Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2012, 4:51 PM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 54 min. 5 reports 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
- Apr 5, 2012, 4:51 PM EDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2012, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 5:11 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Swainsboro, GA | ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN ON WEST MORNING STREET. |
| Apr 5, 5:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Kite, GA | FIRE RESCUE REPORTED ONE TREE DOWN ALONG MIDAS BRANTLEY ROAD. |
| Apr 5, 5:16 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Swainsboro, GA | ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING WEST CHURCH STREET. |
| Apr 5, 5:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Summertown, GA | ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING A PORTION OF MCGARRH MILL POND ROAD. |
| Apr 5, 5:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ese Summertown, GA | ONE TREE BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING A PORTION OF LAWRENCE SHERROD ROAD. |
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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 871 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
492
WUUS52 KFFC 052051
SVRFFC
GAC107-163-167-175-283-303-319-052145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0076.120405T2051Z-120405T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
451 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
EAST CENTRAL WILKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTH CENTRAL TREUTLEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
* AT 446 PM EDT...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
OCONEE TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WRIGHTSVILLE TO ADRIAN...MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TENNILLE...SANDERSVILLE...HARRISON...SWAINSBORO...RIDDLEVILLE...
DAVISBORO...BARTOW...SUMMERTOWN...WADLEY...GARFIELD AND LOUISVILLE.
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 3242 8260 3263 8283 3285 8311 3319 8237
3299 8227 3293 8227 3284 8231 3281 8222
3282 8218 3271 8209 3266 8208 3263 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 255DEG 34KT 3281 8291 3266 8271
3251 8256
$$2 follow-up statements
644
WWUS52 KFFC 052115
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
515 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012
GAC175-283-319-052125-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-120405T2145Z/
TREUTLEN GA-LAURENS GA-WILKINSON GA-
515 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WILKINSON...
NORTHEASTERN LAURENS AND NORTH CENTRAL TREUTLEN COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3251 8245 3270 8267 3290 8281 3319 8237
3299 8227 3293 8227 3284 8231 3281 8222
3282 8218 3271 8209 3266 8208 3263 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 255DEG 34KT 3287 8266 3272 8246
3257 8231
$$
GAC107-163-167-303-052145-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-120405T2145Z/
WASHINGTON GA-JOHNSON GA-EMANUEL GA-JEFFERSON GA-
515 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR JEFFERSON...NORTHERN EMANUEL...EASTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES...
AT 511 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARRISON TO KITE TO
SWAINSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DELLWOOD...MODOC...DAVISBORO...BLUNDALE...BARTOW...SUMMERTOWN...
WADLEY...CANOOCHEE...STAPLETONS CROSSROADS...THREE POINTS...
GARFIELD...COLEMANS LAKE...MOXLEY AND LOUISVILLE.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3251 8245 3270 8267 3290 8281 3319 8237
3299 8227 3293 8227 3284 8231 3281 8222
3282 8218 3271 8209 3266 8208 3263 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 255DEG 34KT 3287 8266 3272 8246
3257 8231
$$007
WWUS52 KFFC 052137
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
537 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012
GAC107-163-167-303-052147-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-120405T2145Z/
WASHINGTON GA-JOHNSON GA-EMANUEL GA-JEFFERSON GA-
537 PM EDT THU APR 5 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JEFFERSON...NORTHERN
EMANUEL...EASTERN JOHNSON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 545 PM EDT...
AT 535 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOXLEY TO THREE
POINTS TO GARFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH AND WILL BE EXITING THE
COUNTIES SHORTLY.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
LOUISVILLE.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3251 8245 3270 8267 3290 8281 3319 8237
3299 8227 3293 8227 3284 8231 3281 8222
3282 8218 3271 8209 3266 8208 3263 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 255DEG 34KT 3292 8242 3277 8222
3262 8207
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 23 min |
| Apr 5, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 56 min |
| Apr 5, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 37 min |
| Apr 5, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 46 min |
| Apr 5, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 33 min |
| Apr 5, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 25 min |
| Apr 5, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter, Webster | 65 min |
| Apr 5, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 61 min |
| Apr 5, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 64 min |
| Apr 5, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 27 min |
| Apr 5, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 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.