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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 4, 20214 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 11:25 AM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 35 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
May 4, 2021, 11:25 AM EDT (15:25 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 4, 10:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 164 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 590 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 207 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
590 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-114 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
753 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.3

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The text

As transmitted.

516 
WUUS52 KFFC 041525
SVRFFC
GAC047-213-295-313-041600-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0071.210504T1525Z-210504T1600Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1125 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Catoosa County in northwestern Georgia...
  Murray County in northwestern Georgia...
  Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia...
  Southeastern Walker County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until noon EDT.

* At 1124 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Mill Creek,
  or near Dalton, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Dalton, Chatsworth, Varnell, Eton, Tunnel Hill, Crandall, Sumac,
  Wood Station, Rocky Face, Gregory, Mill Creek, Conasauga Lake,
  Tennga, Beaumont, Beaverdale, Dawnville, Villanow, Cisco and Fort
  Mountain State 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 3499 8462 3486 8462 3482 8458 3479 8461
      3478 8464 3476 8464 3472 8466 3464 8518
      3484 8521 3499 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1524Z 253DEG 48KT 3476 8508 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
520 
WWUS52 KFFC 041549
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1149 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021

GAC047-295-313-041559-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210504T1600Z/
Catoosa GA-Whitfield GA-Walker GA-
1149 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CATOOSA...WHITFIELD
AND SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for
north central and northwestern Georgia.

LAT...LON 3499 8462 3486 8462 3482 8458 3478 8464
      3472 8466 3469 8486 3472 8486 3474 8487
      3474 8485 3478 8488 3480 8484 3481 8486
      3486 8484 3487 8482 3492 8484 3496 8482
      3499 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 253DEG 48KT 3486 8469 

$$

GAC213-041600-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-210504T1600Z/
Murray GA-
1149 AM EDT Tue May 4 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT FOR
MURRAY COUNTY...

At 1149 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Conasauga
Lake, or 7 miles northeast of Chatsworth, moving east at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Chatsworth, Eton, Crandall, Conasauga Lake, Tennga, Sumac, Cisco,
Fort Mountain State Park and Gregory.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8462 3486 8462 3482 8458 3478 8464
      3472 8466 3469 8486 3472 8486 3474 8487
      3474 8485 3478 8488 3480 8484 3481 8486
      3486 8484 3487 8482 3492 8484 3496 8482
      3499 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1549Z 253DEG 48KT 3486 8469 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 8:01 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton2 hr
May 3, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris36 min
May 3, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot30 min
May 3, 9:14 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Rockdale48 hr
May 3, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel22 min
May 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Heard12 hr
May 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Douglas12 hr
May 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCClarke, Greene, Oconee37 hr
May 3, 9:58 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Fulton3 hr
May 3, 11:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee67 min
May 4, 12:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Treutlen27 min
May 4, 1:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs28 min
May 4, 1:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale9 hr
May 4, 4:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett5 hr
May 4, 10:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker48 min
May 4, 11:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker29 min
May 4, 11:05 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield25 min
May 4, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga42 min
May 4, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin33 min
May 4, 12:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd, Gordon57 min
May 4, 12:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Polk31 min
May 4, 12:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens40 min
May 4, 12:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Polk31 min
May 4, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Paulding32 min
May 4, 1:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding32 min
May 4, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Hall, White28 min
May 4, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Gwinnett27 min
May 4, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall38 min
May 4, 2:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Carroll, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk44 min
May 4, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Rockdale, Walton25 min
May 4, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks35 min
May 4, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow19 min
May 4, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Newton, Oconee and 2 more34 min
May 4, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton and 3 more48 min
May 4, 3:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCBarrow, Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and 6 more7 hr
May 4, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan26 min
May 4, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard25 min
May 4, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette32 min
May 4, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry, Spalding29 min
May 4, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones37 min
May 4, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox24 min
May 4, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Pulaski28 min
May 4, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Pulaski36 min
May 4, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Twiggs, Wilkinson28 min
May 4, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Troup39 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.