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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 1, 2019Coweta County, Fayette County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2019, 2:59 PM EDT for Coweta County, Fayette County, Georgia. It was in force for 20 min. 3 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
Aug 1, 2019, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2019, 3:19 PM EDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 1, 3:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Sse Turin, GAA TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO A POWER LINE ON ELDERS MILL RD.
Aug 1, 3:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw Turin, GAAT LEAST ONE TREE DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 54 AND JOHNSON RD
Aug 1, 3:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 W Peachtree City, GAPOWER LINE DOWN ON THE 300TH BLOCK OF FISCHER RD IN SHARPSBURG GA.

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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 10 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 2019-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 693 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 2019-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 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
693 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1341 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

307 
WUUS52 KFFC 011859
SVRFFC
GAC077-113-011930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0252.190801T1859Z-190801T1930Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
259 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Fayette County in north central Georgia...
  Southeastern Coweta County in west central Georgia...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 259 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Senoia, or 11
  miles southwest of Fayetteville, moving north at 10 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...
  Peachtree City, Senoia, Brooks, Sharpsburg, Turin, Haralson and
  Starrs Mill.

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 3341 8468 3342 8455 3340 8446 3326 8445
      3326 8450 3325 8450 3325 8451 3323 8450
      3322 8451 3322 8465 3323 8465 3323 8467
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 188DEG 10KT 3331 8458 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
344 
WWUS52 KFFC 011919
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
319 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

GAC077-113-011929-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-190801T1930Z/
Fayette GA-Coweta GA-
319 PM EDT Thu Aug 1 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND
SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3341 8468 3342 8455 3340 8446 3326 8445
      3326 8450 3325 8450 3325 8451 3323 8450
      3322 8451 3322 8465 3323 8465 3323 8467
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 188DEG 10KT 3337 8457 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth34 min
Jul 31, 9:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett29 min
Jul 31, 9:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett26 min
Jul 31, 9:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock34 min
Jul 31, 10:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett30 min
Jul 31, 10:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall32 min
Aug 1, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel35 min
Aug 1, 12:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel26 min
Aug 1, 12:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin20 min
Aug 1, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel31 min
Aug 1, 1:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin29 min
Aug 1, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike24 min
Aug 1, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel34 min
Aug 1, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin29 min
Aug 1, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe35 min
Aug 1, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren26 min
Aug 1, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens34 min
Aug 1, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin46 min
Aug 1, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson28 min
Aug 1, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette27 min
Aug 1, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery26 min
Aug 1, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Pickens28 min
Aug 1, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding36 min
Aug 1, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens36 min
Aug 1, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson27 min
Aug 1, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson37 min
Aug 1, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes28 min
Aug 1, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHaralson29 min
Aug 1, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts35 min
Aug 1, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow34 min
Aug 1, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb33 min
Aug 1, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb23 min
Aug 1, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll34 min
Aug 1, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton33 min
Aug 1, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton32 min
Aug 1, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd30 min
Aug 1, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper29 min
Aug 1, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson38 min
Aug 1, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard37 min
Aug 1, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade34 min
Aug 1, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb31 min
Aug 1, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton36 min
Aug 1, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd27 min
Aug 1, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb34 min
Aug 1, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett24 min
Aug 1, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon26 min
Aug 1, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga23 min
Aug 1, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker33 min
Aug 1, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett30 min
Aug 1, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan, Oconee40 min
Aug 1, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray24 min
Aug 1, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPeach51 min
Aug 1, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMurray24 min
Aug 1, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield37 min
Aug 1, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield32 min
Aug 1, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan, Walton29 min
Aug 1, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee24 min
Aug 1, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Talbot50 min
Aug 1, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks23 min
Aug 1, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks36 min
Aug 1, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart27 min
Aug 1, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot25 min
Aug 1, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall, Jackson23 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.