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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 28, 2021Bartow County, Floyd County, Polk County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2021, 9:14 AM EDT for Bartow County, Floyd County, Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report 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 28, 2021, 9:14 AM EDT (13:14 UTC)
Expired: Mar 28, 2021, 9:45 AM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bartow County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Polk County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:17 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 28, 9:28 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Sse Cassville, GA	TREE ON POWERLINE BLOCKING THE ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF JORDAN RD. SE AND BILL BLACK RD. SE.

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 28, 6:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 110 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: 14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -127 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1016 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 269 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

150 
WUUS52 KFFC 281314
SVRFFC
GAC015-115-233-281345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0026.210328T1314Z-210328T1345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
914 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Floyd County in northwestern Georgia...
  Northern Polk County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southwestern Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 945 AM EDT.

* At 914 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cave Spring,
  or 8 miles southwest of Rome, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Cartersville, Cedartown, Euharlee, Aragon, Cave Spring,
  Taylorsville, Seney, Etna, Lindale and Stilesboro.

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 3422 8528 3419 8530 3422 8481 3409 8488
      3398 8540 3416 8544 3418 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1314Z 258DEG 34KT 3416 8528 

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

2 follow-up statements

608 
WWUS52 KFFC 281328
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
928 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

GAC015-115-233-281345-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210328T1345Z/
Floyd GA-Polk GA-Bartow GA-
928 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD...NORTHERN POLK AND SOUTHWESTERN BARTOW
COUNTIES...

At 928 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lindale, or
near Rome, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cartersville, Cedartown, Euharlee, Aragon, Cave Spring, Taylorsville,
Seney, Etna, Lindale and Stilesboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3422 8481 3409 8488 3398 8540 3410 8543
      3420 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1328Z 258DEG 34KT 3419 8512 

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

889 
WWUS52 KFFC 281339
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
939 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

GAC015-115-233-281349-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-210328T1345Z/
Floyd GA-Polk GA-Bartow GA-
939 AM EDT Sun Mar 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD...NORTHERN
POLK AND SOUTHWESTERN BARTOW COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 945 AM 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 gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM 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 3422 8481 3409 8488 3398 8540 3410 8543
      3420 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 258DEG 34KT 3421 8501 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 27, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	15 min
Mar 28, 5:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon	21 days
Mar 28, 6:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	31 min
Mar 28, 6:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	30 min
Mar 28, 7:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	41 min
Mar 28, 7:50 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd, Walker	25 min
Mar 28, 8:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Murray, Union, Whitfield	39 min
Mar 28, 8:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Gordon	33 min
Mar 28, 8:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens	34 min
Mar 28, 9:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Gordon	40 min
Mar 28, 9:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer	34 min
Mar 28, 9:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union	28 min
Mar 28, 9:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Pickens	30 min
Mar 28, 9:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	34 min
Mar 28, 9:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Paulding, Polk	24 min
Mar 28, 10:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Forsyth, Paulding	25 min
Mar 28, 10:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth, Hall	32 min
Mar 28, 11:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison and 1 more	29 min
Mar 28, 11:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	37 min
Mar 28, 11:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	30 min
Mar 28, 12:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Spalding	36 min
Mar 28, 12:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Troup	28 min
Mar 28, 12:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Pike, Spalding	23 min
Mar 28, 12:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Spalding	30 min
Mar 28, 12:50 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dade	7 hr
Mar 28, 12:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Pike, Upson	25 min
Mar 28, 12:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	36 min
Mar 28, 1:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper, Putnam	32 min
Mar 28, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Monroe	31 min
Mar 28, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	36 min
Mar 28, 1:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	34 min
Mar 28, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Putnam, Taliaferro	33 min
Mar 28, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion, Taylor	26 min
Mar 28, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Peach, Schley, Taylor	33 min
Mar 28, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Dodge, Houston, Laurens and 5 more	52 min
Mar 28, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson	28 min
Mar 28, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	35 min
Mar 28, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	24 min
Mar 28, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen, Washington	49 min
Mar 28, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	12 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.