Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 142, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2012, 9:12 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 48 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
- May 31, 2012, 9:12 PM EDT (01:12 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2012, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Jones County, GA, Putnam County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 9:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ethridge, GA | 911 CENTER REPORTED 1 TREE DOWN IN THE ETHRIDGE AREA. |
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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 214 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1904 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
545
WUUS52 KFFC 010112
SVRFFC
GAC009-141-169-237-010200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0142.120601T0112Z-120601T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
912 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BALDWIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
PUTNAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
* AT 908 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST OF EATONTON THROUGH SOUTHWEST
OF MILLEDGEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PHOENIX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! 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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3297 8324 3293 8336 3301 8336 3316 8357
3318 8355 3324 8354 3346 8341 3348 8328
3340 8324 3340 8322 3338 8322 3339 8319
3334 8314 3331 8315 3316 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 207DEG 19KT 3320 8345 3310 8331
3297 8330
$$3 follow-up statements
626
WWUS52 KFFC 010128
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
928 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
GAC169-010137-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-120601T0200Z/
JONES GA-
928 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF NORTHEAST JONES COUNTY.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3297 8324 3293 8336 3301 8336 3304 8340
3318 8343 3318 8355 3324 8354 3346 8341
3347 8329 3338 8322 3339 8319 3334 8314
3331 8315 3316 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 207DEG 19KT 3327 8340 3321 8325
3301 8324
$$
GAC009-141-237-010200-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-120601T0200Z/
PUTNAM GA-BALDWIN GA-HANCOCK GA-
928 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK...BALDWIN AND PUTNAM COUNTIES...
AT 923 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RESSEAUS CROSSROADS TO PLANT
HARLEE BRANCH TO PANCRAS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SCOTTSBORO...WARFIELD...MILLEDGEVILLE...HARDWICK...EATONTON...OCONEE
SPRINGS PARK...ROCKVILLE...ROCK EAGLE 4-H CENTER...HARMONY AND
PHOENIX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3297 8324 3293 8336 3301 8336 3304 8340
3318 8343 3318 8355 3324 8354 3346 8341
3347 8329 3338 8322 3339 8319 3334 8314
3331 8315 3316 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 207DEG 19KT 3327 8340 3321 8325
3301 8324
$$888
WWUS52 KFFC 010142
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
942 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
GAC009-141-237-010200-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-120601T0200Z/
PUTNAM GA-BALDWIN GA-HANCOCK GA-
942 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK...CENTRAL BALDWIN AND EASTERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...
AT 937 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM HARMONY TO OCONEE SPRINGS PARK TO HARDWICK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ROCKVILLE AND PHOENIX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3298 8323 3296 8326 3302 8329 3306 8328
3317 8331 3332 8342 3346 8341 3347 8329
3338 8322 3339 8319 3334 8314 3330 8315
3315 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 207DEG 19KT 3344 8331 3328 8320
3308 8319
$$815
WWUS52 KFFC 010153
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
953 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
GAC009-141-237-010201-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0142.000000T0000Z-120601T0200Z/
PUTNAM GA-BALDWIN GA-HANCOCK GA-
953 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL HANCOCK...CENTRAL
BALDWIN AND EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1000 PM EDT...
AT 949 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM HARMONY TO OCONEE SPRINGS PARK TO MILLEDGEVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH. THIS LINE WAS WEAKENING BUT COULD STILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH AND DIME SIZED HAIL.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE INDOORS.
IF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST BEYOND THE EXPIRATION TIME OF
THIS WARNING...A NEW WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.
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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3298 8323 3296 8326 3302 8329 3306 8328
3317 8331 3332 8342 3346 8341 3347 8329
3338 8322 3339 8319 3334 8314 3330 8315
3315 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 207DEG 19KT 3348 8328 3332 8317
3312 8316
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 36 min |
| May 31, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro | 32 min |
| May 31, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro | 38 min |
| May 31, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 44 min |
| May 31, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 32 min |
| May 31, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 39 min |
| May 31, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 27 min |
| May 31, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Warren and 1 more | 51 min |
| May 31, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Walton | 43 min |
| May 31, 10:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson | 49 min |
| May 31, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 64 min |
| May 31, 11:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 44 min |
| May 31, 11:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 44 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.