Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2012, 1:47 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 58 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
- Jun 11, 2012, 1:47 PM EDT (17:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2012, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 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 11, 1:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Soperton, GA | TREUTLEN COUNTY 911 RELAYED A REPORT OF TWO TREES DOWN IN THE SOPERTON 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 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
137
WUUS52 KFFC 111747
SVRFFC
GAC107-163-167-209-283-303-111845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0164.120611T1747Z-120611T1845Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
147 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
TREUTLEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 245 PM EDT
* AT 144 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
SOUTHWEST OF HARRISON THROUGH SOUTH OF HARRISON TO SOPERTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RIDDLEVILLE...BARTOW...NUNEZ...SUMMERTOWN...WADLEY...SWAINSBORO...
TWIN CITY...LOUISVILLE AND GARFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM MAY OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
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 3255 8203 3255 8208 3235 8241 3229 8270
3234 8275 3241 8259 3249 8254 3251 8266
3253 8258 3256 8260 3265 8260 3283 8285
3306 8245 3304 8228 3293 8227 3284 8231
3281 8213 3266 8208 3260 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 240DEG 37KT 3275 8293 3275 8281
3270 8269 3260 8259 3252 8263 3236 8266
$$2 follow-up statements
170
WWUS52 KFFC 111820
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
220 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2012
GAC209-283-111829-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-120611T1845Z/
TREUTLEN GA-MONTGOMERY GA-
220 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND
TREUTLEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE AREA OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES...HOWEVER
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AND OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING ARE STILL OCCURRING IN THIS AREA.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3255 8203 3255 8208 3240 8233 3248 8244
3252 8254 3265 8260 3283 8285 3306 8245
3304 8228 3293 8227 3284 8231 3281 8222
3281 8213 3266 8208 3260 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 240DEG 37KT 3290 8267 3291 8250
3287 8235 3276 8224 3268 8222 3247 8232
$$
GAC107-163-167-303-111845-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-120611T1845Z/
WASHINGTON GA-JOHNSON GA-EMANUEL GA-JEFFERSON GA-
220 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON...EMANUEL...EASTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 214 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 HARRISON TO BARTOW TO WADLEY TO SUMMERTOWN TO MODOC TO NUNEZ...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THREE
POINTS...COLEMANS LAKE...RIDDLEVILLE...LEXSY...MOXLEY...CANOOCHEE...
TWIN CITY...GARFIELD...GEORGE L SMITH STATE PARK AND LOUISVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM MAY OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
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 3255 8203 3255 8208 3240 8233 3248 8244
3252 8254 3265 8260 3283 8285 3306 8245
3304 8228 3293 8227 3284 8231 3281 8222
3281 8213 3266 8208 3260 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1819Z 240DEG 37KT 3290 8267 3291 8250
3287 8235 3276 8224 3268 8222 3247 8232
$$742
WWUS52 KFFC 111838
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
238 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2012
GAC107-163-167-303-111846-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-120611T1845Z/
WASHINGTON GA-JOHNSON GA-EMANUEL GA-JEFFERSON GA-
238 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JEFFERSON...
EMANUEL...EASTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 245 PM EDT...
AT 234 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM MOXLEY TO LOUISVILLE...COLEMANS LAKE...THREE POINTS...GARFIELD
AND THE GEORGE L SMITH STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THESE
COUNTIES...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS
THROUGH 245 PM EDT.
THIS IS STILL A DANGEROUS STORM...IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE INDOORS. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST BEYOND THE EXPIRATION TIME OF THIS WARNING...A NEW WARNING
WILL BE ISSUED.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3255 8203 3255 8208 3240 8233 3248 8244
3252 8254 3265 8260 3283 8285 3306 8245
3304 8228 3293 8227 3284 8231 3281 8222
3281 8213 3266 8208 3260 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 240DEG 37KT 3296 8244 3298 8233
3295 8220 3285 8207 3270 8203 3251 8218
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 8:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 11, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Pulaski | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski, Twiggs | 43 min |
| Jun 11, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 39 min |
| Jun 11, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler and 1 more | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 18 min |
| Jun 11, 3:47 PM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 30 more | 13 hr |
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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.