Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 1, 2012, 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC)

Expired

Jul 1, 2012, 4:30 PM EDT

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Hancock County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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343 
WUUS52 KFFC 011950
SVRFFC
GAC141-012030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0176.120701T1950Z-120701T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
350 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 348 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND
  DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES   
  SOUTHWEST OF SPARTA. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DEVEREUX...BEULAH AND LINTON.

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 3321 8282 3319 8286 3313 8289 3310 8295
      3311 8298 3308 8301 3308 8305 3305 8310
      3311 8312 3315 8309 3317 8319 3325 8322
      3338 8303 3326 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 332DEG 2KT 3322 8308

$$

532 
WWUS52 KFFC 012024
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
424 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

GAC141-012033-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-120701T2030Z/
HANCOCK GA-
424 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HANCOCK COUNTY EXPIRES AT 430
PM EDT...

AT 421 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR SPARTA AND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BEULAH
AND LINTON.

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.

A WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED AT LEAST NICKEL SIZED HAIL AS THIS STORM
MOVED THROUGH THE CITY OF SPARTA. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE
STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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 3321 8282 3319 8286 3313 8289 3310 8295
      3311 8298 3308 8301 3308 8305 3305 8310
      3311 8312 3315 8309 3317 8319 3325 8322
      3338 8303 3326 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 332DEG 2KT 3320 8307

$$

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