Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 276, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2012, 5:12 PM EDT for Morgan County, Newton County, Walton County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 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 16, 2012, 5:12 PM EDT (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA, Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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 16, 5:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Social Circle, GA | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN IN SOCIAL CIRCLE. TIME IS BASED ON RADAR. |
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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 835 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
191 WUUS52 KFFC 162112 SVRFFC GAC211-217-297-162200- /O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0276.120716T2112Z-120716T2200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 512 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 600 PM EDT * AT 508 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 RUTLEDGE THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEWBORN...MANSFIELD...SOCIAL CIRCLE AND JERSEY. 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 3362 8350 3348 8374 3370 8387 3378 8360 TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 064DEG 2KT 3366 8365 $$
3 follow-up statements
121 WWUS52 KFFC 162117 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 517 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012 GAC211-217-297-162200- /O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0276.000000T0000Z-120716T2200Z/ WALTON GA-NEWTON GA-MORGAN GA- 517 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN NEWTON AND SOUTHERN WALTON COUNTIES... AT 512 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EBENEZER...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO NEWBORN...HERNDONVILLE...SOCIAL CIRCLE...BRICK STORE...MANSFIELD AND JERSEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX. && LAT...LON 3362 8350 3349 8374 3370 8387 3378 8360 TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 090DEG 5KT 3368 8365 $$
885 WWUS52 KFFC 162125 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 525 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012 GAC211-217-297-162200- /O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0276.000000T0000Z-120716T2200Z/ WALTON GA-NEWTON GA-MORGAN GA- 525 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN NEWTON AND SOUTHERN WALTON COUNTIES... AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EBENEZER...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HERNDONVILLE...SOCIAL CIRCLE...BRICK STORE...MANSFIELD AND JERSEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WALTON COUNTY 911 REPORTED DOWNED TREES IN SOCIAL CIRCLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM...SEEK SAFE SHELTER AND STAY 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 3362 8350 3349 8374 3370 8387 3378 8360 TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 090DEG 5KT 3368 8366 $$
716 WWUS52 KFFC 162148 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 548 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012 GAC211-217-297-162200- /O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0276.000000T0000Z-120716T2200Z/ WALTON GA-NEWTON GA-MORGAN GA- 548 PM EDT MON JUL 16 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN NEWTON AND SOUTHERN WALTON COUNTIES... AT 545 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HERNDONVILLE...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRICK STORE...MANSFIELD...SOCIAL CIRCLE AND JERSEY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WALTON COUNTY IN THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...DITCHES...AND LOW-LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX. && LAT...LON 3362 8350 3349 8374 3370 8387 3378 8360 TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 090DEG 5KT 3368 8370 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 15 min |
| Jul 16, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, White | 20 min |
| Jul 16, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall, White | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 36 min |
| Jul 16, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 15 min |
| Jul 16, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 22 min |
| Jul 16, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fulton | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 36 min |
| Jul 16, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 24 min |
| Jul 16, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Putnam | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 25 min |
| Jul 16, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 23 min |
| Jul 16, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 29 min |
| Jul 16, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 26 min |
| Jul 16, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 28 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.