Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2012, 4:13 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 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
- May 22, 2012, 4:13 PM EDT (20:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2012, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Baker County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Terrell County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 4:24 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Morgan, GA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1278 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
765 WUUS52 KTAE 222013 SVRTAE GAC007-037-095-243-273-222100- /O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0141.120522T2013Z-120522T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 413 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL BAKER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... EASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... WESTERN DOUGHERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... SOUTH CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... * UNTIL 500 PM EDT * AT 406 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORGAN...AND NEAR DICKEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEARY. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM TO THE NORTHEAST OF THIS STORM NEAR THE TERRELL CALHOUN COUNTY LINE MAY ALSO BECOME SEVERE AS IT MOVES EAST NORTHEAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 3171 8434 3139 8441 3150 8471 3162 8468 TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 281DEG 17KT 3155 8463 $$ 18-WOOL
2 follow-up statements
239 WWUS52 KTAE 222028 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 428 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 GAC243-273-222036- /O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-120522T2100Z/ TERRELL GA-RANDOLPH GA- 428 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN RANDOLPH AND SOUTH CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... LAT...LON 3149 8462 3161 8459 3161 8436 3139 8441 TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 281DEG 17KT 3154 8455 $$ GAC007-037-095-222100- /O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-120522T2100Z/ BAKER GA-CALHOUN GA-DOUGHERTY GA- 428 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR WESTERN DOUGHERTY...EASTERN CALHOUN AND NORTH CENTRAL BAKER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 424 PM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MORGAN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEARY...OAK HILL...BERMUDA AND HOLT PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MORGAN WITH THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. && LAT...LON 3149 8462 3161 8459 3161 8436 3139 8441 TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 281DEG 17KT 3154 8455 $$ 18-WOOL
437 WWUS52 KTAE 222057 SVSTAE SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 457 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 GAC007-037-095-222107- /O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0141.000000T0000Z-120522T2100Z/ BAKER GA-CALHOUN GA-DOUGHERTY GA- 457 PM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN DOUGHERTY...EASTERN CALHOUN AND NORTH CENTRAL BAKER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3149 8462 3161 8459 3161 8436 3139 8441 TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 281DEG 17KT 3151 8438 $$ 18-WOOL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 52 min |
| May 22, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Mitchell | 45 min |
| May 22, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Decatur | 19 min |
| May 22, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur | 27 min |
| May 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Dougherty, Mitchell, Worth | 37 min |
| May 22, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dougherty | 33 min |
| May 22, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Mitchell | 35 min |
| May 22, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Mitchell | 26 min |
| May 22, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Grady, Mitchell | 29 min |
| May 22, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Tift, Worth | 47 min |
| May 22, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Colquitt, Mitchell, Worth | 38 min |
| May 22, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Mitchell | 24 min |
| May 22, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Lanier, Tift | 53 min |
| May 22, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lowndes | 33 min |
| May 22, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Baker | 25 min |
| May 22, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Lanier | 46 min |
| May 22, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lanier | 42 min |
| May 22, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Berrien, Lanier, Lowndes | 21 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.