Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 430, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2023, 3:28 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 5 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
- Aug 7, 2023, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2023, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dawson County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Pickens County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 3:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Fausett Lake, GA | Trees down along Fausetts Lake Road. |
| Aug 7, 4:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Sautee, GA | A tree fell into the roadway on Duncan Bridge Rd near Mt. Yonah Elementary School. |
| Aug 7, 4:07 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Cleveland, GA | A tree was downed at Highway 129 and Appalachian Pkwy. |
| Aug 7, 4:07 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw Sautee, GA | A tree was downed at Duncan Bridge Rd at Primrose Dr. |
| Aug 7, 4:09 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Mossy Creek, GA | A tree was downed on Hood Acres Rd. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1864 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted.
509
WUUS52 KFFC 071928
SVRFFC
GAC085-123-129-187-227-311-072015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0430.230807T1928Z-230807T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
328 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Lumpkin County in north central Georgia...
Southern Gilmer County in north central Georgia...
Southern White County in northeastern Georgia...
Dawson County in north central Georgia...
Southeastern Gordon County in northwestern Georgia...
Pickens County in north central Georgia...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 328 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Cartecay to near Blaine to near Ranger, moving east
at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Dahlonega, Jasper, Cleveland, Dawsonville, Nelson, Helen, Talking
Rock, Fairmount, Ranger, Amicalola Falls State Park, Sequoyah Lake,
Redbud, Juno, Fausett Lake, Len Foote Hike Inn, Cartecay, Talmadge,
Oakman, Tate, and Turners Corner.
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 3465 8366 3452 8372 3450 8384 3446 8389
3447 8393 3437 8416 3439 8458 3441 8458
3440 8494 3453 8483 3458 8472 3458 8465
3463 8460 3465 8421 3460 8419 3465 8416
3464 8404 3467 8402 3471 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 266DEG 45KT 3463 8440 3454 8455 3450 8475
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
068
WWUS52 KFFC 071955
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
355 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023
GAC129-072005-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-230807T2015Z/
Gordon GA-
355 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GORDON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
north central and northeastern Georgia.
LAT...LON 3465 8366 3452 8372 3450 8384 3446 8389
3447 8393 3437 8416 3439 8455 3439 8458
3441 8458 3441 8465 3443 8465 3450 8454
3464 8421 3460 8419 3465 8416 3464 8404
3467 8402 3471 8373 3471 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 267DEG 42KT 3452 8418 3444 8443 3440 8459
$$
GAC085-123-187-227-311-072015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-230807T2015Z/
Lumpkin GA-Gilmer GA-White GA-Dawson GA-Pickens GA-
355 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR LUMPKIN...SOUTHEASTERN GILMER...SOUTHERN WHITE...DAWSON AND
PICKENS COUNTIES...
At 355 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Juno to near Jasper to Salacoa Valley, moving
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Dahlonega, Jasper, Cleveland, Dawsonville, Nelson, Helen, Talking
Rock, Amicalola Falls State Park, Sequoyah Lake, Juno, Fausett Lake,
Len Foote Hike Inn, Talmadge, Tate, Turners Corner, Qualatchee Lake,
McKee, Camp Merrill, Marblehill, and Camp Coleman Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3465 8366 3452 8372 3450 8384 3446 8389
3447 8393 3437 8416 3439 8455 3439 8458
3441 8458 3441 8465 3443 8465 3450 8454
3464 8421 3460 8419 3465 8416 3464 8404
3467 8402 3471 8373 3471 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 267DEG 42KT 3452 8418 3444 8443 3440 8459
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 30 min |
| Aug 6, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 52 min |
| Aug 6, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 3:16 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford and 46 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 1:42 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Union | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Cobb, Forsyth, Hall, White | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Jackson | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin and 1 more | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson, Madison | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, White | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding and 1 more | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson, Madison | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Oconee, Walton | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 21 min |
| Aug 7, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale, Walton | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton and 1 more | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale, Walton | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton and 1 more | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Newton and 3 more | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale, Walton | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Henry, Newton, Pike, Spalding | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 1 more | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 35 min |
| Aug 7, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and 1 more | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Monroe | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Johnson, Laurens | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 47 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.