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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Mar 16, 2012, 1:19 AM EDT for Clarke County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 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
- Mar 16, 2012, 1:19 AM EDT (05:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Clarke County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2399 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
158 WWUS82 KFFC 160519 SPSFFC SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 119 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 GAZ036-160600- 119 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN CLARKE COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM EDT... AT 115 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER OCONEE HEIGHTS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS CLARKE COUNTY THROUGH 200 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BEECHWOOD HILLS...OCONEE HEIGHTS...JAMES HOLLAND YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX...ATHENS AND BARRETTS MILL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3404 8336 3394 8330 3393 8347 3397 8350 TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 246DEG 6KT 3397 8344 $$
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 Mar 15, 8:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 8:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
800 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...EARLY SUMMERLIKE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE...
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
/ISSUED 216 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012/
LATEST MSAS ANALYSIS SHOWS SURFACE RIDGE AXIS FROM SE SURFACE
HIGH HAS CONTINUED TO SHIFT SOUTH...NOW SITUATED FROM OFFSHORE THE
CAROLINAS THROUGH SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA.
MOIST RETURN FLOW IN RESULTANT SOUTHWEST WIND IS ALLOWING FOR
DEWPOINTS TO SURGE INTO THE LOWER 60S OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
COMBINED WITH TEMPS IN THE LOWER 80S ALREADY AND WE ARE SEEING
IMPRESSIVE CAP VALUES OVER 2500 J/KG...VERY UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR. AS SUCH...RADAR VERY MUCH RESEMBLES A SUMMER TYPE REGIME
WITH ACTIVITY INITIATING OVER THE NE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING WITH A
SLOW DRIFT SOUTHWARD.
EXPECT AREAS TO THE WEST TO FILL IN AS WELL BASED ON ADEQUATE
INSTABILITY WITH AREA SHIFTING SOUTH TO AFFECT MUCH OF NORTH
GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ALOFT ARE CERTAINLY NOT
SUMMER YET WITH FREEZING LEVEL JUST ABOVE 10K...SO WILL NOT TAKE
MUCH TO GET HAIL OUT OF THESE STORMS. GIVEN EXPECTED UPDRAFTS THIS
EVENING...HAVE ADDED MENTION OF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS TO HAZARDS
AND GRAPHICAST. IN ADDITION...DCAPE ANALYSIS SHOWS SOME POTENTIAL
FOR STRONG DOWNDRAFTS IN THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CELLS THIS EVENING.
ALTHOUGH A MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE ON THE WANE
OVERNIGHT...NAM12 DOES TRY TO GEN UP ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY FROM 06Z
THROUGH 12Z AND WILL KEEP IN LOW END CHANCE POPS FOR THIS PERIOD.
GOING INTO FRIDAY...WILL CERTAINLY START OFF WITH MORE CLOUD COVER
ACROSS THE AREA WHICH MAY LIMIT INSTABILITY THROUGH MORNING...BUT
SHOULD SEE MORE IN THE WAY OF SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY BETWEEN 500MB-
700MB THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TRAJECTORY OF THIS
ACTIVITY STILL FAVORS NORTH GEORGIA AND WILL CARRY LIKELY POPS IN
THIS REGION. THIS IS STILL SHY OF THE NAM12 WILL REMAINS BULLISH
WITH POPS...INDICATING NEAR CATEGORICAL. SHOULD SEE SIMILAR
THREATS TO TODAY...BUT MUCH WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WE
CAN SUSTAIN WITH THE CLOUD COVER.
