Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2012, 8:16 PM EDT for Floyd County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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 6, 2012, 8:16 PM EDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2012, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Floyd County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Rome, GA | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 15 TREES DOWN ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF ROME NEAR THE SILVER CREEK AREA INCLUDING PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD. |
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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 366 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2130 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
046 WUUS52 KFFC 070016 SVRFFC GAC115-070100- /O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0248.120707T0016Z-120707T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 816 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 811 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 ROME... MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAVE SPRING. 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 3427 8510 3412 8508 3408 8542 3428 8546 TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 073DEG 12KT 3419 8519 $$
2 follow-up statements
117 WWUS52 KFFC 070033 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 833 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 GAC115-070100- /O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0248.000000T0000Z-120707T0100Z/ FLOYD GA- 833 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY... AT 830 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LINDALE...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO COOSA AND CAVE SPRING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX. && LAT...LON 3409 8536 3426 8541 3427 8510 3412 8508 TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 071DEG 12KT 3416 8525 $$
123 WWUS52 KFFC 070053 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 853 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 GAC115-070100- /O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0248.000000T0000Z-120707T0100Z/ FLOYD GA- 853 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL FLOYD COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT... AT 848 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CAVE SPRING...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. 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 3409 8536 3426 8541 3427 8510 3412 8508 TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 071DEG 12KT 3414 8531 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 24 min |
| Jul 6, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 8:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 10:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 10:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 11:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 2:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 2:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 30 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.