Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 348, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 10, 2012, 4:02 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 10, 2012, 4:02 PM EST (21:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2012, 4:45 PM EST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Putnam County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
434
WUUS52 KFFC 102102
SVRFFC
GAC133-141-211-237-102145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0348.121210T2102Z-121210T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
402 PM EST MON DEC 10 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 445 PM EST
* AT 358 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP
TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
MADISON TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF MADISON TO 9 MILES WEST OF EATONTON...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BUCKHEAD...PHOENIX...REYNOLDS PLANTATION...GREENSBORO...SILOAM...
UNION POINT AND WHITE PLAINS.
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 3362 8298 3362 8300 3360 8299 3357 8301
3349 8298 3347 8301 3345 8299 3326 8306
3331 8354 3344 8353 3345 8357 3360 8357
3367 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 269DEG 31KT 3354 8343 3347 8342
3330 8350
$$2 follow-up statements
301
WWUS52 KFFC 102127
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
427 PM EST MON DEC 10 2012
GAC211-102136-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0348.000000T0000Z-121210T2145Z/
MORGAN GA-
427 PM EST MON DEC 10 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MORGAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE STORM HAS EXITED THE WARNED AREA. HEAVY RAIN AND
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS MORGAN COUNTY OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3362 8298 3362 8300 3360 8299 3357 8301
3348 8299 3347 8301 3345 8299 3334 8304
3338 8336 3348 8332 3349 8328 3354 8327
3360 8335 3362 8336 3367 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 258DEG 36KT 3363 8314 3356 8313
3339 8321
$$
GAC133-141-237-102145-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0348.000000T0000Z-121210T2145Z/
PUTNAM GA-GREENE GA-HANCOCK GA-
427 PM EST MON DEC 10 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EST
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HANCOCK...GREENE AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM
COUNTIES...
AT 422 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM GREENSBORO TO PHOENIX...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
VEAZEY...LIBERTY...UNION POINT...SILOAM...JACKSONVILLE...WHITE PLAINS
AND DANIEL SPRINGS.
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 3362 8298 3362 8300 3360 8299 3357 8301
3348 8299 3347 8301 3345 8299 3334 8304
3338 8336 3348 8332 3349 8328 3354 8327
3360 8335 3362 8336 3367 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 258DEG 36KT 3363 8314 3356 8313
3339 8321
$$854
WWUS52 KFFC 102138
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
438 PM EST MON DEC 10 2012
GAC133-141-237-102146-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0348.000000T0000Z-121210T2145Z/
PUTNAM GA-GREENE GA-HANCOCK GA-
438 PM EST MON DEC 10 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HANCOCK...GREENE
AND NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 445 PM EST...
AT 431 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKEN BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS. THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 445 PM EST.
STRONG STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM UNION POINT
TO SILOAM TO LIBERTY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE
PLAINS AND DANIEL SPRINGS.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
LAT...LON 3362 8298 3362 8300 3360 8299 3357 8301
3348 8299 3347 8301 3345 8299 3334 8304
3338 8336 3348 8332 3349 8328 3354 8327
3360 8335 3362 8336 3367 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 258DEG 36KT 3364 8302 3357 8301
3340 8309
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Dec 10, 5:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 63 min |
| Dec 10, 6:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield | 47 min |
| Dec 10, 6:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 31 min |
| Dec 10, 6:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 35 min |
| Dec 10, 8:15 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs and 2 more | 105 min |
| Dec 10, 11:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 51 min |
| Dec 10, 11:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 25 min |
| Dec 10, 12:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 39 min |
| Dec 10, 12:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard | 48 min |
| Dec 10, 3:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 49 min |
| Dec 10, 3:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 31 min |
| Dec 10, 3:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.