Severe Thunderstorm Warning 340, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 14, 2012, 5:21 PM EDT (21:21 UTC)

Expired

Aug 14, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

502 
WUUS52 KFFC 142121
SVRFFC
GAC023-167-175-289-303-319-142200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0340.120814T2121Z-120814T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
521 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  EXTREME EAST CENTRAL TWIGGS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN WILKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 520 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 DANVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MONTROSE...DUDLEY...IRWINTON...TOOMSBORO...EAST DUBLIN...DUBLIN AND
  OCONEE.

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 3292 8289 3253 8285 3254 8324 3279 8329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 252DEG 17KT 3269 8323

$$

307 
WWUS52 KFFC 142133
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
533 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012

GAC023-289-142143-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0340.000000T0000Z-120814T2200Z/
TWIGGS GA-BLECKLEY GA-
533 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY
AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL TWIGGS COUNTIES 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 3255 8320 3279 8329 3292 8289 3253 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 252DEG 17KT 3271 8317

$$

GAC167-175-303-319-142200-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0340.000000T0000Z-120814T2200Z/
WASHINGTON GA-LAURENS GA-JOHNSON GA-WILKINSON GA-
533 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN WILKINSON...NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN LAURENS
AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 529 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6
MILES WEST OF NICKLESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
IRWINTON...CHAPPELLS MILL...TOOMSBORO...EAST DUBLIN...DUBLIN AND
OCONEE.

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 3255 8320 3279 8329 3292 8289 3253 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 252DEG 17KT 3271 8317

$$

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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.