Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 410, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 17, 2012, 2:24 PM EST for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 66 min. 3 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
- Dec 17, 2012, 2:24 PM EST (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2012, 3:30 PM EST
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Berrien County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Cook County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Hahira, GA | A TREE AND POWER LINE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF HARRIS AND MASSEY ROADS. |
| Dec 17, 2:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Morven, GA | POWER LINES DOWN IN MORVEN. |
| Dec 17, 3:03 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Lakeland, GA | POWER POLE DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 1:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 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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WUUS52 KTAE 171924
SVRTAE
GAC019-027-075-173-185-172030-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0410.121217T1924Z-121217T2030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
224 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
BROOKS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
LANIER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 330 PM EST
* AT 221 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A LINE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
10 MILES NORTHEAST OF NASHVILLE TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF PAVO...OR ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM BANNOCKBURN TO OAKLAWN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HAHIRA...RAY CITY...QUITMAN...MOODY AFB...LAKELAND...VALDOSTA AND
I-75 AT EXIT 16
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 3084 8301 3084 8308 3080 8312 3063 8313
3066 8374 3103 8373 3104 8358 3108 8357
3138 8311 3127 8303 3119 8304 3118 8297
3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 309DEG 34KT 3127 8309 3083 8374
$$
42-DVD2 follow-up statements
420
WWUS52 KTAE 172005
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
305 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012
GAC019-075-172015-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0410.000000T0000Z-121217T2030Z/
BERRIEN GA-COOK GA-
305 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN COOK AND SOUTHERN
BERRIEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3084 8302 3084 8308 3079 8313 3063 8313
3066 8373 3100 8373 3102 8371 3104 8358
3107 8357 3103 8348 3103 8320 3106 8320
3107 8317 3114 8316 3115 8304 3119 8304
3118 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 309DEG 34KT 3109 8297 3066 8368
$$
GAC027-173-185-172030-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0410.000000T0000Z-121217T2030Z/
LOWNDES GA-LANIER GA-BROOKS GA-
305 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST
FOR BROOKS...LANIER AND LOWNDES COUNTIES...
AT 303 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM COURTHOUSE TO GROOVERVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
REMERTON...KINDERLOU...VALDOSTA...EMPRESS...I-75 AT EXIT 16...
NAYLOR...VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT...NANKIN...STOCKTON...GREENWOOD...
I-75 AT EXIT 11...CLYATTVILLE...DASHER...TWIN LAKES...I-75 AT EXIT 5
AND LAKE PARK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF BLOWING DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3084 8302 3084 8308 3079 8313 3063 8313
3066 8373 3100 8373 3102 8371 3104 8358
3107 8357 3103 8348 3103 8320 3106 8320
3107 8317 3114 8316 3115 8304 3119 8304
3118 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 309DEG 34KT 3109 8297 3066 8368
$$
42-DVD473
WWUS52 KTAE 172026
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
326 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012
GAC027-173-185-172036-
/O.EXP.KTAE.SV.W.0410.000000T0000Z-121217T2030Z/
LOWNDES GA-LANIER GA-BROOKS GA-
326 PM EST MON DEC 17 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BROOKS...LANIER AND LOWNDES
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM EST...
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3084 8302 3084 8308 3079 8313 3063 8313
3066 8373 3100 8373 3102 8371 3104 8358
3107 8357 3103 8348 3103 8320 3106 8320
3107 8317 3114 8316 3115 8304 3119 8304
3118 8297 3087 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 309DEG 34KT 3097 8284 3055 8355
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 12:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Seminole | 37 min |
| Dec 17, 1:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Seminole | 41 min |
| Dec 17, 1:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Ben Hill, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Irwin, Tift | 43 min |
| Dec 17, 1:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Thomas | 48 min |
| Dec 17, 3:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Lowndes | 47 min |
| Dec 17, 3:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Lowndes | 50 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.