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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2011, 5:16 AM EDT for Chattooga County, Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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
- May 26, 2011, 5:16 AM EDT (09:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2011, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 274 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2459 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 26, 3:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 645 AM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-261045- 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- 645 AM EDT WED MAY 25 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT OVER EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MIDWEST WILL KEEP A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF AIR OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. .DISCUSSION... STRONG LOW PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE MID WEST WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EASTWARD TODAY. A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WITH A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER FAR NORTHWEST GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE MAIN AREA FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A ROME TO DALTON LINE. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY EXCEPT ON MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 26, 2:28 AM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
228 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
GAZ001>003-011-260715-
228 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN WALKER...
CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA AND DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM EDT...
AT 226 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF COLE CITY TO 38 MILES
WEST OF CLOUDLAND...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS WALKER...
CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA AND DADE COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE COLE CITY...
STEPHENSVILLE...HOOKER...MORGANVILLE...WILDWOOD...RISING FAWN...
CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK...NEW ENGLAND...TRENTON...CHATTANOOGA
VALLEY...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...RISING FAWN...CEDAR GROVE...LAKEVIEW AND
CHICKAMAUGA.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8498 3491 8502 3488 8501 3486 8506
3482 8507 3482 8513 3473 8517 3472 8505
3459 8506 3458 8511 3443 8518 3438 8533
3428 8539 3428 8544 3429 8546 3498 8561
TIME...MOT...LOC 0627Z 269DEG 43KT 3524 8567 3485 8582
3450 8614Special weather statement, May 26, 3:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 47 min |
| May 26, 3:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker and 1 more | 43 min |
| May 26, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 52 min |
| May 26, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 25 min |
| May 26, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 38 min |
| May 26, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray | 52 min |
| May 26, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 34 min |
| May 26, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 52 min |
| May 26, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 37 min |
| May 26, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens | 32 min |
| May 26, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 44 min |
| May 26, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Union | 44 min |
| May 26, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 33 min |
| May 26, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 31 min |
| May 26, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 39 min |
| May 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 23 min |
| May 26, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Union | 47 min |
| May 26, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd | 40 min |
| May 26, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon, Murray | 38 min |
| May 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray | 50 min |
| May 26, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 45 min |
| May 26, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 25 min |
| May 26, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Gordon | 38 min |
| May 26, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 31 min |
| May 26, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Union | 61 min |
| May 26, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fulton | 46 min |
| May 26, 4:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Union | 32 min |
| May 26, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Stewart | 34 min |
| May 26, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens | 45 min |
| May 26, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 24 min |
| May 26, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens | 30 min |
| May 26, 5:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Towns | 38 min |
| May 26, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Rockdale | 35 min |
| May 26, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 49 min |
| May 26, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 25 min |
| May 26, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, Union, White | 22 min |
| May 26, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 37 min |
| May 26, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 33 min |
| May 26, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton and 1 more | 40 min |
| May 26, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 37 min |
| May 26, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Upson | 34 min |
| May 26, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 29 min |
| May 26, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, White | 39 min |
| May 26, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, White | 35 min |
| May 26, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, DeKalb, Henry, Monroe, Rockdale | 34 min |
| May 26, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 30 min |
| May 26, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Walton | 42 min |
| May 26, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Newton | 39 min |
| May 26, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 36 min |
| May 26, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 41 min |
| May 26, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 24 min |
| May 26, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall | 22 min |
| May 26, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 32 min |
| May 26, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and 4 more | 41 min |
| May 26, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 31 min |
| May 26, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene | 50 min |
| May 26, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 50 min |
| May 26, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 33 min |
| May 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 24 min |
| May 26, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 32 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.