EAST OF BRASELTON. |
| Mar 21, 8:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Sells, GA | *** 1 FATAL *** LARGE TREE DOWNED ON HOME KILLING 1 PERSON...29 YEAR OLD MALE...INSIDE THE HOME ON CAMBRIDGE FARMS DR. IN THE HOUCHTON COMMUNITY . |
| Mar 21, 8:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Sells, GA | *** 1 FATAL *** LARGE TREE DOWNED ON HOME KILLING 1 PERSON INSIDE THE HOME IN CAMBRIDGE FARMS SUBDIVISION. |
| Mar 21, 8:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Pendergrass, GA | *** 1 FATAL *** LARGE TREE DOWNED ON HOME KILLING 1 PERSON INSIDE THE HOME ALONG HWY 332 BETWEEN BRASELTON AND PENDERGRASS. ADDITIONAL DETAILS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. |
| Mar 21, 8:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Fairview, GA | TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WINDS WITH TREES SNAPPING ALONG HWY 60 AND GUY COOPER ROAD. |
| Mar 21, 9:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Barrow Heights, GA | DAMAGE TO A BARN ON SUNSET DRIVE...TIN ROOF RIPPED OFF AND DEBRIS SCATTERED AROUND |
| Mar 21, 9:03 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 E Red Stone, GA | AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 95 MPH BEGAN IN A RURAL AREA NEAR NEW KINGS BRIDGE RD AND TRAVELED 0.5 MILES. A HOME UNDER CONSTRUCTION WAS PULLED OFF ITS MOORINGS. AT LEAST A DOZEN LARGE TREES WERE ALSO SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. |
| Mar 21, 9:03 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 E Russell, GA | BRIEF EF0 TORNADO WITH A PATH LENGTH OF 200 YDS OR 0.1 MILES DESTROYED A BARN AND CARRIED DEBRIS A QUARTER MILE. SEVERAL LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. |
| Mar 21, 9:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Arcade, GA | TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON TWO CARS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN ARCADE... GA |
| Mar 21, 9:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Arcade, GA | TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON TWO CARS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN ARCADE... GA |
| Mar 21, 9:09 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Habersham Hills, GA | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT GWINNETT COUNTY ACROSS ROADS.. NOTABLY I85 AT MM 117 IN BUFORD. |
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 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 377 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2348 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
674
WUUS52 KFFC 220044
SVRFFC
GAC011-013-117-135-139-157-195-311-220130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0081.170322T0044Z-170322T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
844 PM EDT TUE MAR 21 2017
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Barrow County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Forsyth County in north central Georgia...
Banks County in northeastern Georgia...
Northeastern Gwinnett County in north central Georgia...
Southeastern White County in northeastern Georgia...
Hall County in north central Georgia...
Jackson County in northeastern Georgia...
Western Madison County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 930 PM EDT
* At 843 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located extending from
Demorest to near Gainesville to Buford, moving east-southeast at
50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated, plus multiple reports of downed trees
and powerlines due to the very strong winds.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Winder, Jefferson, Commerce, Cumming, Homer, Sugar
Hill, Buford, Braselton, Auburn, Flowery Branch, Dacula, Oakwood,
Lula, Maysville, Arcade, Nicholson, Hoschton, Clermont and
Bethlehem.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage across northwest and north central Georgia. 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 3460 8364 3455 8362 3451 8367 3443 8361
3444 8361 3449 8354 3446 8340 3442 8338
3432 8339 3427 8334 3424 8334 3426 8330
3424 8321 3406 8329 3393 8380 3422 8418
3434 8398 3433 8396 3440 8386 3461 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 286DEG 49KT 3457 8355 3429 8375 3411 8400
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 30 min |
| Mar 21, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson, Madison | 31 min |
| Mar 21, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and 3 more | 38 min |
| Mar 21, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Oconee, Walton | 52 min |
| Mar 21, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Floyd, Forsyth and 3 more | 46 min |
| Mar 21, 8:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 45 min |
| Mar 21, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth and 5 more | 50 min |
| Mar 21, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 41 min |
| Mar 21, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry and 8 more | 40 min |
| Mar 21, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan and 5 more | 38 min |
| Mar 21, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Morgan, Oglethorpe, Putnam and 4 more | 45 min |
| Mar 21, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Butts, Harris, Jasper, Jones, Lamar and 7 more | 52 min |
| Mar 21, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jones, Washington | 36 min |
| Mar 21, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Wilkinson | 50 min |
| Mar 21, 11:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 39 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.