Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 25, 2021, 8:49 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 41 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
- Mar 25, 2021, 8:49 PM EDT (00:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2021, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Polk County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 9:08 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Nw Taylorsville, GA | A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF TAYLORSVILLE GA IN SOUTHERN BARTOW COUNTY. TREES WERE UPROOTED NEAR A SMALL SCHOOL ALONG EUHARLEE ST AND A LARGE TREE FELL ONTO A SMALL CABIN ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TORNADO CONTINUED ACROSS |
| Mar 25, 9:10 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Stilesboro, GA | AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR REPORTED QUARTER-SIZED HAIL NEAR PLANT BOWEN ALONG HIGHWAY 113 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 | SPC | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 7:46 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 344 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1291 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 476 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted.
863
WUUS52 KFFC 260049
SVRFFC
GAC015-057-067-143-223-233-260130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0018.210326T0049Z-210326T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
849 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Paulding County in northwestern Georgia...
Southwestern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
North central Haralson County in northwestern Georgia...
Northwestern Cobb County in north central Georgia...
Polk County in northwestern Georgia...
Southern Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 849 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Antioch, or 7
miles southeast of Cedartown, moving east at 55 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...
Marietta, Cartersville, Dallas, Cedartown, Kennesaw, Woodstock,
Acworth, Rockmart, Emerson, Aragon, Braswell, Taylorsville,
Yorkville, Burnt Hickory Ridge, Kellogg Creek, Red Top Mountain
State Park, Lost Mountain Park, Cross Roads, Due West and New Hope.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for north central
and 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 3403 8528 3418 8467 3409 8451 3395 8458
3388 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 256DEG 47KT 3396 8515
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
593
WWUS52 KFFC 260104
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
904 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
GAC143-260113-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210326T0130Z/
Haralson GA-
904 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HARALSON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for north central
and northwestern Georgia.
LAT...LON 3412 8456 3399 8462 3395 8509 3407 8512
3418 8467
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 253DEG 44KT 3401 8496
$$
GAC015-057-067-223-233-260130-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210326T0130Z/
Paulding GA-Cherokee GA-Cobb GA-Polk GA-Bartow GA-
904 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PAULDING...SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...NORTHWESTERN
COBB...NORTHEASTERN POLK AND SOUTHERN BARTOW COUNTIES...
At 903 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Braswell, or 9
miles northwest of Dallas, moving east at 50 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...
Cartersville, Kennesaw, Acworth, Rockmart, Emerson, Aragon, Braswell,
Taylorsville, Burnt Hickory Ridge, Kellogg Creek, Red Top Mountain
State Park, Oak Grove, Van Wert, George Washington Carver St Pk,
Cross Roads, Stilesboro and Hobgood Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for north central
and northwestern Georgia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3412 8456 3399 8462 3395 8509 3407 8512
3418 8467
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 253DEG 44KT 3401 8496
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$446
WWUS52 KFFC 260115
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
915 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
GAC233-260124-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210326T0130Z/
Polk GA-
915 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for north central
and northwestern Georgia.
LAT...LON 3418 8467 3412 8456 3405 8462 3401 8494
3404 8495 3408 8492 3408 8495 3411 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 248DEG 40KT 3410 8485
$$
GAC015-057-067-223-260130-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210326T0130Z/
Paulding GA-Cherokee GA-Cobb GA-Bartow GA-
915 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PAULDING...SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...NORTHWESTERN COBB
AND SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW COUNTIES...
At 914 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stilesboro, or
near Cartersville, moving east at 45 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...
Cartersville, Kennesaw, Acworth, Emerson, George Washington Carver St
Pk, Burnt Hickory Ridge, Stilesboro, Kellogg Creek, Red Top Mountain
State Park, Oak Grove and Hobgood Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for north central
and northwestern Georgia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3418 8467 3412 8456 3405 8462 3401 8494
3404 8495 3408 8492 3408 8495 3411 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 248DEG 40KT 3410 8485
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$283
WWUS52 KFFC 260127
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
927 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
GAC015-057-067-223-260136-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-210326T0130Z/
Paulding GA-Cherokee GA-Cobb GA-Bartow GA-
927 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PAULDING...
SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...NORTHWESTERN COBB AND SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for north central
and northwestern Georgia.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southeast Bartow and Cherokee counties until 10:15 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3418 8467 3412 8456 3405 8462 3401 8494
3404 8495 3408 8492 3408 8495 3411 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 256DEG 47KT 3413 8470
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding, Polk | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 8:40 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:53 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:11 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 8 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:18 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton | 38 min |
| Mar 25, 9:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 4 days |
| Mar 25, 9:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 5 days |
| Mar 25, 9:42 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 59 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 27 min |
| Mar 25, 9:54 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray | 16 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:59 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 7 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 28 min |
| Mar 25, 10:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 10 days |
| Mar 25, 10:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 3 hr |
| Mar 25, 10:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 10:34 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 21 days |
| Mar 25, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield | 24 min |
| Mar 25, 10:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Heard | 47 min |
| Mar 25, 11:28 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 34 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:36 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 9 days |
| Mar 25, 11:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 35 min |
| Mar 25, 11:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 32 min |
| Mar 25, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 16 min |
| Mar 25, 11:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 25 min |
| Mar 26, 12:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 12:14 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Coweta | 9 min |
| Mar 26, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 12:57 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 21 days |
| Mar 26, 1:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 26 min |
| Mar 26, 1:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin, White | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:14 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 39 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:25 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 32 hr |
| Mar 26, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 2:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 29 min |
| Mar 26, 2:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 2:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson, Madison | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 2:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 2:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 3:09 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | White | 2 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 9 min |
| Mar 26, 4:33 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 15 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 21 days |
| Mar 26, 5:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 3 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 32 min |
| Mar 26, 6:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 8 min |
| Mar 26, 6:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 34 min |
| Mar 26, 7:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Putnam, Taliaferro | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 8:07 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 25 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 19 hr |
| Mar 26, 8:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 5 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Washington | 39 min |
| Mar 26, 10:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 23 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 37 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:45 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 13 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 40 min |
| Mar 26, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crawford, Marion, Talbot, Taylor | 51 min |
| Mar 26, 11:18 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 44 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:23 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 10 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:48 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson | 9 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Taylor | 37 min |
| Mar 26, 12:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 38 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Macon, Peach, Twiggs and 1 more | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 31 min |
| Mar 26, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro | 35 min |
| Mar 26, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 43 min |
| Mar 26, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 21 min |
| Mar 26, 4:31 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 14 hr |
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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.