Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 1, 2012, 3:22 PM EST for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 27 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 1, 2012, 3:22 PM EST (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 3:49 PM EST
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Decatur County, GA, Early County, GA, Miller County, GA, Seminole County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 240 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 499 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
983
WUUS52 KTAE 012022
SVRTAE
GAC087-099-201-253-012100-
/O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0046.120301T2022Z-120301T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
322 PM EST THU MAR 1 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN EARLY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN MILLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
NORTHERN SEMINOLE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 400 PM EST
* AT 318 PM EST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETECTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF DONALSONVILLE...OR
NEAR JAKIN...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RIVERTURN...KILLARNEY...LITTLE HOPE...DONALDSONVILLE A/P...DAVIS
PARK...LELA...ENTERPRISE...SHARPHAGEN...IRON CITY...BRINSON...
BOYKIN...ELDORENDO...BABCOCK...DECATUR CO A/P...AUSMAC AND LYNN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3115 8454 3108 8454 3096 8459 3099 8500
3109 8503 3112 8506 3114 8506 3116 8509
3118 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2022Z 272DEG 31KT 3108 8498
$$
42-DVD3 follow-up statements
694
WWUS52 KTAE 012035
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
335 PM EST THU MAR 1 2012
GAC087-099-201-253-012100-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120301T2100Z/
MILLER GA-EARLY GA-DECATUR GA-SEMINOLE GA-
335 PM EST THU MAR 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST
FOR NORTHERN SEMINOLE...NORTH CENTRAL DECATUR...EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL
EARLY AND SOUTHERN MILLER COUNTIES...
AT 332 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KILLARNEY...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DONALSONVILLE...DAVIS PARK...ENTERPRISE...SHARPHAGEN...BOYKIN...
ELDORENDO AND BABCOCK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG
BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3115 8454 3108 8454 3100 8459 3102 8495
3117 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2035Z 274DEG 26KT 3108 8490
$$
42-DVD225
WWUS52 KTAE 012039
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
339 PM EST THU MAR 1 2012
GAC099-012049-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120301T2100Z/
EARLY GA-
339 PM EST THU MAR 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL EARLY
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
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.
LAT...LON 3101 8459 3103 8491 3117 8491 3116 8478
3114 8454 3108 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 273DEG 26KT 3109 8486
$$
GAC087-201-253-012100-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120301T2100Z/
MILLER GA-DECATUR GA-SEMINOLE GA-
339 PM EST THU MAR 1 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST
FOR NORTHEASTERN SEMINOLE...NORTH CENTRAL DECATUR AND SOUTHERN MILLER
COUNTIES...
AT 337 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DONALSONVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ENTERPRISE...BOYKIN...ELDORENDO AND BABCOCK
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 3101 8459 3103 8491 3117 8491 3116 8478
3114 8454 3108 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 273DEG 26KT 3109 8486
$$
42-DVD299
WWUS52 KTAE 012049
SVSTAE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
349 PM EST THU MAR 1 2012
GAC087-201-253-012059-
/O.CAN.KTAE.SV.W.0046.000000T0000Z-120301T2100Z/
MILLER GA-DECATUR GA-SEMINOLE GA-
349 PM EST THU MAR 1 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SEMINOLE...NORTH
CENTRAL DECATUR AND SOUTHERN MILLER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS WEAKENED.
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.
LAT...LON 3101 8459 3103 8491 3117 8491 3116 8478
3114 8454 3108 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 273DEG 26KT 3109 8478
$$
42-DVDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 8:55 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | TAE | Berrien, Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Grady and 4 more | 13 hr |
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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.