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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 27, 2011Taylor County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2011, 1:08 PM EDT for Taylor 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 27, 2011, 1:08 PM EDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2011, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Taylor County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 91 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 2011-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 761 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 2011-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 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
761 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-104 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
705 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
122 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.

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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 27, 11:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 11:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 11:19 AM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1119 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-281530-
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-
1119 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS...
A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS
WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS TO 60 MPH. THE
BEST LOCATION FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ACROSS NORTH
AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DISCUSSION...
A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN MISSOURI AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS
WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. INSTABILITY
INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG TODAY WITH CAPES GETTING INTO
THE 2000-3000 RANGE AND LIFTED INDICES AROUND -4 TO -5 ACROSS GEORGIA.
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING IN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
STATES WHICH WILL HELP CAP THE ATMOSPHERE BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK
STRONG ENOUGH TO KEEP ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS FROM DEVELOPING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH DAY.

.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 27, 10:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1024 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

GAZ079-091-271445-
1024 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING IN
TALBOT AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM EDT...

AT 1018 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES SOUTH OF MANCHESTER...
THROUGH TALBOTTON...AND JUNIPER...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE
STORMS MOVE ACROSS TALBOT AND MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 AM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE PO BIDDY
CROSSROADS...OLIVE BRANCH...BAUGHVILLE...FLINT HILL...WOODLAND...
PLEASANT HILL...TALBOTTON...BALDWINVILLE...JUNCTION CITY...FIVE
POINTS...MARION ESTATES...OAKLAND...BRANTLEY...JUNIPER AND BOX
SPRINGS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS TALBOT
AND MARION COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND OLIVE BRANCH...FLINT
HILL...TALBOTTON...AND JUNIPER. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS
INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3249 8466 3250 8464 3253 8464 3252 8468
      3284 8470 3285 8456 3288 8448 3286 8449
      3285 8446 3262 8439 3257 8441 3256 8444
      3254 8445 3248 8441 3239 8439 3234 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1419Z 348DEG 15KT 3268 8456

16/26
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 10:52 AM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1052 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

GAZ079-271515-
1052 AM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN TALBOT COUNTY UNTIL 1115 AM EDT...

AT 1048 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WOODLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

DIME SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM
MOVES ACROSS TALBOT COUNTY THROUGH 1115 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN
THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE FLINT HILL...WOODLAND...BIG LAZER
CREEK WMA...PO BIDDY CROSSROADS...PRATTSBURG...OLIVE BRANCH...
TALBOTTON AND PLEASANT HILL.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS TALBOT
COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND FLINT HILL...WOODLAND...BIG LAZER
CREEK WMA...PO BIDDY CROSSROADS...PRATTSBURG...OLIVE BRANCH...
TALBOTTON AND PLEASANT HILL.

DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3285 8464 3285 8456 3288 8451 3273 8432
      3272 8434 3270 8434 3257 8461 3279 8468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1450Z 310DEG 6KT 3281 8457

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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:48 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 27, 12:31 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 27, 12:36 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:08 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
108 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

GAZ080-271745-
108 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM EDT...

AT 105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CARSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS TAYLOR
COUNTY THROUGH 145 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM
INCLUDE WESLEY CHURCH...CARSONVILLE...HOWARD...FICKLING MILL...
BUTLER...POTTERVILLE AND RUPERT.

&&

LAT...LON 3237 8432 3262 8440 3264 8437 3268 8436
      3268 8434 3272 8433 3275 8428 3273 8425
      3274 8424 3268 8417 3252 8409 3250 8413
      3240 8420 3240 8425 3237 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1708Z 341DEG 20KT 3267 8429

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston23 min
Jun 26, 8:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam36 min
Jun 26, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee, Oglethorpe31 min
Jun 26, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon26 min
Jun 26, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Putnam50 min
Jun 26, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart31 min
Jun 26, 8:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Houston, Peach25 min
Jun 26, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe39 min
Jun 26, 8:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWebster35 min
Jun 26, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson34 min
Jun 26, 8:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe62 min
Jun 26, 9:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Houston, Twiggs27 min
Jun 26, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler24 min
Jun 26, 9:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Greene, Hancock, Madison, Morgan, Oconee and 3 more62 min
Jun 26, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter36 min
Jun 26, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson46 min
Jun 26, 10:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Wheeler29 min
Jun 26, 10:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen27 min
Jun 26, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Wilcox28 min
Jun 26, 10:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair31 min
Jun 26, 10:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs27 min
Jun 26, 10:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Emanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs and 2 more49 min
Jun 26, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery51 min
Jun 27, 9:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot45 min
Jun 27, 9:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion26 min
Jun 27, 10:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot21 min
Jun 27, 10:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot23 min
Jun 27, 11:04 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTalbot41 min
Jun 27, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot27 min
Jun 27, 12:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTalbot32 min
Jun 27, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDouglas, Paulding52 min
Jun 27, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas25 min
Jun 27, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor49 min
Jun 27, 1:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton28 min
Jun 27, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette30 min
Jun 27, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether51 min
Jun 27, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSpalding24 min
Jun 27, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup33 min
Jun 27, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris29 min
Jun 27, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray31 min
Jun 27, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris35 min
Jun 27, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Pickens49 min
Jun 27, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee38 min
Jun 27, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb26 min
Jun 27, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett46 min
Jun 27, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart43 min
Jun 27, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes46 min

Nearby

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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.