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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 17, 2022Dawson County, Forsyth County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2022, 2:13 AM EDT for Dawson County, Forsyth County, Georgia. It was in force for 18 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
Jun 17, 2022, 2:13 AM EDT (06:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2022, 2:31 AM EDT
In force
18 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dawson County, GA, Forsyth County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:15 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 2:15 AM EDTHAIL 12 Ssw Matt, GAQUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF DR. BRAMBLETT AND PLEASANT GROVE RD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 00:00Z on 2022-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2446 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 00:00Z on 2022-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2446 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

658 
WUUS52 KFFC 170613
SVRFFC
GAC085-117-170700-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0151.220617T0613Z-220617T0700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
213 AM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Forsyth County in north central Georgia...
  South central Dawson County in north central Georgia...

* Until 300 AM EDT.

* At 213 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Matt, or near
  Cumming, and is nearly stationary.

  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...
  Cumming, Matt, Drew, Silver City, Hollis Lathem Reservoir,
  Ducktown, Coal Mountain and Hightower.

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 3433 8401 3417 8411 3422 8426 3437 8426
      3440 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 205DEG 2KT 3426 8417 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
331 
WWUS52 KFFC 170631
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
231 AM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

GAC085-117-170641-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-220617T0700Z/
Forsyth GA-Dawson GA-
231 AM EDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FORSYTH AND SOUTH
CENTRAL DAWSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 3433 8401 3417 8411 3422 8426 3437 8426
      3440 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0629Z 205DEG 2KT 3427 8416 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 8:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb28 min
Jun 16, 8:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb25 min
Jun 16, 9:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton25 min
Jun 16, 9:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, DeKalb, Fulton44 min
Jun 16, 10:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Douglas, Fulton43 min
Jun 16, 10:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Douglas, Paulding41 min
Jun 16, 11:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding47 min
Jun 16, 11:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding, Polk49 min
Jun 16, 11:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall31 min
Jun 17, 12:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson31 min
Jun 17, 12:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll26 min
Jun 17, 12:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett32 min
Jun 17, 1:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Gwinnett, Hall48 min
Jun 17, 1:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite25 min
Jun 17, 2:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth26 min
Jun 17, 2:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Jackson34 min
Jun 17, 2:26 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Jackson, Madison35 min
Jun 17, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade30 min
Jun 17, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield30 min
Jun 17, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray49 min
Jun 17, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin34 min
Jun 17, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Murray, Walker, Whitfield28 min
Jun 17, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer28 min
Jun 17, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union and 1 more43 min
Jun 17, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Polk26 min
Jun 17, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Cherokee, Polk30 min
Jun 17, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb32 min
Jun 17, 4:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens31 min
Jun 17, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Paulding49 min
Jun 17, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Fulton26 min
Jun 17, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Gwinnett, Hall33 min
Jun 17, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett32 min
Jun 17, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington40 min
Jun 17, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Walton50 min
Jun 17, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson27 min
Jun 17, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock26 min
Jun 17, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock25 min
Jun 17, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJefferson34 min
Jun 17, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Hancock, Washington43 min
Jun 17, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon36 min
Jun 17, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Macon, Peach, Taylor30 min
Jun 17, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCNewton, Walton29 min
Jun 17, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington37 min
Jun 17, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Morgan, Newton52 min
Jun 17, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Jefferson, Washington27 min
Jun 17, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington39 min
Jun 17, 6:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens47 min
Jun 17, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Morgan, Putnam45 min
Jun 17, 7:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Macon, Peach23 min
Jun 17, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston36 min
Jun 17, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJefferson, Johnson, Washington43 min
Jun 17, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Putnam52 min
Jun 17, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler47 min
Jun 17, 7:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs47 min
Jun 17, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel30 min
Jun 17, 7:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Macon40 min
Jun 17, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson32 min
Jun 17, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson28 min
Jun 17, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel36 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.