Severe Thunderstorm Warning 323, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2012, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2012, 3:45 PM EDT

In force

43 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Washington County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS52 KFFC 021902
SVRFFC
GAC107-163-167-303-021945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0323.120802T1902Z-120802T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
302 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  EASTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 259 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 11 MILES EAST
  OF WRIGHTSVILLE  THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PRINGLE...NEW HOME...MEEKS...DONOVAN AND KITE.

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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3257 8249 3271 8276 3291 8263 3281 8237
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 039DEG 2KT 3275 8253

$$

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012

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.