Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 234, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2012, 8:08 PM EDT for Coweta County, Fayette County, Spalding County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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 5, 2012, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Spalding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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 5, 8:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nw Brooks, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED 6 TREES DOWN ALONG/NEAR THE GA HWY 85 CONNECTOR. |
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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 1415 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
662
WUUS52 KFFC 060008
SVRFFC
GAC077-113-255-060100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0234.120706T0008Z-120706T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
808 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
WESTERN SPALDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 804 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 BROOKS...
MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HARALSON.
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 3341 8455 3341 8439 3336 8440 3335 8437
3319 8434 3319 8437 3321 8440 3321 8445
3319 8449 3319 8450 3322 8451 3322 8460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 357DEG 13KT 3330 8446
$$2 follow-up statements
008
WWUS52 KFFC 060025
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
825 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
GAC077-113-255-060100-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0234.000000T0000Z-120706T0100Z/
SPALDING GA-COWETA GA-FAYETTE GA-
825 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN FAYETTE...SOUTHEASTERN COWETA AND WESTERN SPALDING
COUNTIES...
AT 822 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
DIGBEY...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HARALSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3341 8455 3341 8439 3336 8440 3335 8437
3319 8434 3319 8437 3321 8440 3321 8445
3319 8449 3319 8450 3322 8451 3322 8460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 357DEG 13KT 3324 8446
$$875
WWUS52 KFFC 060058
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
858 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
GAC077-113-255-060106-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0234.000000T0000Z-120706T0100Z/
SPALDING GA-COWETA GA-FAYETTE GA-
858 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN
FAYETTE...SOUTHEASTERN COWETA AND WESTERN SPALDING COUNTIES WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT...
AT 855 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
ONCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAD WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...AND WAS
LOCATED FROM NEAR BROOKS TO NEAR DIGBEY... AND MOVING SOUTH AT 10
MPH. SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM..
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HARALSON.
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 3341 8455 3341 8439 3336 8440 3335 8437
3319 8434 3319 8437 3321 8440 3321 8445
3319 8449 3319 8450 3322 8451 3322 8460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 012DEG 10KT 3324 8446
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns, Union, White | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 24 min |
| Jul 5, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade, Walker | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray, Pickens | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Spalding | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 24 min |
| Jul 5, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 33 min |
| Jul 5, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Polk | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe | 53 min |
| Jul 5, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 10:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 min |
| Jul 5, 10:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 23 min |
| Jul 5, 11:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 11:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 11:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Jul 5, 11:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 11:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 12:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 12:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 12:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 28 min |
| Jul 6, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 30 min |
| Jul 6, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Newton, Putnam, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 44 min |
| Jul 6, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.