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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2011, 1:20 PM EDT for Douglas County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 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, 1:20 PM EDT (17:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2011, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Douglas County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:21 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, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 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
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 Jun 27, 11:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 11:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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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, 10:52 AM EDT, 2 hours 28 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
16Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:48 AM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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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 8429Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
120 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011
GAZ044-271745-
120 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN FULTON COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM EDT...
AT 118 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
FULTON COUNTY THROUGH 145 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM INCLUDE SANDTOWN...CAMPBELLTON...CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...
UNION CITY...PALMETTO AND FAIRBURN.
DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3360 8480 3363 8475 3362 8474 3365 8470
3366 8466 3368 8466 3375 8457 3365 8446
3355 8446 3352 8459 3350 8461 3351 8479
3357 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 332DEG 8KT 3360 8471
16The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 23 min |
| Jun 26, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Putnam | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Peach | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Butts, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Hancock, Madison, Morgan, Oconee and 3 more | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs and 2 more | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 11:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 9:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 10:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 21 min |
| Jun 27, 10:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 23 min |
| Jun 27, 11:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot | 41 min |
| Jun 27, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 12:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot | 32 min |
| Jun 27, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Paulding | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 28 min |
| Jun 27, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 24 min |
| Jun 27, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 29 min |
| Jun 27, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Pickens | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 38 min |
| Jun 27, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 43 min |
| Jun 27, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 46 min |
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