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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 332, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 9, 2012Jasper County, Jones County, Monroe County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2012, 5:31 PM EDT for Jasper County, Jones County, Monroe County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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
Aug 9, 2012, 5:31 PM EDT (21:31 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2012, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 9, 5:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 S Plant Scherer, GAMONROE COUNTY 911 RELAYED REPORTS OF SEVERAL DOWNED TREES IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. MOST OF THE TREES HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM ROADS...BUT ONE LARGE TREE STILL REMAINS BLOCKING ROCKAWAY ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 68 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2012-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2486 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2012-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2486 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
661 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

073 
WUUS52 KFFC 092131
SVRFFC
GAC159-169-207-092215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0332.120809T2131Z-120809T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
531 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN JONES COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 528 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
  FORSYTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIGH
  FALLS STATE PARK...PLANT SCHERER...BLOUNT...DAMES FERRY...JARRELL
  PLANTATION...JULIETTE...BERNER...WAYSIDE...BRADLEY AND ROUND OAK.

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 3285 8412 3293 8412 3295 8404 3320 8404
      3320 8386 3318 8382 3319 8381 3321 8383
      3325 8381 3334 8386 3338 8385 3320 8355
      3317 8354 3318 8352 3312 8343 3285 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 220DEG 16KT 3302 8390

$$
3 follow-up statements
013 
WWUS52 KFFC 092139
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
539 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

GAC159-169-207-092215-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0332.000000T0000Z-120809T2215Z/
MONROE GA-JONES GA-JASPER GA-
539 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN JONES AND MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 537 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
PLANT SCHERER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIGH
FALLS STATE PARK...DAMES FERRY...BLOUNT...JARRELL PLANTATION...
JULIETTE...BERNER...WAYSIDE...BRADLEY...BLOUNTSVILLE...ROUND OAK...
MCELHENEYS CROSSROADS...TURTLE COVE...HILLSBORO AND ADGATEVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF ON OR NEAR LAKE JULIETTE...GET OUT OF THE WATER IMMEDIATELY AND 
MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. 
REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS FAR AS 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT 
THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE 
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON 
THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM!

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 3285 8412 3293 8412 3295 8404 3320 8404
      3320 8386 3318 8382 3319 8381 3321 8383
      3325 8381 3334 8386 3338 8385 3320 8355
      3317 8354 3318 8352 3312 8343 3285 8389
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 220DEG 16KT 3302 8382

$$
671 
WWUS52 KFFC 092148
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
548 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

GAC159-169-207-092215-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0332.000000T0000Z-120809T2215Z/
MONROE GA-JONES GA-JASPER GA-
548 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN JONES AND MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 546 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DAMES FERRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WAYSIDE...MCELHENEYS CROSSROADS...ROUND OAK...BRADLEY...TURTLE
COVE...BLOUNTSVILLE...HILLSBORO AND ADGATEVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF ON OR NEAR LAKE JULIETTE...GET OUT OF THE WATER IMMEDIATELY AND 
MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. 
REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE AS FAR AS 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT 
THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE 
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON 
THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM!

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 3320 8404 3320 8386 3318 8382 3319 8381
      3321 8383 3325 8381 3334 8386 3338 8385
      3320 8355 3317 8354 3318 8352 3312 8343
      3285 8389 3285 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 230DEG 18KT 3304 8372

$$
844 
WWUS52 KFFC 092208
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
608 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

GAC207-092217-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0332.000000T0000Z-120809T2215Z/
MONROE GA-
608 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MONROE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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 3298 8372 3303 8372 3313 8382 3315 8381
      3316 8383 3327 8366 3320 8355 3317 8354
      3317 8350 3312 8343 3296 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 230DEG 18KT 3314 8358

$$

GAC159-169-092215-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0332.000000T0000Z-120809T2215Z/
JONES GA-JASPER GA-
608 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN JASPER AND NORTHERN JONES COUNTIES...

AT 603 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS. THIS STORM WAS 
LOCATED NEAR ROUND OAK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BLOUNTSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND 40 MPH 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 3298 8372 3303 8372 3313 8382 3315 8381
      3316 8383 3327 8366 3320 8355 3317 8354
      3317 8350 3312 8343 3296 8371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 230DEG 18KT 3314 8358

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb30 min
Aug 8, 8:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga29 min
Aug 9, 11:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Polk39 min
Aug 9, 11:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd28 min
Aug 9, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd46 min
Aug 9, 12:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd, Polk30 min
Aug 9, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow37 min
Aug 9, 12:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Walker26 min
Aug 9, 1:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Catoosa, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Walker and 1 more30 min
Aug 9, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer27 min
Aug 9, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard26 min
Aug 9, 1:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson36 min
Aug 9, 1:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer36 min
Aug 9, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Heard34 min
Aug 9, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wilkinson29 min
Aug 9, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens32 min
Aug 9, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wilkinson23 min
Aug 9, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette35 min
Aug 9, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard, Troup33 min
Aug 9, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta32 min
Aug 9, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton23 min
Aug 9, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard, Troup17 min
Aug 9, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin30 min
Aug 9, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike, Spalding32 min
Aug 9, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Meriwether, Troup31 min
Aug 9, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter26 min
Aug 9, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPutnam31 min
Aug 9, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White27 min
Aug 9, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSpalding33 min
Aug 9, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Houston, Macon, Pulaski27 min
Aug 9, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Pulaski38 min
Aug 9, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper36 min
Aug 9, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett35 min
Aug 9, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge33 min
Aug 9, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Houston, Twiggs29 min
Aug 9, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Walton26 min
Aug 9, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson37 min
Aug 9, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler28 min
Aug 9, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Emanuel, Johnson, Jones, Laurens, Montgomery and 6 more55 min
Aug 9, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes37 min
Aug 9, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones86 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.