Severe Thunderstorm Warning 296, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 7, 2018, 2:47 PM EDT (18:47 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2018, 3:15 PM EDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

0.75 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties Clayton County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Henry County, GA, Spalding County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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853 
WUUS52 KFFC 071847
SVRFFC
GAC063-113-151-255-071915-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0296.180807T1847Z-180807T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
247 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Spalding County in west central Georgia...
  East central Fayette County in north central Georgia...
  Western Henry County in north central Georgia...
  Central Clayton County in north central Georgia...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 246 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jw Smith
  Reservoir, or near Fayetteville, moving southeast at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Griffin, McDonough, Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Stockbridge, Hampton,
  Lovejoy, Woolsey, Sunny Side, Lake Spivey, Towalaga, Rex, Inman,
  Bonanza, Luella, Jw Smith Reservoir, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Eagles
  Landing, Irondale and Highland Mills.

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 3342 8449 3361 8427 3337 8412 3326 8427
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 322DEG 9KT 3343 8436 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.