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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 9, 20195 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 9, 2019, 3:28 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 2 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: May 9, 2019, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2019, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Chattooga County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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
May 9, 3:32 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Se James H. Floyd Sta, GA	A POWER LINE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON SILVER LEAF DRIVE.
May 9, 3:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nw Rome, GA	A POWER LINE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON BENT CREEK DRIVE NW.

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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 133 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 837 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

814 
WUUS52 KFFC 091928
SVRFFC
GAC055-115-129-295-313-092015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0080.190509T1928Z-190509T2015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
328 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Floyd County in northwestern Georgia...
  South central Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
  Western Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
  Chattooga County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 328 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Cloudland to near Holland to near Cave Spring,
  moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Rome, Summerville, Trion, Plainville, Shannon, Lyerly, Menlo,
  Center Post, Pinson, Lindale, Oostanaula, Subligna, Suttles Mill,
  Tidings, Armuchee, Lake Marvin, Coosa, Villanow, Cloudland and
  Berryton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

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 3470 8510 3464 8495 3439 8500 3439 8501
      3435 8501 3435 8502 3426 8502 3423 8503
      3410 8542 3432 8537 3457 8553 3458 8552
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 221DEG 34KT 3457 8545 3436 8533 3413 8538 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

1 follow-up statement

952 
WWUS52 KFFC 091954
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
354 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019

GAC055-115-129-295-313-092015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-190509T2015Z/
Floyd GA-Whitfield GA-Walker GA-Gordon GA-Chattooga GA-
354 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN FLOYD...SOUTH CENTRAL WHITFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...
WESTERN GORDON AND NORTHEASTERN CHATTOOGA COUNTIES...

At 353 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Suttles Mill to near Everett Springs to Lindale,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Rome, Plainville, Shannon, Pinson, Oostanaula, Subligna, Suttles
Mill, Armuchee, Lake Marvin, Villanow, Sugar Valley, Everett Springs
and Lindale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

&&

LAT...LON 3470 8510 3464 8495 3439 8500 3439 8501
      3435 8501 3435 8502 3426 8502 3423 8503
      3419 8527 3444 8523 3463 8533
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 279DEG 36KT 3464 8523 3443 8511 3420 8517 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker	39 min
May 9, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	50 min
May 9, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Carroll, Floyd, Haralson, Polk	44 min
May 9, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	27 min
May 9, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	46 min
May 9, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	37 min
May 9, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Gilmer, Pickens	42 min
May 9, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton and 1 more	48 min
May 9, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Rockdale	33 min
May 9, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart, Webster	46 min
May 9, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart	46 min
May 9, 6:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	25 min
May 9, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Stewart	36 min
May 9, 7:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion, Schley, Stewart, Webster	38 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.