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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Nov 16, 2011, 4:21 PM EST for Dooly County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 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
- Nov 16, 2011, 4:21 PM EST (21:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Dooly County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 627 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
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 Nov 16, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 2:05 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 205 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE AT THIS TIME WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. ENTIRE FORECAST AREA SHOULD BE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRONT BEFORE 12Z. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH EAST. MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG SHEAR HAS RESULTED IN EMBEDDED ROTATING STORMS AND THIS TREND SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. CURRENT WATCHES COVER THE THREAT AREA AND TIMING WELL. THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD LOOKS DRY AND SEASONABLY COOL AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW FLATTENS TO NEAR ZONAL AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MIGRATES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE TO THE LONG TERM FORECAST GRIDS...CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK WITH LATEST MEDIUM RANGE MODEL TRENDS. PREVIOUS LONG TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 345 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011/ CENTER OF SURFACE HIGH CENTERED OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY THURSDAY...AND QUICKLY PROPAGATES OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES BY LATE FRIDAY. NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOOTS ACROSS THE MIDWEST FROM THE CENTRAL U.S. ON SATURDAY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT BEHIND IT. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM COULD BRING RAIN TO NORTH GEORGIA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO MONDAY...THOUGH HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINING A HOLD OVER THE STATE THROUGH MID WEEK WILL KEEP THE FRONT FROM PUSHING TOO FAR INTO THE STATE. AS A RESULT...HAVE GENERALLY KEPT JUST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE LATE EXTENDED PERIODS FOR NORTH GEORGIA. 31 && .HYDROLOGY... PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR WIDESPREAD FLOODING ISSUES ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN MAY RESULT IN BRIEF LOCAL ISSUES. NO WATCH IS ANTICIPATED. && AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... AREA OF SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO METRO ATL SITES. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTHEAST AND INTO THE REST OF THE TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON. SHOULD SEE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISH ACROSS METRO SITES EARLY EVENING...23Z TO 00Z RANGE. MVFR TO VFR CIGS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE BUT LOWER TO IFR OVERNIGHT. EXPECT 2 TO 3SM VSBYS WITH THE STRONGER TSRA. WINDS ARE ALSO A CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON AND HAVE ALREADY SEEN GUSTS TO 26KTS. WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THESE STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL STAY ON THE WEST SIDE. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON VSBYS AND CIGS. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON WIND. LOW CONFIDENCE ON ENDING OF PRECIP. 11 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 53 58 30 57 / 60 5 0 0 ATLANTA 49 56 31 57 / 60 5 0 0 BLAIRSVILLE 47 51 25 55 / 50 5 0 0 CARTERSVILLE 46 55 26 56 / 40 5 0 0 COLUMBUS 53 62 34 61 / 60 5 0 0 GAINESVILLE 50 57 31 55 / 60 5 0 0 MACON 57 64 31 61 / 60 5 0 0 ROME 44 54 27 58 / 30 5 0 0 PEACHTREE CITY 51 57 26 57 / 60 5 0 0 VIDALIA 64 68 38 63 / 60 10 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS... CLARKE...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL...GLASCOCK... GREENE...HANCOCK...HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON... JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MADISON...MARION... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...NEWTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE... PEACH...PULASKI...PUTNAM...SCHLEY...SUMTER...TALIAFERRO... TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...UPSON...WALTON... WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKES... WILKINSON. TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BARTOW...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA... CHEROKEE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB... DOUGLAS...FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON... GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...LUMPKIN... MERIWETHER...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NORTH FULTON...PAULDING... PICKENS...PIKE...POLK...ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING... STEWART...TALBOT...TOWNS...TROUP...UNION...WALKER...WHITE... WHITFIELD. && 20
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 4:48 AM EST, 11 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 448 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-171000- 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- 448 AM EST WED NOV 16 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE STATE TODAY...WITH INSTABILITY AND SHEAR HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH GEORGIA TODAY. THE DESTABILIZING ATMOSPHERE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WILL SUPPORT DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS. WITH MODELED CAPE IN THE 1000 TO 1200 J/KG RANGE...LIFTED INDEX VALUES BETWEEN -2 AND -4...AND 0-6 KM SHEAR ABOVE 50 KT...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH...AND IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE PEAK INSTABILITY AND SHEAR. STORMS WILL MOVE OUT QUICKLY AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE STATE...AND ACTIVITY SHOULD BE OUTSIDE THE FORECAST AREA BY MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 16, 3:22 PM EST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
322 PM EST WED NOV 16 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0309 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNW FORSYTH 33.09N 83.97W
11/16/2011 MONROE GA 911 CALL CENTER
MONROE COUNTY 911 RELAYED REPORTS OF A FEW DOWNED TREES
IN BETWEEN THE FORSYTH AND JOHNSTONVILLE AREAS.
&&
RGARCIASpecial weather statement, Nov 16, 3:38 PM EST, 43 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 11:23 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 12:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 41 min |
| Nov 16, 12:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 38 min |
| Nov 16, 12:46 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 29 min |
| Nov 16, 1:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 1:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 49 min |
| Nov 16, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 35 min |
| Nov 16, 1:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 1:42 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Murray | 48 min |
| Nov 16, 1:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 26 min |
| Nov 16, 1:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 38 min |
| Nov 16, 1:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Union | 31 min |
| Nov 16, 2:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 26 min |
| Nov 16, 2:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 2:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 2:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 53 min |
| Nov 16, 2:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 2:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Lamar, Monroe | 34 min |
| Nov 16, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 3:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 3:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 3:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 58 min |
| Nov 16, 3:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 3:44 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 46 min |
| Nov 16, 3:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Nov 16, 4:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 42 min |
| Nov 16, 4:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter, Taylor | 32 min |
| Nov 16, 4:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Wilkinson | 43 min |
| Nov 16, 4:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 4:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 40 min |
| Nov 16, 5:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 30 min |
| Nov 16, 5:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Nov 16, 5:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Nov 16, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Pulaski, Wilcox | 24 min |
| Nov 16, 5:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 48 min |
| Nov 16, 5:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 49 min |
| Nov 16, 5:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 51 min |
| Nov 16, 6:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 37 min |
| Nov 16, 6:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 39 min |
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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.