Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 2021, 12:35 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 40 min. 3 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
- May 4, 2021, 12:35 PM EDT (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Pickens County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 12:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Wnw Waleska, GA | A TREE FELL ON ARROW WOOD DRIVE. |
| May 4, 1:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Fausett Lake, GA | TREE DOWN AT HIGHWAY 136W AND GOSHEN CHURCH ROAD. |
| May 4, 1:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ball Ground, GA | A TREE WAS DOWNED ON GILMER FERRY ROAD AT ROBERTS LAKE ROAD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 10:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
611
WUUS52 KFFC 041635
SVRFFC
GAC015-057-085-123-129-227-041715-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0072.210504T1635Z-210504T1715Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1235 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
Southern Gilmer County in north central Georgia...
Western Dawson County in north central Georgia...
Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
Pickens County in north central Georgia...
Northern Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 115 PM EDT.
* At 1235 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sonoraville,
or 8 miles east of Calhoun, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Calhoun, Jasper, Adairsville, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Resaca,
Talking Rock, Fairmount, Ranger, Sequoyah Lake, Redbud, Folsom,
Fausett Lake, Talmadge, Oakman, Tate, Funkhouser, Hinton and
Sonoraville.
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 3434 8425 3431 8426 3434 8500 3456 8500
3461 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 269DEG 39KT 3446 8480
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$3 follow-up statements
902
WWUS52 KFFC 041654
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1254 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
GAC015-057-085-123-129-227-041715-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210504T1715Z/
Cherokee GA-Gilmer GA-Dawson GA-Gordon GA-Pickens GA-Bartow GA-
1254 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHERN GILMER...WESTERN DAWSON...
SOUTHEASTERN GORDON...PICKENS AND NORTHEASTERN BARTOW COUNTIES...
At 1253 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hinton, or 7
miles west of Jasper, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Talking Rock, Fairmount,
Ranger, Sequoyah Lake, Marblehill, Fausett Lake, Salacoa Valley, Pine
Log, Blaine, Lake Tamarack, Hollis Lathem Reservoir, Talmadge, Tate,
Reavis Mountain, Funkhouser and Hinton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Peachtree City.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3434 8425 3431 8426 3434 8484 3458 8468
3461 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 269DEG 39KT 3446 8455
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$610
WWUS52 KFFC 041703
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
103 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
GAC015-129-041713-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210504T1715Z/
Gordon GA-Bartow GA-
103 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GORDON AND
NORTHEASTERN 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 Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for
north central and northwestern Georgia.
LAT...LON 3434 8425 3433 8426 3431 8426 3433 8465
3435 8465 3435 8464 3436 8465 3444 8466
3446 8465 3448 8466 3458 8465 3461 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1703Z 269DEG 39KT 3446 8441
$$
GAC057-085-123-227-041715-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210504T1715Z/
Cherokee GA-Gilmer GA-Dawson GA-Pickens GA-
103 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHERN GILMER...WESTERN DAWSON AND PICKENS
COUNTIES...
At 103 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Jasper, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Talking Rock, Sequoyah Lake,
Marblehill, Fausett Lake, Salacoa Valley, Blaine, Lake Tamarack,
Hollis Lathem Reservoir, Talmadge, Tate, Reavis Mountain and Hinton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Peachtree City.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3434 8425 3433 8426 3431 8426 3433 8465
3435 8465 3435 8464 3436 8465 3444 8466
3446 8465 3448 8466 3458 8465 3461 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1703Z 269DEG 39KT 3446 8441
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$145
WWUS52 KFFC 041713
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
113 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
GAC057-085-123-227-041723-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210504T1715Z/
Cherokee GA-Gilmer GA-Dawson GA-Pickens GA-
113 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHERN
GILMER...WESTERN DAWSON AND PICKENS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 115 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 gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for
north central and 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 3434 8425 3433 8426 3431 8426 3433 8465
3435 8465 3435 8464 3436 8465 3444 8466
3446 8465 3448 8466 3458 8465 3461 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1713Z 269DEG 39KT 3446 8429
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 2 hr |
| May 3, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 36 min |
| May 3, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 30 min |
| May 3, 9:14 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 48 hr |
| May 3, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 22 min |
| May 3, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 12 hr |
| May 3, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 12 hr |
| May 3, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 37 hr |
| May 3, 9:58 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| May 3, 11:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 67 min |
| May 4, 12:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen | 27 min |
| May 4, 1:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 28 min |
| May 4, 1:36 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 9 hr |
| May 4, 4:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| May 4, 10:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 48 min |
| May 4, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 29 min |
| May 4, 11:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield | 25 min |
| May 4, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 35 min |
| May 4, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 42 min |
| May 4, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 33 min |
| May 4, 12:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 57 min |
| May 4, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Polk | 31 min |
| May 4, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding, Polk | 31 min |
| May 4, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 32 min |
| May 4, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 32 min |
| May 4, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall, White | 28 min |
| May 4, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 27 min |
| May 4, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 38 min |
| May 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Floyd, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 44 min |
| May 4, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale, Walton | 25 min |
| May 4, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 35 min |
| May 4, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 19 min |
| May 4, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Newton, Oconee and 2 more | 34 min |
| May 4, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton and 3 more | 48 min |
| May 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and 6 more | 7 hr |
| May 4, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 26 min |
| May 4, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 25 min |
| May 4, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 32 min |
| May 4, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 29 min |
| May 4, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 37 min |
| May 4, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 24 min |
| May 4, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 28 min |
| May 4, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 36 min |
| May 4, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 28 min |
| May 4, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Troup | 39 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.