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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 3, 2021Catoosa County, Walker County, Whitfield County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT for Catoosa County, Walker County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 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: Jun 3, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT (17:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 172 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: 1374 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

547 
WUUS52 KFFC 031739
SVRFFC
GAC047-295-313-031830-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0090.210603T1739Z-210603T1830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
139 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Catoosa County in northwestern Georgia...
  Northwestern Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia...
  Central Walker County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 230 PM EDT.

* At 139 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Noble, or
  near Lafayette, moving east at 20 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...
  Dalton, Ringgold, Varnell, Tunnel Hill, Mill Creek, Beaumont,
  Noble, Wood Station, Rocky Face and Rock Spring.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and 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.

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 3495 8501 3471 8493 3472 8533 3482 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 257DEG 19KT 3478 8527 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

1 follow-up statement

418 
WWUS52 KFFC 031824
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
224 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

GAC047-295-313-031834-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0090.000000T0000Z-210603T1830Z/
Catoosa GA-Whitfield GA-Walker GA-
224 PM EDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL CATOOSA...NORTHWESTERN
WHITFIELD AND CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Peachtree City.

LAT...LON 3495 8501 3471 8493 3472 8533 3482 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 257DEG 19KT 3483 8500 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 10:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	34 min
Jun 3, 1:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield	41 min
Jun 3, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	46 min
Jun 3, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	33 min
Jun 3, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	29 min
Jun 3, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	34 min
Jun 3, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	28 min

Nearby

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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.