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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 115, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2021, 5:58 PM EDT for DeKalb County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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
- Jul 27, 2021, 5:58 PM EDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties DeKalb County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 6:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Chastain Memorial, GA | MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG BROADLAND RD NW, BETWEEN ANDOVER RD AND W CONWAY DR NW. |
| Jul 27, 6:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Buckhead, GA | TREE DOWN ON A CAR IN BUCKHEAD. NO INJURIES REPORTED. |
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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 950 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 917 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
855
WUUS52 KFFC 272158
SVRFFC
GAC089-121-272230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0115.210727T2158Z-210727T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
558 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern DeKalb County in north central Georgia...
Central Fulton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 558 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chastain
Memorial Park, or 7 miles northwest of Decatur, moving south 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...
Atlanta, Decatur, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Chamblee, Grant Park-Zoo
Atlanta, North Decatur, North Atlanta, North Druid Hills, Druid
Hills, Midtown, Virginia Highland, Sweet Auburn, Piedmont Park,
Brookhaven, Bolton, La Vista, Little Five Points, Atlantic Station
and Chastain Memorial Park.
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 3382 8446 3384 8446 3392 8443 3393 8443
3393 8430 3379 8427 3373 8437 3380 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 358DEG 10KT 3387 8438
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
865
WWUS52 KFFC 272213
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
613 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021
GAC089-121-272230-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0115.000000T0000Z-210727T2230Z/
DeKalb GA-Fulton GA-
613 PM EDT Tue Jul 27 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL DEKALB AND CENTRAL FULTON COUNTIES...
At 613 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over La Vista, or
near Atlanta, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Decatur, Grant Park-Zoo Atlanta, North Decatur, North
Atlanta, North Druid Hills, Druid Hills, Midtown, Virginia Highland,
Sweet Auburn, Piedmont Park, Brookhaven, Bolton, La Vista, Little
Five Points, Atlantic Station and Scottdale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3382 8446 3384 8446 3387 8444 3387 8437
3386 8429 3379 8427 3373 8437 3380 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 358DEG 10KT 3383 8438
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 27 min |
| Jul 26, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 26 min |
| Jul 26, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 23 min |
| Jul 26, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 29 min |
| Jul 26, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 27 min |
| Jul 26, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 23 min |
| Jul 26, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton, Walton | 25 min |
| Jul 26, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 28 min |
| Jul 26, 9:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 23 min |
| Jul 26, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 31 min |
| Jul 27, 4:45 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford and 37 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 30 min |
| Jul 27, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 32 min |
| Jul 27, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley, Talbot, Upson | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike, Upson | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 30 min |
| Jul 27, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| Jul 27, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Henry | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 31 min |
| Jul 27, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 27 min |
| Jul 27, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 24 min |
| Jul 27, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski | 24 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.