The Dexes / Lightning Report (Storm Events) / 168093
Eventdex · Lightning Report (Storm Events)
FULTON
168093 · 33.650, -84.430
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Lightning |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 168,093 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 28,456 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2009-04-24T00:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2009-04-24T01:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | GEORGIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | FULTON |
| Latitudelat | 33.650 |
| Longitudelon | -84.430 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 33.650 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -84.430 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 5.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Other Federal Agency |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A strong shortwave, embedded within northwest flow aloft, combined with a very unstable surface air mass to result in the development of numerous northwest to southeastward moving large hail producing severe thunderstorms...primarily during the afternoon and evening hours. Many reports of quarter to golf ball-sized hail were received across primarily the northern half of the state during these hours. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | The 398-foot tall FAA control tower at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport sustained a lightning strike. Intense cloud-to-ground lightning during a severe thunderstorm had already resulted in a loss of power to much of the airport. Employees of the tower smelled smoke in the tower immediately following the strike, which required a brief evacuation of the tower. Ground operations were ceased for several minutes during this thunderstorm as a result, compounding an already bad situation at the world's busiest airport. In addition, penny to quarter-sized hail fell off-and-on from 806 pm EDT to 852 pm EDT, winds gusts to 42 knots, and nearly 1.5 inches of rain fall during the one-hour period from 8 pm to 9 pm EDT. Much of the metro Atlanta area reported power outages following these thunderstorms. Despite the lightning strike to the tower and its impact on airport operations, no significant damages were reported. |
| Yearyear | 2,009 |
Provenance
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