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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 28, 2011Jefferson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 28, 2011, 8:06 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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 28, 2011, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2011, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Jefferson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 28, 7:55 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 7:55 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 5:15 AM EDT, 14 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
515 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-290915-
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-
515 AM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

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

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY WILL SINK
SOUTH INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY WILL SINK
SOUTH INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW WEAK WAVES ALONG
THE FRONT WILL ALSO MOVE INTO THE STATE BRINGING ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS TO THE AREA. INSTABILITY INDICES INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES EXPECTED IN THE 2000 TO 2500 RANGE
ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BUILDING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST...BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE
IT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INHIBIT SEVERE WEATHER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY...AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
455 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

GAZ107-109-282145-
455 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IN PULASKI AND WESTERN DODGE COUNTIES
UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 449 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HARTFORD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS AND AWAY
FROM DOORS...WINDOWS...AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. LAND-LINE
TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. THESE WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL OR WEAK TREES AND
IMPACT A FEW POWER LINES. LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE
BLOWN ABOUT.

&&

LAT...LON 3209 8331 3211 8336 3213 8337 3214 8341
      3225 8353 3235 8344 3227 8335 3229 8334
      3228 8333 3233 8328 3224 8312 3207 8330
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 311DEG 5KT 3228 8342

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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 5:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
501 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

GAZ113-282145-
501 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING IN TOOMBS COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER OHOOPEE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES
NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD
REMAIN INDOORS AND AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES...DOORS...AND
WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. LAND-LINE TELEPHONES SHOULD
ONLY BE USED IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3208 8220 3202 8220 3201 8221 3211 8238
      3227 8228 3224 8220 3218 8218 3215 8218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 280DEG 8KT 3215 8224

19
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 5:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
545 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

GAZ097-282215-
545 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING IN SOUTHERN LAURENS COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 540 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES EAST OF RENTZ...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES
NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD
REMAIN INDOORS AND AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES...DOORS...AND
WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. LAND-LINE TELEPHONES SHOULD
ONLY BE USED IN AN EMERGENCY.

FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS AND AWAY
FROM DOORS...WINDOWS...AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. LAND-LINE
TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3233 8309 3246 8289 3243 8270 3241 8270
      3234 8275 3231 8272 3228 8276 3227 8275
      3219 8286 3219 8290 3215 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 280DEG 8KT 3237 8289
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 6:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
616 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

GAZ111-282300-
616 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 50 MPH WINDS AND EXCESSIVE
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IN NORTHERN WHEELER COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM
EDT...

AT 612 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN LAURENS COUNTY FROM CEDAR GROVE
TO LOWERY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
THESE WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN SMALL OR WEAK TREES AND IMPACT A FEW POWER
LINES. LOOSE AND LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT.

EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES
NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. RESIDENTS IN THE AREA SHOULD
REMAIN INDOORS AND AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES...DOORS...AND
WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. LAND-LINE TELEPHONES SHOULD
ONLY BE USED IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3208 8288 3213 8292 3218 8287 3220 8288
      3219 8286 3231 8272 3229 8270 3230 8266
      3227 8264 3225 8265 3221 8263 3217 8263
      3204 8279
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 014DEG 10KT 3237 8271 3219 8286

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Local storm report, Jun 28, 6:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 28, 8:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.