Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 5, 2012, 8:29 PM EDT (00:29 UTC)

Expired

Jul 5, 2012, 9:01 PM EDT

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Butts County, GA, Henry County, GA, Spalding County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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064 
WUUS52 KFFC 060029
SVRFFC
GAC035-151-255-060115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0236.120706T0029Z-120706T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
829 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME WEST CENTRAL BUTTS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SPALDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 915 PM EDT

* AT 827 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 SUNNY
  SIDE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  GRIFFIN AND ORCHARD HILL.

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 3336 8435 3337 8436 3341 8431 3331 8410
      3328 8409 3325 8412 3318 8413 3318 8422
      3319 8423 3319 8434 3335 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 313DEG 8KT 3333 8428

$$

152 
WWUS52 KFFC 060101
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
901 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

GAC035-151-255-060110-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0236.000000T0000Z-120706T0115Z/
SPALDING GA-BUTTS GA-HENRY GA-
901 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HENRY...EXTREME
WEST CENTRAL BUTTS AND SPALDING COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 
SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...VERY 
HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

AT 900 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THE WEAKEN STORMED WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN SPALDING COUNTY AND 
MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. 

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 3336 8435 3337 8436 3341 8431 3331 8410
      3328 8409 3325 8412 3318 8413 3318 8422
      3319 8423 3319 8434 3335 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 313DEG 8KT 3321 8427

$$

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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.