Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 1, 2022, 9:46 PM EST for Catoosa County, Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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
- Jan 1, 2022, 9:46 PM EST (02:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2022, 10:30 PM EST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 9:54 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Cloudland Canyon S, GA | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROAD. |
| Jan 1, 9:56 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ese Morganville, GA | POWER LINE DOWNED AT SAGE DR AND SCENIC HWY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 7:53 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1129 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
649
WUUS52 KFFC 020246
SVRFFC
GAC047-083-295-020330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0001.220102T0246Z-220102T0330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
946 PM EST Sat Jan 1 2022
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Catoosa County in northwestern Georgia...
Central Walker County in northwestern Georgia...
Dade County in northwestern Georgia...
* Until 1030 PM EST.
* At 945 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Stephensville to near Hollywood, moving east at
55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Ringgold, Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Rossville, Chickamauga, Lookout
Mountain, Blue Spring, Fairview, Chattanooga Valley, Hooker,
Cloudland Canyon State Park, Cooper Heights, Rock Spring, Rising
Fawn, Noble, Lakeview, Indian Springs, Graysville, Cole City and
Wildwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EST for 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 3499 8498 3497 8498 3497 8500 3493 8500
3472 8526 3469 8555 3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 251DEG 46KT 3493 8559 3469 8595
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
939
WWUS52 KFFC 020320
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1020 PM EST Sat Jan 1 2022
GAC047-083-295-020330-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-220102T0330Z/
Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Dade GA-
1020 PM EST Sat Jan 1 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EST
FOR CATOOSA...NORTHWESTERN WALKER AND DADE COUNTIES...
At 1020 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Ooltewah to Cloudland Canyon State Park, moving east
at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ringgold, Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Rossville, Chickamauga, Lookout
Mountain, Blue Spring, Fairview, Chattanooga Valley, Hooker,
Cloudland Canyon State Park, Cooper Heights, Rock Spring, Lakeview,
Indian Springs, Graysville, Cole City, Wildwood, Stephensville and
Boynton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM EST for northwestern
Georgia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8498 3497 8498 3497 8500 3493 8500
3479 8528 3478 8556 3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 251DEG 46KT 3507 8510 3483 8546
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 9:08 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 39 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 8 min |
| Jan 2, 1:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 25 min |
| Jan 2, 2:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 31 min |
| Jan 2, 3:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 7 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 24 min |
| Jan 2, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 18 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 4:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 36 min |
| Jan 2, 4:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison | 31 min |
| Jan 2, 5:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 31 min |
| Jan 2, 5:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 24 min |
| Jan 2, 6:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 34 min |
| Jan 2, 6:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 27 min |
| Jan 2, 6:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 24 min |
| Jan 2, 6:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 37 min |
| Jan 2, 6:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Harris, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Pike and 2 more | 46 min |
| Jan 2, 7:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 37 min |
| Jan 2, 9:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 11 hr |
| Jan 2, 12:54 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 21 days |
| Jan 2, 1:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 25 min |
| Jan 2, 2:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 35 min |
| Jan 2, 2:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 31 min |
| Jan 2, 3:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 26 min |
| Jan 2, 3:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Pulaski | 34 min |
| Jan 2, 3:55 PM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Towns, Union and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 26 min |
| Jan 2, 4:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 34 min |
| Jan 2, 4:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 30 min |
| Jan 2, 5:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 40 min |
| Jan 2, 5:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox | 16 min |
| Jan 2, 5:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 34 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.