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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2018, 10:53 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 52 min. 11 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 19, 2018, 10:53 PM EDT (02:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2018, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Carroll County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:54 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 19, 10:53 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Winston, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON HARVEST HILL. |
| Mar 19, 10:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Winston, GA | A POWER LINE WAS DOWNED ON CORN CRIB LOOP SOUTH. |
| Mar 19, 11:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Bill Arp, GA | A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE ON OAKLAND DRIVE. |
| Mar 19, 11:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ne Chattahoochee Hill, GA | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON HENRY MILL ROAD. |
| Mar 19, 11:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Chattahoochee Hill, GA | A DOZEN TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH FULTON PARKWAY AND COCHRAN MILL ROAD. |
| Mar 19, 11:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Wsw Sandtown, GA | GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CAMPBELLTON ROAD AND FULTON INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD. |
| Mar 19, 11:11 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Se Campbellton, GA | AN EF-2 TORNADO WITH MAX WINDS OF 120 MPH TRACKED .5 MILES THROUGH SOUTH FULTON BETWEEN THE CITIES OF FAIRBURN AND CAMPBELLTON, UPROOTING MANY TREES AND DAMAGING MORE THAN 50 HOMES IN THE CHESTNUT RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| Mar 19, 11:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Campbellton, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CAMPBELLTON FAIRBURN ROAD AND RIDGE ROAD. |
| Mar 19, 11:15 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Ssw Sandtown, GA | WEB REPORT OF QUARTER-SIZED HAIL ALONG STONEWALL TELL RD |
| Mar 19, 11:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Treasure Lake, GA | MULTIPLE TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON FAIRFIELD ROAD. |
| Mar 19, 11:21 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 S Fairburn, GA | GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT SENOIA RD EXIT ON I-85 IN FAIRBURN. |
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 19, 9:08 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 630 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
748
WUUS52 KFFC 200253
SVRFFC
GAC045-063-097-113-121-200345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0017.180320T0253Z-180320T0345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1053 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Fayette County in north central Georgia...
Northeastern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia...
Douglas County in north central Georgia...
Northern Clayton County in north central Georgia...
Southwestern Fulton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 1145 PM EDT
* At 1053 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Treasure
Lake, or 10 miles southwest of Douglasville, moving east at 55 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...
Atlanta, Douglasville, Carrollton, Fayetteville, Jonesboro, East
Point, Union City, Forest Park, Riverdale, Villa Rica, College
Park, Fairburn, Tyrone, Morrow, Hapeville, Palmetto, Lake City,
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Chattahoochee Hill Country and Lithia
Springs.
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 400 AM EDT for north central,
northwestern and west central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3377 8498 3379 8473 3381 8472 3381 8470
3361 8426 3360 8427 3344 8448 3348 8462
3349 8461 3351 8462 3351 8475 3359 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 282DEG 46KT 3366 8489
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
107
WWUS52 KFFC 200311
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1111 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
GAC045-200320-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-180320T0345Z/
Carroll GA-
1111 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
Carroll County. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for north central,
northwestern and west central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3376 8483 3379 8473 3381 8472 3381 8469
3376 8459 3374 8458 3375 8457 3361 8426
3344 8448 3348 8462 3349 8461 3351 8462
3351 8475 3353 8482 3356 8483 3357 8481
3358 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 310DEG 35KT 3356 8471
$$
GAC063-097-113-121-200345-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-180320T0345Z/
Fayette GA-Douglas GA-Clayton GA-Fulton GA-
1111 PM EDT MON MAR 19 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN FAYETTE...DOUGLAS...NORTHERN CLAYTON AND SOUTHWESTERN
FULTON COUNTIES...
At 1110 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chattahoochee
Hill Country, or 13 miles south of Douglasville, moving southeast at
40 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Douglasville, Fayetteville, Jonesboro, East Point, Union
City, Forest Park, Riverdale, College Park, Fairburn, Tyrone, Morrow,
Hapeville, Palmetto, Lake City, Lithia Springs, Hartsfield-Jackson
Airport, Chattahoochee Hill Country, Bill Arp and Fairplay.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and 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.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for north central,
northwestern and west central Georgia.
LAT...LON 3376 8483 3379 8473 3381 8472 3381 8469
3376 8459 3374 8458 3375 8457 3361 8426
3344 8448 3348 8462 3349 8461 3351 8462
3351 8475 3353 8482 3356 8483 3357 8481
3358 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 310DEG 35KT 3356 8471
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 9:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 39 min |
| Mar 19, 9:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 9:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Haralson | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 10:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 46 min |
| Mar 19, 10:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 43 min |
| Mar 19, 10:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 24 min |
| Mar 19, 10:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 10:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Haralson, Heard | 30 min |
| Mar 19, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Newton and 3 more | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 31 min |
| Mar 19, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 28 min |
| Mar 19, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 26 min |
| Mar 19, 11:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Morgan, Newton and 2 more | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Rockdale | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Walton | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 12:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 40 min |
| Mar 20, 12:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 48 min |
| Mar 20, 12:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Coweta, Heard, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether and 5 more | 43 min |
| Mar 20, 1:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Warren, Washington | 47 min |
| Mar 20, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 46 min |
| Mar 20, 1:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Pike and 1 more | 51 min |
| Mar 20, 1:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Washington | 52 min |
| Mar 20, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Troup | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 2:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Jones, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike and 2 more | 25 min |
| Mar 20, 2:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Washington | 44 min |
| Mar 20, 3:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Upson | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 3:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 3:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 4:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Mar 20, 5:55 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 37 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 28 hr |
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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.