Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2012, 7:42 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 48 min. 4 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
- Jun 10, 2012, 7:42 PM EDT (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2012, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:47 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Wadley, GA | LAW ENFORECEMENT REPORTED A TREE DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 1. |
| Jun 10, 7:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Riddleville, GA | 911 CENTER REPORTED 2 TREES DOWN ALONG GA HWY 231 IN RIDDLEVILLE. |
| Jun 10, 8:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Louisville, GA | JEFFERSON COUNTY 911 REPORTED A COUPLE OF DOWNED TREES ALONG OLD US 1 IN LOUISVILLE. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME OF 2005 EDT. |
| Jun 10, 8:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Wadley, GA | EMANUEL COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF A DOWNED TREE AND WASHED OUT DIRT ROADS. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME 2010 EDT. |
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 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 207 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
- 215 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 475 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
580
WUUS52 KFFC 102342
SVRFFC
GAC107-163-167-303-110030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0162.120610T2342Z-120611T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
742 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 738 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP
TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
RIDDLEVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BARTOW TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF
WADLEY...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DAVISBORO...LOUISVILLE AND WRENS.
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 3272 8238 3277 8261 3288 8280 3331 8234
3325 8224 3322 8222 3308 8228 3293 8227
3284 8231 3281 8222 3282 8215 3281 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 253DEG 39KT 3286 8260 3280 8249
3277 8236
$$2 follow-up statements
138
WWUS52 KFFC 110007
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
807 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012
GAC167-110017-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120611T0030Z/
JOHNSON GA-
807 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3281 8233 3283 8254 3294 8269 3331 8234
3325 8224 3322 8222 3308 8228 3293 8227
3284 8231 3281 8222 3282 8215 3281 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 253DEG 39KT 3294 8229 3288 8218
3285 8205
$$
GAC107-163-303-110030-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120611T0030Z/
WASHINGTON GA-EMANUEL GA-JEFFERSON GA-
807 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR JEFFERSON...EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL EMANUEL AND EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 803 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 MOXLEY TO COLEMANS LAKE TO 10 MILES EAST OF COLEMANS LAKE...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STELLAVILLE AND MATTHEWS.
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 3281 8233 3283 8254 3294 8269 3331 8234
3325 8224 3322 8222 3308 8228 3293 8227
3284 8231 3281 8222 3282 8215 3281 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 253DEG 39KT 3294 8229 3288 8218
3285 8205
$$162
WWUS52 KFFC 110030
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
830 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012
GAC107-163-303-110040-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-120611T0030Z/
WASHINGTON GA-EMANUEL GA-JEFFERSON GA-
830 PM EDT SUN JUN 10 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JEFFERSON...EXTREME NORTH
CENTRAL EMANUEL AND EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 830
PM EDT...
AT 827 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLEMANS LAKE TO 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF
COLEMANS LAKE TO 28 MILES EAST OF COLEMANS LAKE...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
STELLAVILLE AND MATTHEWS.
THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS STORM...IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE INDOORS. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST BEYOND THE EXPIRATION TIME OF THIS WARNING...A NEW WARNING
WILL BE ISSUED.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3281 8233 3283 8254 3294 8269 3331 8234
3325 8224 3322 8222 3308 8228 3293 8227
3284 8231 3281 8222 3282 8215 3281 8215
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 253DEG 39KT 3294 8229 3288 8218
3285 8205
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 40 min |
| Jun 10, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Peach | 51 min |
| Jun 10, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Meriwether, Upson | 65 min |
| Jun 10, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 64 min |
| Jun 10, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, Webster | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Putnam | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter, Talbot | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Morgan, Putnam | 35 min |
| Jun 10, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Douglas | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Monroe and 3 more | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 48 min |
| Jun 10, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Pulaski and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Walton | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Paulding, Polk | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski, Twiggs | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Toombs, Treutlen | 50 min |
| Jun 10, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 59 min |
| Jun 10, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 59 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.