Severe Thunderstorm Warning 326, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2012, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2012, 4:37 PM EDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Marion County, GA, Schley County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS52 KFFC 022013
SVRFFC
GAC197-249-022100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0326.120802T2013Z-120802T2100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  WESTERN SCHLEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 410 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 6 MILES
  NORTHEAST OF BUENA VISTA...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PUTNAM...TAZEWELL...DOYLE...OAKLAND...MARION ESTATES...BRANTLEY AND
  ZELLOBEE.

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 3221 8460 3224 8465 3250 8462 3251 8444
      3248 8441 3241 8439 3243 8438 3243 8436
      3238 8435 3240 8434 3221 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 083DEG 9KT 3236 8443

$$

792 
WWUS52 KFFC 022037
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
437 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012

GAC197-249-022048-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0326.000000T0000Z-120802T2100Z/
SCHLEY GA-MARION GA-
437 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARION AND WESTERN SCHLEY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 
SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER...STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...VERY 
HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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 3221 8460 3224 8465 3250 8462 3251 8444
      3248 8441 3241 8439 3243 8438 3243 8436
      3238 8435 3240 8434 3221 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 083DEG 9KT 3235 8450

$$

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.