Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2012, 5:09 PM EDT for Macon County, Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 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
- Jul 3, 2012, 5:09 PM EDT (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Macon County, GA, Taylor County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 5:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 N Montezuma, GA | 6 TO 8 TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 49 AND HIGHWAY 224. ALSO HAD SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN IN THESE AREAS. |
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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 1364 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
546
WUUS52 KFFC 032109
SVRFFC
GAC193-269-032200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0199.120703T2109Z-120703T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
509 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
MACON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 505 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 IDEAL...
MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MONTEZUMA AND OGLETHORPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND 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 3248 8429 3260 8408 3251 8401 3251 8402
3250 8400 3236 8389 3224 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 353DEG 5KT 3244 8419
$$1 follow-up statement
122
WWUS52 KFFC 032132
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
532 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
GAC193-269-032200-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-120703T2200Z/
MACON GA-TAYLOR GA-
532 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TAYLOR AND MACON COUNTIES...
AT 528 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
REYNOLDS...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS WERE
LOCATED OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL MACON COUNTY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
POTTERVILLE...HICKS...WINCHESTER...WHITEWATER STATE PARK...
FOUNTAINVILLE...BARTLETT...GARDEN VALLEY...IDEAL...MONTEZUMA AND
OGLETHORPE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3248 8429 3260 8408 3251 8401 3251 8402
3250 8401 3236 8389 3224 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 339DEG 8KT 3254 8409
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 13 min |
| Jul 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lee | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox | 32 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.