Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 2020, 6:42 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 48 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 5, 2020, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2020, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dawson County, GA, Hall County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Pickens County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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 5, 6:56 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nnw Murrayville, GA | QUARTER INCH HAIL REPORTED IN NORTHERN HALL COUNTY NEAR MURRAYVILLE |
| May 5, 6:56 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Nnw Murrayville, GA | QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN NORTHERN HALL COUNTY NEAR MURRAYVILLE |
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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -437 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1031 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
760
WUUS52 KFFC 052242
SVRFFC
GAC085-139-187-227-311-052330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0113.200505T2242Z-200505T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
642 PM EDT Tue May 5 2020
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lumpkin County in north central Georgia...
Southern White County in northeastern Georgia...
Dawson County in north central Georgia...
Northern Hall County in north central Georgia...
Eastern Pickens County in north central Georgia...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 642 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Juno, or near
Dawsonville, 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...
Dahlonega, Cleveland, Dawsonville, Lula, Clermont, Amicalola Falls
State Park, Marblehill, Mossy Creek, Juno, Fausett Lake,
Murrayville, Auraria, Leaf, Garland, Nimblewill and McKee.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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 3462 8364 3458 8364 3455 8362 3453 8363
3451 8367 3443 8362 3440 8366 3439 8436
3456 8435 3457 8434 3458 8430 3457 8429
3457 8426 3458 8425 3466 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 266DEG 34KT 3451 8418
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 4, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 46 min |
| May 4, 11:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 25 min |
| May 5, 12:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon and 4 more | 51 min |
| May 5, 12:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, Union | 37 min |
| May 5, 12:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens | 26 min |
| May 5, 12:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, White | 20 min |
| May 5, 1:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 24 min |
| May 5, 1:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, Union, White | 34 min |
| May 5, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 47 min |
| May 5, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 46 min |
| May 5, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Union | 24 min |
| May 5, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 28 min |
| May 5, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 13 min |
| May 5, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin | 26 min |
| May 5, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | White | 22 min |
| May 5, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 29 min |
| May 5, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 17 min |
| May 5, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks | 14 min |
| May 5, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Forsyth, Hall | 30 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.