Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 6, 2018, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)

Expired

Jul 6, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

0.88 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties Cobb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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914 
WUUS52 KFFC 062039
SVRFFC
GAC067-097-121-062115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0224.180706T2039Z-180706T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
439 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Cobb County in north central Georgia...
  Northeastern Douglas County in north central Georgia...
  Southwestern Fulton County in north central Georgia...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 439 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bankhead, or
  near Atlanta, moving west at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Atlanta, Douglasville, Smyrna, East Point, College Park, Austell,
  Hapeville, Lithia Springs, Midtown, Grant Park-Zoo Atlanta, Sweet
  Auburn, Piedmont Park, Cascade Heights, Lakewood Park, Campbellton,
  Sandtown, Atlantic Station, Mableton, Sweetwater Creek State Park
  and West End.

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 3388 8435 3367 8436 3360 8471 3383 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 087DEG 9KT 3378 8449 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

501 
WWUS52 KFFC 062112
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
512 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2018

GAC067-097-121-062121-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0224.000000T0000Z-180706T2115Z/
Cobb GA-Douglas GA-Fulton GA-
512 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN COBB...NORTHEASTERN
DOUGLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty 
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. 
Additional storms will affect much of metro Atlanta through 7 PM.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.

LAT...LON 3388 8435 3367 8436 3360 8471 3383 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 087DEG 9KT 3378 8458 

$$

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.