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Heat Advisory 1, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 11, 201181 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this heat advisory at Jul 11, 2011, 3:56 PM EDT for 81 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jul 12, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 11, 2011, 3:56 PM EDT (19:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 12, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 13, 2011, 3:34 AM EDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 81 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 67 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2011-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 843 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2011-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
843 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
955 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

872 
WWUS72 KFFC 111956
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
356 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

GAZ024-025-027-032>039-044>051-055>062-068>076-078>086-089>098-
102>113-120400-
/O.NEW.KFFC.HT.Y.0001.110712T1500Z-110713T0900Z/
BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-
OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-
JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-
BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-
CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-
TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-
TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...
ATHENS...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN...
MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...
DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
356 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* THE HEAT ADVISORY AREA IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
  GEORGIA...GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON THROUGH
  MARIETTA TO HOMER. THIS AREA IS EXPECTING TO HAVE HEAT INDICES
  EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 105 DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND MINIMUM
  TEMPERATURES NO LOWER THAN 75 DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
  MORNINGS.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM 95 TO 100 DEGREES ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE. REMEMBER...THE
ELDERLY...VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST
AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS...RELATIVES... AND NEIGHBORS
SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR AFTER SUNSET. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR
WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS
SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL
AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

&&

$$

16
6 follow-up statements
159 
WWUS72 KFFC 112204
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
604 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

GAZ024-025-027-032>039-044>051-055>062-068>076-078>086-089>098-
102>113-120900-
/O.CON.KFFC.HT.Y.0001.110712T1500Z-110713T0900Z/
BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-
OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-
JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-
BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-
CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-
TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-
TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...
ATHENS...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN...
MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...
DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
604 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...GENERALLY
  SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON THROUGH MARIETTA TO HOMER. THIS
  AREA IS EXPECTING TO HAVE HEAT INDICES EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
  105 DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES NO LOWER THAN 75
  DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM 95 TO 100 DEGREES ON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE. REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...
VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN
EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS...RELATIVES... AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK
ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR AFTER SUNSET. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING
WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING
OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL
911.

&&

$$
111 
WWUS72 KFFC 120812
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
412 AM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS
OF NORTH TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

GAZ019>023-030-031-041>043-052>054-066-067-121615-
/O.EXA.KFFC.HT.Y.0001.110712T1500Z-110713T0900Z/
FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-POLK-PAULDING-HARALSON-CARROLL-
DOUGLAS-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-TROUP-MERIWETHER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...
CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY
412 AM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATION...GENERALLY FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE
  LINE.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM THE MID TO UPPER 90S. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE. REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...
VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN
EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS...RELATIVES... AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK
ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR AFTER SUNSET. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING
WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING
OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL
911.

&&

$$

GAZ024-025-027-032>039-044>051-055>062-068>076-078>086-089>098-
102>113-121615-
/O.CON.KFFC.HT.Y.0001.110712T1500Z-110713T0900Z/
BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-
OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-
JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-
BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-
CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-
TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-
TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...
ATHENS...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN...
MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...
DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
412 AM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...

* LOCATION...GENERALLY FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF A ROME TO
  GAINESVILLE LINE.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM 95 TO 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE. REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...
VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN
EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS...RELATIVES... AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK
ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR AFTER SUNSET. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING
WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING
OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL
911.

&&

$$
922 
WWUS72 KFFC 121440
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1040 AM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS
OF NORTH TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
122245-
/O.CON.KFFC.HT.Y.0001.110712T1500Z-110713T0900Z/
FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-
PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-
OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-
ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-
TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...
MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...
DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...
NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...
SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...
AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
1040 AM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM 95 TO 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE. REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...
VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN
EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS...RELATIVES... AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK
ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR AFTER SUNSET. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING
WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING
OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL
911.

&&

$$
818 
WWUS72 KFFC 121908
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS
OF NORTH TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
130315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.HT.Y.0002.110713T1500Z-110714T0900Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110713T0900Z/
FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-
PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-
OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-
ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-
TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...
MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...
DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...
NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...
SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...
AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
THURSDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM 95 TO 104 DEGREES TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE. REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...
VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN
EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS...RELATIVES... AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK
ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR AFTER SUNSET. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING
WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING
OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL
911.

&&

$$
203 
WWUS72 KFFC 130226
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1026 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS
OF NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
131030-
/O.CON.KFFC.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110713T0900Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.HT.Y.0002.110713T1500Z-110714T0900Z/
FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-
PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-
OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-
ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-
TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...
MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...
DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...
NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...
SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...
AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
1026 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM
EDT THURSDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. A
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM EDT
THURSDAY. 

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS FROM 95 TO 104 DEGREES TODAY AND 
  WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE. REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...
VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN
EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS...RELATIVES... AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK
ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR AFTER SUNSET. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING
WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING
OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL
911.

&&

$$
040 
WWUS72 KFFC 130734
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
334 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS
OF NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
131600-
/O.CAN.KFFC.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110713T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KFFC.HT.Y.0002.110713T0734Z-110714T0900Z/
FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-
PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-
OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-
ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-
TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...
MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...
DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...
NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...
SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...
AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
334 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION...GENERALLY THE AREA SOUTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE
  LINE.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY FROM THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100 WITH
  HEAT INDICES FROM 100 TO 110 THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE. REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...
VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN
EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS...RELATIVES... AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK
ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR AFTER SUNSET. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING
WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING
OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL
911.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jul 11, 1:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
150 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

