Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2018, 2:26 PM EDT for Chattooga County, Floyd County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 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
- Jun 1, 2018, 2:26 PM EDT (18:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2018, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chattooga County, GA, Floyd County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 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 1, 2:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Tidings, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON STOREY MILL ROAD. |
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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 521 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
429
WUUS52 KFFC 011826
SVRFFC
GAC055-115-011915-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0066.180601T1826Z-180601T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
226 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Floyd County in northwestern Georgia...
Southern Chattooga County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 315 PM EDT.
* At 226 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Armuchee, or
8 miles southeast of Summerville, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Rome, Shannon, Lyerly, Pinson, Coosa, Tidings, Armuchee, James H.
Floyd State Park, Holland and Chattoogaville.
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 3438 8544 3445 8537 3446 8511 3443 8509
3441 8511 3441 8510 3440 8503 3439 8502
3439 8501 3435 8501 3435 8502 3426 8502
3425 8501 3424 8503 3427 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 273DEG 33KT 3439 8524
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
164
WWUS52 KFFC 011841
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
241 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
GAC055-115-011915-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-180601T1915Z/
Floyd GA-Chattooga GA-
241 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL FLOYD AND SOUTHEASTERN CHATTOOGA COUNTIES...
At 240 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Armuchee, or 9
miles north of Rome, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rome, Shannon, Pinson, Tidings, Armuchee and Holland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3435 8538 3444 8528 3446 8511 3443 8509
3441 8511 3441 8510 3440 8503 3439 8502
3439 8501 3435 8501 3435 8502 3426 8502
3425 8501 3424 8503 3427 8540
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 272DEG 30KT 3439 8513
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$385
WWUS52 KFFC 011904
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
304 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
GAC055-011914-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-180601T1915Z/
Chattooga GA-
304 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHATTOOGA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northwestern Georgia.
LAT...LON 3446 8511 3443 8509 3441 8511 3441 8510
3440 8503 3439 8502 3439 8501 3435 8501
3435 8502 3426 8502 3425 8501 3424 8503
3425 8516
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 273DEG 33KT 3438 8486
$$
GAC115-011915-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-180601T1915Z/
Floyd GA-
304 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY...
At 304 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Folsom, or 10
miles southeast of Calhoun, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Rome, Shannon and Pinson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3446 8511 3443 8509 3441 8511 3441 8510
3440 8503 3439 8502 3439 8501 3435 8501
3435 8502 3426 8502 3425 8501 3424 8503
3425 8516
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 273DEG 33KT 3438 8486
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 8:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 60 min |
| May 31, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Putnam | 29 min |
| May 31, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 26 min |
| May 31, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 39 min |
| May 31, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Washington | 23 min |
| May 31, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 26 min |
| May 31, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 34 min |
| May 31, 11:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 45 min |
| May 31, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 44 min |
| May 31, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 43 min |
| May 31, 11:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | White | 5 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 12:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 12:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 12:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Hall | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 1:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Oconee | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 1:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 1:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 2:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Newton | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 3:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jasper, Jones | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 5:29 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 52 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Walton | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Walton | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette and 2 more | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton, Spalding | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro and 1 more | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Henry, Meriwether and 3 more | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Newton and 1 more | 52 min |
| Jun 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 5:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 5 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:06 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 24 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:09 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 17 min |
| Jun 1, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Harris, Jones, Lamar, Meriwether and 5 more | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Monroe and 2 more | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart | 49 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.