Severe Thunderstorm Warning 277, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 17, 2012, 2:05 PM EDT (18:05 UTC)

Expired

Jul 17, 2012, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Newton County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Walton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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WUUS52 KFFC 171805
SVRFFC
GAC217-247-297-171845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0277.120717T1805Z-120717T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
205 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 200 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 WALNUT
  GROVE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  OXFORD...COVINGTON...GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL HORSE PARK AND LAKEVIEW
  ESTATES.

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 3375 8369 3352 8375 3371 8407 3372 8406
      3380 8397 3385 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 032DEG 5KT 3372 8384

$$

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193 
WWUS52 KFFC 171835
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
235 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

GAC217-247-297-171845-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0277.000000T0000Z-120717T1845Z/
WALTON GA-ROCKDALE GA-NEWTON GA-
235 PM EDT TUE JUL 17 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN NEWTON...NORTHEASTERN ROCKDALE AND SOUTHWESTERN WALTON
COUNTIES...

AT 232 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
GUM CREEK...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BRICK
STORE...OXFORD...COVINGTON...GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL HORSE PARK...
LAKEVIEW ESTATES AND MILSTEAD.

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 3368 8372 3352 8375 3371 8407 3372 8406
      3380 8397
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 029DEG 6KT 3368 8387

$$

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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.