Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this tornado warning at Mar 2, 2012, 3:35 PM EST for Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia; Oconee County, South Carolina. It was in force for 40 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
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:35 PM EST (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:15 PM EST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Habersham County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Oconee County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 788 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
054
WFUS52 KGSP 022035
TORGSP
GAC137-241-SCC073-022115-
/O.NEW.KGSP.TO.W.0005.120302T2035Z-120302T2115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
335 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLAYTON...
NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 415 PM EST
* AT 335 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTH OF
NACOOHE LAKE...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CLARKESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE RABUN AND TURNERVILLE...
LAKEMONT...TALLULAH FALLS...TIGER AND CLAYTON...
LONG CREEK...
MOUNTAIN REST AND PINE MOUNTAIN...
SALEM...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER.
OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME
OR PLACE OF BUSINESS. MAKE SURE THERE ARE AS MANY WALLS AND FLOORS
BETWEEN YOU AND THE OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE.
TO REPORT TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING...
THROUGH OUR AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...
1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.
&&
LAT...LON 3478 8365 3500 8312 3505 8291 3502 8292
3501 8292 3500 8294 3499 8294 3497 8292
3494 8290 3483 8290 3461 8356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 246DEG 36KT 3474 8349
$$
HG2 follow-up statements
891
WWUS52 KGSP 022051
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
351 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
GAC137-022059-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
HABERSHAM GA-
351 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN HABERSHAM COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 349 PM...THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAD MOVED NORTHEAST HABERSHAM
COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL
SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3500 8312 3505 8291 3499 8294 3494 8290
3492 8291 3483 8290 3469 8334 3473 8337
3474 8345 3484 8348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 250DEG 33KT 3477 8336
$$
GAC241-SCC073-022115-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
RABUN GA-OCONEE SC-
351 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
OCONEE AND SOUTHEASTERN RABUN COUNTIES...
AT 349 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
LAKEMONT...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF CLAYTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THE AREA FROM LAKEMONT TO LONG CREEK TO MOUNTAIN REST WILL BE
DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING
INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PINE MOUNTAIN...MOUNTAIN REST...LAKE
KEOWEE AND SALEM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO THREAT...DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
GOLFBALLS WILL PRECEDE THE TORNADO. WIND DRIVEN HAIL OF THIS SIZE
POSES A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY AND DAMAGE. MOBILE HOMES AND
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF
BUSINESS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 8312 3505 8291 3499 8294 3494 8290
3492 8291 3483 8290 3469 8334 3473 8337
3474 8345 3484 8348
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 250DEG 33KT 3477 8336
$$
HG378
WWUS52 KGSP 022104
SVSGSP
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
404 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
GAC241-022112-
/O.CAN.KGSP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
RABUN GA-
404 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RABUN COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
AT 402 PM...THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAD MOVED EAST OF RABUN
COUNTY. HOWEVER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM
EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
LAT...LON 3475 8332 3482 8331 3481 8327 3484 8327
3488 8323 3488 8320 3493 8315 3494 8312
3500 8311 3505 8291 3499 8294 3494 8290
3483 8290 3469 8334 3473 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 254DEG 35KT 3481 8321
$$
SCC073-022115-
/O.CON.KGSP.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120302T2115Z/
OCONEE SC-
404 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
OCONEE COUNTY...
AT 402 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LONG CREEK...OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLAYTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE AREA FROM
MOUNTAIN REST TO JUST NORTH OF WALHALLA IS IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM. IN ADDITION...GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL
WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE TORNADO. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE
WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE KEOWEE AND SALEM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED IMMEDIATELY FOR
STURDIER SHELTER. OTHERWISE...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
LEVEL OF YOUR HOME OR PLACE OF BUSINESS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA.
&&
LAT...LON 3475 8332 3482 8331 3481 8327 3484 8327
3488 8323 3488 8320 3493 8315 3494 8312
3500 8311 3505 8291 3499 8294 3494 8290
3483 8290 3469 8334 3473 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 254DEG 35KT 3481 8321
$$
HGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Stephens | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 3:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Abbeville | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 4:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Laurens | 36 min |
| Mar 2, 5:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Union | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 5:41 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Chester, Union | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 6:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 40 min |
| Mar 2, 6:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 32 min |
| Mar 2, 7:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 41 min |
| Mar 2, 8:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | GSP | Cherokee | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 4:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | GSP | Oconee, Pickens | 46 min |
Nearby
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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.