Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2012, 2:41 PM EDT for Dooly County, Pulaski County, Wilcox County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 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, 2:41 PM EDT (18:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2012, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dooly County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Wilcox County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.
948
WUUS52 KFFC 051841
SVRFFC
GAC093-235-315-051930-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0155.120605T1841Z-120605T1930Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
241 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DOOLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN WILCOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 330 PM EDT
* AT 237 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 NEAR VIENNA...
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PINEVIEW AND ABBEVILLE.
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 3198 8361 3203 8361 3203 8380 3218 8379
3218 8330 3215 8332 3213 8331 3210 8333
3209 8330 3201 8330 3200 8328 3198 8329
3194 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 274DEG 21KT 3209 8369
$$1 follow-up statement
332
WWUS52 KFFC 051907
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
307 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
GAC093-051917-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-120605T1930Z/
DOOLY GA-
307 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOOLY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELED.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3198 8361 3218 8361 3218 8332 3215 8332
3213 8331 3211 8333 3210 8333 3208 8330
3201 8330 3200 8328 3198 8329 3194 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 274DEG 21KT 3208 8351
$$
GAC235-315-051930-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-120605T1930Z/
WILCOX GA-PULASKI GA-
307 PM EDT TUE JUN 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN PULASKI AND NORTHERN WILCOX COUNTIES...
AT 302 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
POPE CITY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PINEVIEW...CEDAR CREEK...OCMULGEE BANKS AND ABBEVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3198 8361 3218 8361 3218 8332 3215 8332
3213 8331 3211 8333 3210 8333 3208 8330
3201 8330 3200 8328 3198 8329 3194 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 274DEG 21KT 3208 8351
$$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, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 52 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, 2:46 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.