.UPDATE...
NO CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THE UPPER
RIDGE...LITTLE BETTER CHANCES FOR CONVECTION OVER CENTRAL GA. THE
MORNING SOUNDING SHOWING WARMING UP AT 500-600MB FROM 24 HOURS
AGO. THIS WILL TEND TO INHIBIT STRONG CONVECTION. ANY STRONG
CONVECTION COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AS THE MORNING SOUNDING IS
ALSO DRIER ABOVE 650MB. FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES RUNNING 3-7
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. BDL

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 748 AM EDT MON JUL 11 2011/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
MODELS SIMILAR WITH THE UPPER RIDGE HOLDING OVER THE COUNTY
WARNING AREA THROUGH TUESDAY...BEFORE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN
WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER TROF DEEPENS OVER NEW ENGLAND. MEANWHILE...
WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY MEANDERING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
PROGGED TO DRIFT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY...THEN WASH OUT
ACROSS THAT AREA TUESDAY. MODELS SHOW ANOTHER BOUNDARY DRIFTING
SOUTHWARD FROM THE OH-TN VALLEY REGION TUESDAY...MOVING INTO NORTH
GEORGIA BY WEDNESDAY. IN SPITE OF A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE AREA
TODAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WHERE THE WEAK FRONT WILL ACT AS A FOCUS...
AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW HIGHEST POPS THERE. ON WEDNESDAY WITH
THE FRONT SAGGING INTO NORTH GEORGIA...WILL SHIFT THE FOCUS THERE
WITH BEST POPS ACROSS OUR NORTHERN HALF. HOT TEMPS WILL ALSO BE OF
SOME CONCERN THIS PERIOD. MAV/MET MOS CONSISTENT WITH HIGHS
APPROACHING THE CENTURY MARK ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA
TUESDAY. LOOK FOR HEAT INDICES TO BE IN THE 105 TO 110 RANGE. HEAT
INDICES MAY APPROACH 105 ACROSS SOME AREAS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT WITH THE NIGHT TIME CRITERIA OF MINS OF 75 OR
BETTER FOR 2 CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS WILL HOLD OFF ON HEAT ADVISORY FOR
TODAY.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
EXTENDED PROGS SIMILAR WITH THE SURFACE FRONT PUSHING INTO NORTH
CENTRAL GEORGIA THURSDAY...THEN MOVING SOUTH OF THE COUNTY WARNING
AREA BY FRIDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WEDGES DOWN THE APPALACHIANS.
MODELS MAINTAIN REMNANTS OF WEAK BOUNDARY SOMEWHERE ACROSS SOUTH
GEORGIA INTO SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...GFS TRIES TO DEVELOP A SURFACE
LOW OFF THE CAROLINA-GEORGIA COAST SATURDAY/SUNDAY THEN MOVE IT INTO
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON MONDAY. ECMWF DOES NOT SHOW THIS FEATURE.
NONETHELESS... HIGH CHANCE POPS SEEM IN ORDER THURSDAY WITH THE
FRONT OVER THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. POPS BACK TO SLIGHT CHANCE TO
CHANCE RANGE REST OF THE PERIOD WITH THE FRONT SOUTH OF OUR AREA.
COOLER TEMPS WILL MARK THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AND INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH POSSIBLY A WEDGE SETTING UP OVER THE AREA.

49

AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH AROUND 03Z. GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED
OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION...WITH SCATTERED MVFR VISIBILITIES DEVELOPING
BETWEEN 06Z AND 14Z. LOCAL IFR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE 10Z THROUGH
13Z...BUT AM NOT CARRYING ANY PREVAILING PERIODS AT ANY OF THE TAF
SITES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE THROUGH THE
MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD BUT WILL FAVOR A NORTHWEST TENDENCY
TO START...BECOMING MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WITH TIME. WINDS SPEEDS
WILL REMAIN GENERALLY 7KTS OR LESS.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM TO HIGH ALL ELEMENTS.

20

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          97  75  98  76 /  20  20  20  20
ATLANTA         94  78  98  79 /  20  20  20  20
BLAIRSVILLE     90  71  90  71 /  20  20  30  20
CARTERSVILLE    96  71  98  73 /  20  20  20  20
COLUMBUS        96  77  98  78 /  30  20  30  20
GAINESVILLE     94  76  97  77 /  20  20  20  20
MACON           95  75  99  76 /  30  20  30  20
ROME            97  73  99  74 /  20  20  20  20
PEACHTREE CITY  95  72  97  74 /  20  20  30  20
VIDALIA         92  75  97  78 /  30  20  30  20

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 6:05 AM EDT, 9 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
605 AM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-121015-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-
FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-
GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-
MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-
MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-
PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-
SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-
TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
605 AM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
GEORGIA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE AREA. A
WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE STATE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH
TODAY...EVENTUALLY DISSIPATING.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS
WILL BE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THE BEST
LOCATION FOR THUNDERSTORMS IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAGRANGE TO
WARRENTON.

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES
AROUND 2000. WITH THE WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE...SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE SOME
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED...MOST STORMS SHOULD REMAIN
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. ADDITIONALLY...BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND
HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB TO ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS
MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 3:46 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
346 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

GAZ095-107-112015-
346 PM EDT MON JUL 11 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN PULASKI AND
HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER KATHLEEN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS PULASKI AND
HOUSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THESE STORMS INCLUDE KATHLEEN...BONAIRE...HOUSTON LAKE...SAND
BED...CLINCHFIELD...HAYNEVILLE...KLONDIKE...GROVE PARK AND GROVANIA.
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3239 8378 3262 8362 3258 8353 3257 8355
      3255 8354 3252 8354 3248 8349 3245 8350
      3242 8348 3229 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 038DEG 16KT 3248 8358

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston29 min
Jul 11, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris32 min
Jul 11, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Muscogee28 min
Jul 11, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee31 min
Jul 11, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart22 min
Jul 11, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart, Webster28 min
Jul 11, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter33 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.