SURFACE TROUGH SETTLES INTO THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY AND THIS
WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED HIGH END CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. WITH ADDITIONAL SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY...COULD CERTAINLY SEE
THE NEED FOR THESE POPS TO BE RAISED TO LIKELY WITH SUBSEQUENT
FORECASTS SHOULD TRENDS CONTINUE. THIS WOULD BE ESPECIALLY TRUE
FOR AREAS OF EXTREME NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
/ISSUED 216 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012/
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING STRENGTHENS OVER THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. IMPULSES ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL
FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH GOOD MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIODS TO BRING DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION ACROSS THE
AREA. BY MONDAY IMPULSES SLIDE FURTHER TO THE EAST...ALTHOUGH
PRECIPITABLE WATER REMAINS IN THE ONE TO ONE AND ONE-QUARTER INCH
RANGE THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIODS. WHILE PROBABILITY OF
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT...THERE WILL STILL BE ENOUGH
MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED CONVECTION IN THE AFTERNOONS...ESPECIALLY
OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA AS EASTERLY FLOW BRINGS IN
ADDITIONAL ATLANTIC MOISTURE. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TEN
TO FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND...WHICH WILL
REMAIN BELOW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES.
DEESE
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORDS FOR 03-15
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 84 1921 43 1960 62 1990 19 1993
1989
KATL 81 1973 39 1901 64 1989 20 1993
1946
KCSG 83 1989 44 1960 66 1973 21 1993
KMCN 86 1977 42 1960 65 1990 20 1993
1973
RECORDS FOR 03-16
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 82 1945 37 1960 62 2002 19 1890
KATL 84 1945 34 1900 64 2002 18 1890
KCSG 85 2002 51 1969 65 2002 27 1988
1949
KMCN 87 1955 42 1900 65 1942 26 1916
RECORDS FOR 03-17
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 85 1945 39 2005 62 1945 23 1924
KATL 86 1945 38 1892 65 2002 23 1895
KCSG 88 2002 45 2005 67 2002 30 1981
1954
KMCN 88 1945 44 2005 65 1908 27 1988
RECORDS FOR 03-18
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 87 1921 45 1998 63 1908 23 1967
1941
1902
KATL 84 1982 30 1892 67 1908 20 1902
KCSG 89 1982 49 1988 64 1982 29 1967
KMCN 88 1908 43 1902 67 1908 28 2007
1941
&&
.AVIATION...
00Z UPDATE...
AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE
AREA...AND REMAIN FOCUSED NORTHWEST OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOW PRECIP CHANCES
EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY...GENERALLY AFTER 16Z. HIGHEST TS CHANCES IN
THE AFTERNOON...AND HAVE OPTED TO CONTINUE PROB30 FOR 18-24Z.
LIGHT AND VRB WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME SW AT 4-6KTS THROUGH THE
DAY.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
LOW CONFIDENCE ON TIMING AND IMPACT OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON CIGS...VSBYS...AND WINDS.
31
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS 58 79 56 83 / 40 40 50 50
ATLANTA 64 81 63 81 / 30 40 40 50
BLAIRSVILLE 56 72 53 76 / 50 60 50 50
CARTERSVILLE 58 80 52 80 / 40 50 40 40
COLUMBUS 60 79 58 82 / 30 40 20 40
GAINESVILLE 60 78 58 81 / 40 50 50 50
MACON 56 80 56 84 / 20 30 30 40
ROME 58 80 58 82 / 40 50 40 40
PEACHTREE CITY 55 81 55 81 / 30 40 30 50
VIDALIA 60 81 60 85 / 20 30 20 30
&&
.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
31/DEESEHazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 10:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1053 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-170300- 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- 1053 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...AND WILL COMBINE WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING TO KEEP A WARM...MOIST AIR MASS OVER GEORGIA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IN THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS. THE FAVORED AREA FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NORTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE LINE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN MARGINAL OVERNIGHT AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA. THIS PROXIMITY OF THIS IMPULSE WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED STRONG ACTIVITY. GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. ALSO...HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 9:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
953 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
GAZ003-004-160230-
953 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL IN WHITFIELD AND
CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...
AT 950 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF COHUTTA TO RINGGOLD...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SALEM...BLUE SPRING...
RINGGOLD...COHUTTA...VARNELL AND BEAVERDALE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3497 8482 3493 8484 3491 8483 3488 8483
3486 8487 3486 8526 3488 8526 3496 8506
3499 8505 3499 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 269DEG 19KT 3510 8487 3496 8495
3490 8511Special weather statement, Mar 15, 10:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1018 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
GAZ002-011-160245-
1018 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN WALKER AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 PM EDT...
