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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2011, 3:23 PM EDT for Telfair County, Wheeler 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
- Jul 14, 2011, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Telfair County, GA, Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 2513 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 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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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 14, 3:23 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:23 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1020 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2011 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-150945- 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- 1020 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA...BUT A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. MEANWHILE A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT OVER THE AREA. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. CAPES ABOVE 2000 CAN BE EXPECTED. WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW...STORMS WILL MOVE SLOW. HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE. THE BIGGER STORMS WILL HAVE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUMMIT REPORTS OF ANY SEVERE WEATHER. BDL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:02 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
302 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2011
GAZ066-067-141930-
302 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN TROUP AND
MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SAINT MARKS...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS TROUP AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES...INCLUDING
AREAS AROUND SAINT MARKS...LUTHERSVILLE...LONE OAK...MOUNTVILLE...
HOGANSVILLE...LOUISE...HARRISONVILLE AND LAGRANGE. RESIDENTS IN THIS
AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3322 8495 3322 8487 3319 8486 3322 8486
3322 8484 3323 8474 3305 8474 3300 8503
3319 8504
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 077DEG 9KT 3313 8486Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:06 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
306 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2011
GAZ091-102-103-141930-
306 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN WEBSTER...STEWART AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 302 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SEMINOLE...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS WEBSTER...STEWART AND MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SEMINOLE...CHURCH
HILL...ZELLOBEE...RICHLAND...RENFROE...BROOKLYN...CHARLES...
WESTVILLE...LOUVALE...PROVIDENCE CANYON STATE PARK AND LUMPKIN. BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3197 8492 3222 8497 3224 8492 3223 8482
3222 8481 3223 8480 3223 8466 3230 8465
3230 8457 3209 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 078DEG 13KT 3219 8467Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:23 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
323 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2011
GAZ110-111-142000-
323 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2011
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN WHEELER AND TELFAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
AT 318 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SCOTLAND...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS WHEELER AND TELFAIR COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE TOWNS...SCOTLAND...
LUMBER CITY...LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE PARK...HORSE CREEK WMA...
WORKMORE...MILAN...HELENA AND MCRAE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3182 8311 3181 8314 3185 8318 3190 8320
3212 8294 3214 8296 3215 8294 3212 8293
3212 8273 3199 8272 3192 8265 3185 8279
3184 8278 3179 8286 3179 8298 3178 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 086DEG 3KT 3202 8283The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 8:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jeff Davis | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter, Webster | 37 min |
| Jul 14, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Houston, Peach | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 38 min |
| Jul 14, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Talbot | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Pike | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 49 min |
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