Severe Thunderstorm Warning 206, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 3, 2012, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)

Expired

Jul 3, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT

In force

43 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Dodge County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Wilcox County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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497 
WUUS52 KFFC 032247
SVRFFC
GAC091-271-315-032330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0206.120703T2247Z-120703T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
647 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  TELFAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 643 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MILAN TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILAN...
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  JACKSONVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 3179 8306 3180 8309 3180 8314 3184 8318
      3184 8324 3193 8323 3212 8304 3193 8280
      3178 8298 3177 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 312DEG 4KT 3199 8304 3187 8316

$$

043 
WWUS52 KFFC 032321
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
721 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

GAC091-271-315-032330-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0206.000000T0000Z-120703T2330Z/
WILCOX GA-TELFAIR GA-DODGE GA-
721 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DODGE...TELFAIR AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX
COUNTIES...

AT 715 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WORKMORE TO TEMPERANCE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHINA
HILL AND JACKSONVILLE.

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 3179 8306 3180 8309 3180 8314 3184 8318
      3184 8324 3193 8323 3212 8304 3193 8280
      3178 8298 3177 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 312DEG 4KT 3192 8300 3195 8313
          3186 8315

$$

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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.