Alert archive / Georgia / Special Weather Statements in 2012
Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2012, 4:49 PM EDT for Douglas County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
- Jul 3, 2012, 4:49 PM EDT (20:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2012, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Douglas County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 1364 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WWUS82 KFFC 032049
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
449 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
GAZ043-044-032115-
449 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN DOUGLAS AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 447 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FAIRPLAY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
DOUGLAS AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BILL ARP...WINSTON...FAIRPLAY...HANNAH...
CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY AND PALMETTO. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3374 8490 3376 8482 3353 8456 3350 8461
3351 8482 3355 8483 3358 8482 3358 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 321DEG 15KT 3363 8483
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 13 min |
| Jul 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lee | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox | 32 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.