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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 299, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 8, 2018Catoosa County, Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2018, 3:39 PM EDT for Catoosa County, Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. 1 report 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
Aug 8, 2018, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2018, 4:15 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Murray County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 8, 3:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Gregory, GAREPORTS OF MULTIPLE POWER LINES DOWN ON TENNGA GREGORY ROAD AND SHIELDS ROAD IN THE CISCO, GA AREA IN NORTHERN MURRAY COUNTY.

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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 95 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -42 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
95 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-190 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1491 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

815 
WUUS52 KFFC 081939
SVRFFC
GAC047-213-313-082015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0299.180808T1939Z-180808T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
339 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2018

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Catoosa County in northwestern Georgia...
  North central Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
  Northeastern Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 338 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Beaverdale,
  or 12 miles east of Ringgold, moving northeast at 35 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Varnell, Cohutta, Tennga, Beaverdale, Dawnville, Sumac, Cisco,
  Gregory, Red Clay S.p. and Apison.

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 3499 8462 3497 8462 3480 8488 3493 8507
      3499 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 225DEG 38KT 3494 8489 

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 9:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker29 min
Aug 8, 12:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin34 min
Aug 8, 12:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns18 min
Aug 8, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield31 min
Aug 8, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Murray, Walker, Whitfield27 min
Aug 8, 3:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Walker32 min
Aug 8, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray28 min
Aug 8, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon29 min
Aug 8, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer, Union27 min
Aug 8, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd, Gordon40 min
Aug 8, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Towns, Union30 min
Aug 8, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens, Polk29 min
Aug 8, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Hall, Jackson23 min
Aug 8, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson28 min
Aug 8, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Madison27 min
Aug 8, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Paulding34 min
Aug 8, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Peach24 min
Aug 8, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee24 min
Aug 8, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Douglas24 min
Aug 8, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford32 min
Aug 8, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs25 min
Aug 8, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Peach37 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.