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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 25, 2021Bartow County, Cherokee County, Pickens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2021, 5:37 PM EDT for Bartow County, Cherokee County, Pickens County, 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, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired: Mar 25, 2021, 6:15 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, Pickens County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.

052 
WUUS52 KFFC 252137
SVRFFC
GAC015-057-227-252215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0016.210325T2137Z-210325T2215Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
  Pickens County in north central Georgia...
  Northeastern Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 536 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over White, or 9
  miles northeast of Cartersville, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Canton, Jasper, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Lake Arrowhead,
  Marblehill, Salacoa Valley, Pine Log, Lake Tamarack, Talmadge, Tate
  and Reavis Mountain.

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 3450 8433 3447 8432 3447 8426 3430 8426
      3423 8466 3427 8473 3433 8475 3441 8466
      3441 8465 3442 8465 3453 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 248DEG 38KT 3429 8473 

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

4 follow-up statements

987 
WWUS52 KFFC 252145
SVSFFC

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

GAC015-057-227-252215-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210325T2215Z/
Cherokee GA-Pickens GA-Bartow GA-
545 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE...PICKENS AND NORTHEASTERN BARTOW COUNTIES...

At 545 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Arrowhead,
or 9 miles northwest of Canton, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Salacoa Valley, Pine Log, Lake
Tamarack, Marblehill, Talmadge, Tate and Reavis Mountain.

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 3450 8433 3447 8432 3447 8426 3430 8426
      3429 8472 3434 8474 3441 8466 3441 8465
      3442 8465 3453 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 248DEG 38KT 3433 8462 

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

210 
WWUS52 KFFC 252152
SVSFFC

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

GAC015-252202-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210325T2215Z/
Bartow GA-
552 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BARTOW 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 3450 8433 3447 8432 3447 8426 3438 8426
      3433 8465 3435 8465 3435 8464 3436 8465
      3442 8465 3453 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 235DEG 35KT 3440 8459 

$$

GAC057-227-252215-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210325T2215Z/
Cherokee GA-Pickens GA-
552 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE AND PICKENS COUNTIES...

At 552 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Salacoa Valley,
or 10 miles southwest of Jasper, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Nelson, Salacoa Valley, Lake Tamarack, Marblehill, Talmadge,
Tate and Reavis Mountain.

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 3450 8433 3447 8432 3447 8426 3438 8426
      3433 8465 3435 8465 3435 8464 3436 8465
      3442 8465 3453 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 235DEG 35KT 3440 8459 

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

901 
WWUS52 KFFC 252201
SVSFFC

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

GAC057-252211-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210325T2215Z/
Cherokee GA-
601 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

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

LAT...LON 3450 8433 3447 8432 3447 8426 3438 8426
      3438 8439 3437 8440 3438 8440 3438 8442
      3439 8443 3438 8444 3438 8458 3441 8458
      3441 8465 3442 8465 3453 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 248DEG 38KT 3444 8448 

$$

GAC227-252215-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210325T2215Z/
Pickens GA-
601 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR PICKENS COUNTY...

At 601 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jasper, moving
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Nelson, Tate, Lake Tamarack, Marblehill and Talmadge. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3450 8433 3447 8432 3447 8426 3438 8426
      3438 8439 3437 8440 3438 8440 3438 8442
      3439 8443 3438 8444 3438 8458 3441 8458
      3441 8465 3442 8465 3453 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 248DEG 38KT 3444 8448 

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

563 
WWUS52 KFFC 252211
SVSFFC

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

GAC227-252221-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210325T2215Z/
Pickens GA-
611 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PICKENS COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
615 PM EDT...
                
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 will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3450 8433 3447 8432 3447 8426 3438 8426
      3438 8439 3437 8440 3438 8440 3438 8442
      3439 8443 3438 8444 3438 8458 3441 8458
      3441 8465 3442 8465 3453 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 248DEG 38KT 3447 8439 

$$

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, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Polk	38 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, 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.