Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2012, 1:38 PM EDT for Dodge County, Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2012, 1:38 PM EDT (17:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2012, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dodge County, GA, Laurens County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 2120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
628
WUUS52 KFFC 051738
SVRFFC
GAC091-175-051830-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0152.120605T1738Z-120605T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
138 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 230 PM EDT
* AT 137 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF EASTMAN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PLAINFIELD...GODWINSVILLE...JAY BIRD SPRINGS...ACHORD AND CEDAR
GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3216 8331 3218 8330 3224 8336 3228 8334
3232 8328 3235 8329 3229 8275 3219 8286
3220 8288 3218 8287 3214 8293 3215 8294
3214 8296 3212 8294 3209 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 281DEG 23KT 3225 8325
$$3 follow-up statements
696
WWUS52 KFFC 051800
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
200 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
GAC091-175-051830-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-120605T1830Z/
LAURENS GA-DODGE GA-
200 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL DODGE AND SOUTHERN LAURENS COUNTIES...
AT 157 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PLAINFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JAY
BIRD SPRINGS...ACHORD AND CEDAR GROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3217 8328 3232 8309 3229 8275 3219 8286
3220 8288 3218 8288 3214 8293 3215 8294
3214 8296 3212 8294 3209 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 281DEG 23KT 3222 8309
$$336
WWUS52 KFFC 051816
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
216 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
GAC091-175-051830-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-120605T1830Z/
LAURENS GA-DODGE GA-
216 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL DODGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTIES...
AT 212 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JAY BIRD SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CEDAR
GROVE.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3215 8319 3227 8294 3224 8281 3219 8287
3220 8288 3218 8288 3214 8293 3215 8294
3214 8296 3212 8294 3209 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 282DEG 24KT 3216 8295
$$185
WWUS52 KFFC 051826
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
226 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
GAC091-175-051836-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-120605T1830Z/
LAURENS GA-DODGE GA-
226 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DODGE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL LAURENS COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 230 PM EDT...
AT 222 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR ACHORD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED AND THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3215 8319 3227 8294 3224 8281 3219 8287
3220 8288 3218 8288 3214 8293 3215 8294
3214 8296 3212 8294 3209 8298
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 282DEG 24KT 3214 8287
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 5:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 5:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade, Walker | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 5:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 48 min |
| Jun 5, 6:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Walker | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 7:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 11:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Jones, Laurens and 2 more | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 12:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Peach, Pulaski, Twiggs | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 1:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Toombs | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Troup | 43 min |
| Jun 5, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox | 38 min |
| Jun 5, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Talbot, Troup | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Montgomery | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Sumter, Webster | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Peach, Taylor | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 47 min |
| Jun 5, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Houston, Macon, Peach, Taylor | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Meriwether, Pike and 1 more | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Jun 5, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 44 min |
| Jun 5, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Pike, Spalding and 1 more | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 52 min |
| Jun 5, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Henry, Lamar, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Jun 5, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 23 min |
| Jun 5, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 25 min |
| Jun 5, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen | 39 min |
| Jun 5, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.