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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 25, 20215 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2021, 3:07 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 25, 2021, 3:07 PM EDT (19:07 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Polk County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 25, 12:26 PM EDT	Tornado Watch PDS	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 86 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 397 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 647 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

147 
WUUS52 KFFC 251907
SVRFFC
GAC015-057-067-223-233-251945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0015.210325T1907Z-210325T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
307 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Paulding County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southwestern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
  Northwestern Cobb County in north central Georgia...
  Northeastern Polk County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southern Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 307 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stilesboro,
  or 10 miles southwest of Cartersville, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Canton, Cartersville, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Holly Springs,
  Euharlee, Emerson, Braswell, Taylorsville, Burnt Hickory Ridge,
  Kellogg Creek, Red Top Mountain State Park, Oak Grove, Little River
  Landing, George Washington Carver St Pk, Lebanon, Stilesboro,
  Sutallee and Hobgood Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.

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 3398 8501 3417 8503 3429 8456 3418 8446
      3405 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 253DEG 32KT 3406 8494 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

3 follow-up statements

436 
WWUS52 KFFC 251922
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
322 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

GAC233-251932-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210325T1945Z/
Polk GA-
322 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3404 8485 3416 8483 3423 8478 3429 8456
      3418 8446 3405 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 253DEG 32KT 3410 8478 

$$

GAC015-057-067-223-251945-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210325T1945Z/
Paulding GA-Cherokee GA-Cobb GA-Bartow GA-
322 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PAULDING...SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...NORTHWESTERN COBB
AND SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW COUNTIES...

At 322 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Emerson, or
near Cartersville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Canton, Cartersville, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Holly Springs,
Emerson, Kellogg Creek, Red Top Mountain State Park, Oak Grove,
Little River Landing, George Washington Carver St Pk, Lebanon,
Sutallee, Hobgood Park and Bridgemill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3404 8485 3416 8483 3423 8478 3429 8456
      3418 8446 3405 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 253DEG 32KT 3410 8478 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

681 
WWUS52 KFFC 251933
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
333 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

GAC015-067-223-251943-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210325T1945Z/
Paulding GA-Cobb GA-Bartow GA-
333 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PAULDING...
NORTHWESTERN COBB AND SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.

LAT...LON 3418 8446 3408 8449 3408 8466 3417 8466
      3426 8465 3429 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 253DEG 32KT 3413 8467 

$$

GAC057-251945-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210325T1945Z/
Cherokee GA-
333 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY...

At 333 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over George
Washington Carver St Pk, or 8 miles east of Cartersville, moving east
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Canton, Woodstock, Holly Springs, Little River Landing, Lebanon,
Kellogg Creek, Oak Grove, Sutallee, Hobgood Park and Bridgemill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3418 8446 3408 8449 3408 8466 3417 8466
      3426 8465 3429 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 253DEG 32KT 3413 8467 

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

698 
WWUS52 KFFC 251938
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
338 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

GAC057-251948-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210325T1945Z/
Cherokee GA-
338 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However gusty winds are still possible with
this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern
Georgia.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.

LAT...LON 3418 8446 3408 8449 3408 8466 3417 8466
      3426 8465 3429 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 253DEG 32KT 3414 8463 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 25, 6:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	14 min
Mar 25, 6:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	37 min
Mar 25, 6:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Pike, Troup	37 min
Mar 25, 10:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	53 min
Mar 25, 11:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	41 min
Mar 25, 11:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	10 hr
Mar 25, 12:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Murray	30 min
Mar 25, 12:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd, Polk	28 min
Mar 25, 12:17 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dade	31 hr
Mar 25, 12:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd, Haralson, Polk	24 min
Mar 25, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cobb, Floyd, Paulding, Polk	49 min
Mar 25, 1:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton	26 min
Mar 25, 1:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns, Union	36 min
Mar 25, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Barrow, Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and 2 more	45 min
Mar 25, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk	42 min
Mar 25, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Hall	47 min
Mar 25, 2:42 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa	43 hr
Mar 25, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Polk	27 min
Mar 25, 2:50 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Banks, Jackson, Madison	11 min
Mar 25, 3:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk	13 hr
Mar 25, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Forsyth	37 min
Mar 25, 4:18 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FFC	Floyd, Polk	57 min
Mar 25, 4:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Chattooga	35 hr
Mar 25, 4:59 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd	46 min
Mar 25, 5:34 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Towns, Union, Whitfield	10 hr
Mar 25, 5:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Pickens	38 min
Mar 25, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Whitfield	34 min
Mar 25, 7:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	35 min
Mar 25, 7:37 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Whitfield	4 days
Mar 25, 7:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Fulton, Paulding	45 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.