Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2018, 6:15 PM EDT for Coweta County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 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
- Jun 22, 2018, 6:15 PM EDT (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2018, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Coweta County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 6:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Lagrange, GA | MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ON ROANOKE RD JUST WEST OF VERNON STREET. |
| Jun 22, 6:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Lagrange, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON TROUP STREET NEAR LUKKEN INDUSTRIAL DRIVE. |
| Jun 22, 6:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Lagrange, GA | REPORTS VIA TWITTER SHOW MULTIPLE LARGE SOFTWOOD TREES SNAPPED AT THE BASE IN THE AREA OF LAGRANGE COLLEGE. |
| Jun 22, 6:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Corinth, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON HAMMETT RD AT JOHNSON RD. |
| Jun 22, 6:48 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Grantville, GA | A TREE AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ON LWRY RD NEAR HIGHWAY 29. |
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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -234 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
111
WUUS52 KFFC 222215
SVRFFC
GAC077-199-285-222300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0147.180622T2215Z-180622T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
615 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
Troup County in west central Georgia...
Southeastern Coweta County in west central Georgia...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over LaGrange,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
LaGrange, Greenville, Hogansville, Grantville, Luthersville,
Moreland, Lone Oak, Gay, Mountville, Cannonville, Louise,
Odessadale, Stovall, Piedmont Heights, Harrisonville, Hillcrest,
Big Springs, Wares Crossroads, Rocky Mount and Saint Marks.
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 3335 8467 3312 8452 3309 8453 3308 8451
3307 8453 3306 8452 3304 8454 3302 8454
3287 8511 3287 8516 3295 8520 3308 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 244DEG 37KT 3304 8506
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
574 WWUS52 KFFC 222244 SVSFFC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 644 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2018 GAC077-199-285-222300- /O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-180622T2300Z/ Meriwether GA-Troup GA-Coweta GA- 644 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2018 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN MERIWETHER...NORTHEASTERN TROUP AND SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTIES... At 644 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lone Oak, or 12 miles northwest of Greenville, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 to 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Hogansville, Grantville, Luthersville, Moreland, Lone Oak, Alvaton, Rocky Mount, Saint Marks and Wooster. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3335 8467 3315 8454 3307 8491 3320 8498 TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 237DEG 31KT 3318 8483 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 23 min |
| Jun 22, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 52 min |
| Jun 22, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 28 min |
| Jun 22, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 24 min |
| Jun 22, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Wilkes | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Jackson | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale, Walton | 37 min |
| Jun 22, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike and 1 more | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 42 min |
| Jun 22, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Walton | 51 min |
| Jun 22, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 27 min |
| Jun 22, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more | 53 min |
| Jun 22, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 35 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.