Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 30, 2013, 2:24 PM EST for 8 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 51 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
- Jan 30, 2013, 2:24 PM EST (19:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 3:15 PM EST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Dawson County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2:30 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Garland, GA | SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 8:11 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:19 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 343 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 420 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
305
WUUS52 KFFC 301924
SVRFFC
GAC085-117-135-139-187-281-291-311-302015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0012.130130T1924Z-130130T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
224 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHEASTERN GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
HALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN LUMPKIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EXTREME EAST CENTRAL UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN TOWNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
* UNTIL 315 PM EST
* AT 219 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTH OF UNICOI STATE PARK TO
CLERMONT TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF REST HAVEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CLEVELAND...HELEN...FLOWERY BRANCH...OAKWOOD...GAINESVILLE...
GILLSVILLE AND LULA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. ALTHOUGH
CURRENT DATA DOES NOT INDICATE THE EXISTENCE OF A TORNADO...A TORNADO
MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3500 8355 3495 8354 3488 8365 3482 8365
3480 8367 3475 8362 3465 8365 3454 8361
3450 8365 3443 8361 3436 8367 3430 8362
3413 8382 3402 8387 3430 8422 3455 8395
3499 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 236DEG 33KT 3499 8366 3455 8379
3424 8405
$$1 follow-up statement
598
WWUS52 KFFC 301939
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
239 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
GAC281-301949-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130130T2015Z/
TOWNS GA-
239 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN TOWNS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3479 8377 3479 8366 3475 8362 3465 8365
3454 8361 3451 8365 3450 8365 3444 8361
3437 8367 3430 8363 3413 8382 3402 8387
3430 8422 3455 8395 3481 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 230DEG 26KT 3496 8342 3463 8370
3430 8404
$$
GAC085-117-135-139-187-291-311-302015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-130130T2015Z/
WHITE GA-UNION GA-LUMPKIN GA-DAWSON GA-FORSYTH GA-GWINNETT GA-
HALL GA-
239 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EST
FOR HALL...NORTHEASTERN GWINNETT...NORTHERN FORSYTH...SOUTHEASTERN
DAWSON...SOUTHEASTERN LUMPKIN...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL UNION AND WHITE
COUNTIES...
AT 238 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANNA RUBY
FALLS TO CLEVELAND TO CHESTATEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MURRAYVILLE...CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN...ROAD ATLANTA-LANIER SPEEDWAY...
OAKWOOD...WAR HILL PARK...CANDLER...GAINESVILLE...GILLSVILLE...
LULA...CLERMONT...LEAF AND MOSSY CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. ALTHOUGH
CURRENT DATA DOES NOT INDICATE THE EXISTENCE OF A TORNADO...A TORNADO
MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8
6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
&&
LAT...LON 3479 8377 3479 8366 3475 8362 3465 8365
3454 8361 3451 8365 3450 8365 3444 8361
3437 8367 3430 8363 3413 8382 3402 8387
3430 8422 3455 8395 3481 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 230DEG 26KT 3496 8342 3463 8370
3430 8404
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 7:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard | 40 min |
| Jan 30, 8:08 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard and 1 more | 52 min |
| Jan 30, 8:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 39 min |
| Jan 30, 9:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield | 61 min |
| Jan 30, 10:21 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Haralson, Polk | 39 min |
| Jan 30, 10:59 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens | 46 min |
| Jan 30, 11:30 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray | 45 min |
| Jan 30, 12:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 48 min |
| Jan 30, 12:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Paulding | 45 min |
| Jan 30, 12:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard, Paulding | 40 min |
| Jan 30, 12:54 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 24 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Pickens | 45 min |
| Jan 30, 1:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton and 2 more | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 1:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Fulton, Heard | 41 min |
| Jan 30, 1:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 40 min |
| Jan 30, 1:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jan 30, 2:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth and 2 more | 44 min |
| Jan 30, 2:30 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Troup, Upson | 45 min |
| Jan 30, 2:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Harris, Henry and 3 more | 41 min |
| Jan 30, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton | 39 min |
| Jan 30, 3:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and 6 more | 45 min |
| Jan 30, 3:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Meriwether, Pike and 3 more | 46 min |
| Jan 30, 3:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot | 52 min |
| Jan 30, 3:27 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Union | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 29 min |
| Jan 30, 3:46 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Towns | 5 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 43 min |
| Jan 30, 3:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Crawford, Jasper, Lamar, Marion, Monroe and 2 more | 32 min |
| Jan 30, 4:01 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 29 min |
| Jan 30, 4:20 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 3 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Crisp, Macon, Marion, Peach and 6 more | 66 min |
| Jan 30, 4:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe | 48 min |
| Jan 30, 4:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Sumter | 31 min |
| Jan 30, 5:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 57 min |
| Jan 30, 5:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Jones and 7 more | 52 min |
| Jan 30, 5:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 14 hr |
| Jan 30, 5:32 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 13 hr |
| Jan 30, 5:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 42 min |
| Jan 30, 5:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 62 min |
| Jan 30, 6:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Glascock, Houston, Pulaski and 4 more | 61 min |
| Jan 30, 6:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Jan 30, 6:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Jefferson, Johnson and 7 more | 41 min |
| Jan 30, 6:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington | 51 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.