Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2012, 5:11 PM EDT for Crawford County, Monroe County, Upson County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 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, 5:11 PM EDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crawford County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Upson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 5:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Musella, GA | 1 TREE DOWN ON HOPEWELL ROAD IN MUSELLA. |
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 69 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.
151
WUUS52 KFFC 032111
SVRFFC
GAC079-207-293-032200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0200.120703T2111Z-120703T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
511 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 510 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
YATESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CULLODEN.
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 3268 8411 3268 8410 3268 8413 3289 8433
3299 8420 3299 8415 3297 8412 3293 8412
3293 8406 3283 8390 3267 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 315DEG 7KT 3289 8418
$$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, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 51 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.