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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 23, 2011, 3:23 PM EDT for Washington County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 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
- Jun 23, 2011, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Washington County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 60 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
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 1756 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 526 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 Jun 23, 1:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 1:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 2:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 214 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-241815- 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- 214 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER NORTH GEORGIA AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER THE PENINSULA OF FLORIDA AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...BRINGING A SURFACE BOUNDARY INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS. .DISCUSSION... AS THE LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSHES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY TONIGHT...AN AREA OF MODERATE SHEAR AND INSTABILITY...AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY FROM FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA. 10
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 12:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1206 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
GAZ083-231630-
1206 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN TWIGGS COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM EDT...
AT 1201 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED NEAR HUBER OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MACON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT RIPLEY...MYRICKS
MILL...DRY BRANCH AND JEFFERSONVILLE. MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THE
STORM THREATENS.
&&
LAT...LON 3266 8357 3266 8358 3267 8360 3274 8360
3275 8359 3274 8357 3281 8350 3283 8349
3285 8338 3274 8331 3265 8332 3263 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 1605Z 262DEG 17KT 3273 8350Special weather statement, Jun 23, 12:21 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1221 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 GAZ073-074-084-231645- 1221 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN WASHINGTON...WILKINSON AND BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT... AT 1219 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MCINTYRE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS WASHINGTON...WILKINSON AND BALDWIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MCINTYRE...IVEY... GORDON...IRWINTON...TOOMSBORO...HEBRON AND DEEPSTEP. MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THE STORM THREATENS. && LAT...LON 3309 8295 3285 8297 3274 8330 3289 8336 TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 246DEG 26KT 3287 8317
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 1:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 155 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 GAZ060>062-072-073-231830- 155 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS IN WARREN...PUTNAM...JONES...BALDWIN AND HANCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT... AT 153 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SHOULDERBONE AND ANOTHER STRONG STORM NEAR BLOUNTSVILLE...BOTH MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS WARREN...PUTNAM...JONES...BALDWIN AND HANCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE FLAT ROCK...ETHRIDGE...BRADLEY...WAYSIDE...BLOUNTSVILLE... OCONEE SPRINGS PARK...SHOULDERBONE...PLANT HARLEE BRANCH... MERIWETHER...MILLEDGEVILLE...DEVEREUX AND SPARTA. && LAT...LON 3339 8278 3308 8321 3305 8363 3338 8311 TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 259DEG 26KT 3333 8309 3311 8343
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 3:23 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 323 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 GAZ073-074-084-232000- 323 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS IN WASHINGTON...WILKINSON AND BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 322 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DEEPSTEP...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS WASHINGTON...WILKINSON AND BALDWIN COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE HEBRON...OCONEE... DEEPSTEP...TENNILLE...SANDERSVILLE...WARTHEN AND RIDDLEVILLE. && LAT...LON 3314 8273 3289 8255 3283 8303 3296 8313 TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 262DEG 20KT 3300 8289
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 34 min |
| Jun 22, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 29 min |
| Jun 23, 5:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 5:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 12:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 12:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 24 min |
| Jun 23, 1:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 35 min |
| Jun 23, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 27 min |
| Jun 23, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 38 min |
| Jun 23, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 47 min |
| Jun 23, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Henry, Spalding | 39 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.