Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 2012, 9:37 PM EDT for Bartow County, Gordon County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 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
- Mar 15, 2012, 9:37 PM EDT (01:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Bartow County, GA, Gordon County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 9:55 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Ssw Sonoraville, GA | BARTOW COUNTY 911 EMPLOYEE REPORTED DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT THEIR RESIDENCE NEAR THE GORDON-BARTOW COUNTY LINE. NOTED HAIL COVERED LAWN AND CAR HOODS. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME OF 955 PM EDT FOR HAIL IN THE AREA. |
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 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2399 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
035
WUUS52 KFFC 160137
SVRFFC
GAC015-129-160200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0058.120316T0137Z-120316T0200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
937 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN GORDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
* AT 936 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ADAIRSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
FOLSOM...SONORAVILLE...PINE LOG...FUNKHOUSER AND FAIRMOUNT.
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 3453 8475 3439 8465 3436 8466 3435 8464
3433 8466 3421 8488 3436 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 236DEG 14KT 3434 8485
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 42 min |
| Mar 16, 12:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 1:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Twiggs | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 10 min |
| Mar 16, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 22 min |
| Mar 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 14 min |
| Mar 16, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 25 min |
| Mar 16, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 26 min |
| Mar 16, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 24 min |
| Mar 16, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 45 min |
| Mar 16, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 42 min |
| Mar 16, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 42 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.