Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 335, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2012, 3:10 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 50 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 14, 2012, 3:10 PM EDT (19:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Schley County, GA, Taylor County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 3:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Butler, GA | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN...SOME ON POWER LINES...ALONG HIGHWAY 96 EAST OF BUTLER TOWARD REYNOLDS. |
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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 102 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 546 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -203 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1220 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
885 WUUS52 KFFC 141910 SVRFFC GAC193-197-249-269-142000- /O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0335.120814T1910Z-120814T2000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 310 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL MACON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHERN SCHLEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 400 PM EDT * AT 308 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 NORTH OF BUENA VISTA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO IDEAL AND BUTLER. 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 3262 8417 3232 8409 3229 8454 3250 8460 TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 253DEG 14KT 3240 8447 $$
2 follow-up statements
438 WWUS52 KFFC 141934 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 334 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 GAC193-197-249-269-142000- /O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0335.000000T0000Z-120814T2000Z/ SCHLEY GA-MARION GA-MACON GA-TAYLOR GA- 334 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN TAYLOR...WEST CENTRAL MACON...NORTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTHERN SCHLEY COUNTIES... AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CEDAR CREEK...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHARING...MURRAYS CROSSROADS...RUPERT...BARTLETT...IDEAL AND BUTLER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX. && LAT...LON 3231 8438 3254 8445 3262 8417 3232 8409 TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 253DEG 14KT 3243 8436 $$
613 WWUS52 KFFC 142000 SVSFFC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 400 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 GAC193-197-249-269-142008- /O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0335.000000T0000Z-120814T2000Z/ SCHLEY GA-MARION GA-MACON GA-TAYLOR GA- 400 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN TAYLOR...WEST CENTRAL MACON...NORTHEASTERN MARION AND NORTHERN SCHLEY COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 400 PM EDT... AT 355 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 REYNOLDS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BARTLETT...IDEAL AND BUTLER. 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 3231 8438 3254 8445 3262 8417 3232 8409 TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 253DEG 14KT 3246 8425 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 3:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Haralson, Heard, Paulding, Polk | 79 min |
| Aug 14, 8:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Muscogee and 1 more | 25 min |
| Aug 14, 9:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 9:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 9:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Macon, Peach, Taylor | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Peach, Twiggs and 1 more | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Pulaski | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Johnson, Laurens, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Washington | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 11 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.