AT 1013 PM EDT/913 PM CDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF VILLANOW TO
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLOUDLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS WALKER AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE JAMES H. FLOYD STATE
PARK...LYERLY...BERRYTON...SUMMERVILLE...TRION...SUBLIGNA...
VILLANOW...SUTTLES MILL...NAOMI...CENTER POST...LAFAYETTE AND
LINWOOD. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 8549 3474 8525 3478 8520 3477 8514
3472 8517 3472 8506 3468 8505 3435 8538
3434 8548 3460 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 0219Z 226DEG 24KT 3480 8500 3460 8553Special weather statement, Mar 15, 10:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1024 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
GAZ004>007-160300-
1024 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN WHITFIELD...MURRAY...FANNIN AND GILMER COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM
EDT...
AT 1023 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CISCO TO MILL CREEK...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS WHITFIELD...MURRAY...FANNIN AND GILMER COUNTIES THROUGH 1100
PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GREGORY...
TENNGA...MILL CREEK...DALTON...BEAVERDALE...CISCO...SUMAC...
DAWNVILLE...TILTON...CRANDALL...ETON...COHUTTA WILDERNESS...
MOUNTAINTOWN...EPWORTH AND MCCAYSVILLE-COPPERHILL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8428 3484 8443 3463 8470 3464 8505
3472 8505 3472 8512 3500 8479
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 266DEG 14KT 3495 8473 3472 8501Special weather statement, Mar 15, 10:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1043 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
GAZ011-019-160315-
1043 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM EDT...
AT 1041 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF LAKE MARVIN TO MENLO...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CHATTOOGAVILLE...
LYERLY...MENLO...TRION...CLOUDLAND...HOLLAND...BERRYTON...
SUMMERVILLE...JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK...SUBLIGNA...TIDINGS...
PINSON...ARMUCHEE...EVERETT SPRINGS AND LAKE MARVIN. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 8552 3459 8538 3459 8507 3455 8506
3454 8509 3447 8509 3446 8511 3443 8509
3442 8511 3440 8509 3440 8503 3439 8501
3429 8513 3427 8546
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 269DEG 18KT 3468 8512 3445 8543Special weather statement, Mar 16, 12:18 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1218 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
GAZ022-023-160500-
1218 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN FORSYTH AND
HALL COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM EDT...
AT 1214 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM OSCARVILLE TO COAL MOUNTAIN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS FORSYTH AND HALL COUNTIES THROUGH 100 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS
IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE AQUALAND PARK...LAKE LANIER
ISLANDS...OAKWOOD...FLOWERY BRANCH...HIGHTOWER...OSCARVILLE...
CUMMING...COAL MOUNTAIN...DREW...DUCKTOWN...MATT...CANDLER...
GAINESVILLE AND CHESTATEE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS.
THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CRITERIA...WHICH IS HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS OR LARGER OR DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3446 8368 3422 8371 3416 8399 3416 8404
3417 8406 3415 8409 3412 8424 3433 8425
3433 8396 3434 8397 3438 8398 3440 8397
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 237DEG 10KT 3430 8391 3424 8405Special weather statement, Mar 16, 1:19 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 119 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 GAZ036-160600- 119 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN CLARKE COUNTY UNTIL 200 AM EDT... AT 115 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER OCONEE HEIGHTS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS CLARKE COUNTY THROUGH 200 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BEECHWOOD HILLS...OCONEE HEIGHTS...JAMES HOLLAND YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX...ATHENS AND BARRETTS MILL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3404 8336 3394 8330 3393 8347 3397 8350 TIME...MOT...LOC 0519Z 246DEG 6KT 3397 8344
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 29 min |
| Mar 15, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Gordon | 23 min |
| Mar 15, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 10:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 12:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 42 min |
| Mar 16, 12:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Twiggs | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 10 min |
| Mar 16, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 22 min |
| Mar 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 14 min |
| Mar 16, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 25 min |
| Mar 16, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 26 min |
| Mar 16, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 24 min |
| Mar 16, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 45 min |
| Mar 16, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 42 min |
| Mar 16, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 42 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012
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.