Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 239, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2012, 9:10 PM EDT for Lamar County, Monroe County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. 2 reports 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, 9:10 PM EDT (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2012, 9:47 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lamar County, GA, Monroe County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 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, 9:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Forsyth, GA | SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS HIGHFALLS ROAD WEST OF FORSYTH. HOUSE HIGH BY LIGHTNING ON JOHNSONVILE ROAD. |
| Jul 5, 9:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 E Barnesville, GA | SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWN AROUND MOTT ROAD ABOUT 6 MILES EAST OF BARNESVILLE. |
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, 1.2 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
- 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.
524
WUUS52 KFFC 060110
SVRFFC
GAC171-207-060200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0239.120706T0110Z-120706T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
910 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
* AT 909 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 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FORSYTH...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 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 3305 8413 3308 8397 3294 8374 3291 8377
3289 8382 3285 8389 3285 8412
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 342DEG 30KT 3296 8401
$$2 follow-up statements
481
WWUS52 KFFC 060127
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
927 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
GAC171-207-060200-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-120706T0200Z/
MONROE GA-LAMAR GA-
927 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR AND SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 925 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSSELLVILLE...MOVING
SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BOLINGBROKE AND CULLODEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
&&
LAT...LON 3305 8413 3308 8397 3294 8374 3291 8377
3289 8382 3285 8389 3285 8412
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 345DEG 13KT 3290 8403
$$236
WWUS52 KFFC 060147
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
947 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
GAC171-207-060157-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0239.000000T0000Z-120706T0200Z/
MONROE GA-LAMAR GA-
947 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR AND
SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SEVERE WEATHER.
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 3305 8413 3308 8397 3294 8374 3291 8377
3289 8382 3285 8389 3285 8412
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 345DEG 13KT 3283 8401
$$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, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 52 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, 9:19 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 |
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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.