Severe Thunderstorm Warning 324, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2012, 3:36 PM EDT (19:36 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2012, 4:15 PM EDT

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Macon County, GA, Schley County, GA, Taylor County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS52 KFFC 021936
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GAC193-249-269-022015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0324.120802T1936Z-120802T2015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN MACON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN SCHLEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 332 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 8 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF IDEAL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  RUPERT...FOUNTAINVILLE...BARTLETT...GARDEN VALLEY...HICKS AND
  MURRAYS CROSSROADS.

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 3244 8398 3221 8423 3236 8437 3262 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 314DEG 6KT 3243 8430

$$

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.