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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 19, 2012, 6:42 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 33 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
- May 19, 2012, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2012, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Bartow County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Pickens County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 980 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 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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WWUS82 KFFC 192242
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
642 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
GAZ005>008-012-013-020-192315-
642 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN UNION...
PICKENS...MURRAY...BARTOW...FANNIN...GILMER AND GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL
715 PM EDT...
AT 641 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ELLIJAY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY
MOVE ACROSS UNION...PICKENS...MURRAY...BARTOW...FANNIN...GILMER AND
GORDON COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THESE STORMS INCLUDE ROY...PISGAH...CHERRY LOG...DIAL...BLUE RIDGE...
CARTECAY...EAST ELLIJAY...ELLIJAY...MOUNTAINTOWN...TALONA...TALKING
ROCK...BLAINE...HINTON...RANGER AND OAKMAN. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3438 8455 3439 8458 3441 8459 3441 8465
3436 8466 3435 8464 3435 8466 3426 8466
3408 8482 3408 8490 3425 8503 3434 8502
3468 8472 3499 8430 3499 8402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 059DEG 15KT 3472 8445
$$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 May 19, 2:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 19, 2:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 250 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... WEAK SURFACE LOW OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL MAKE LITTLE PROGRESSION THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. INVERTED RIDGE DOWN THE APPALACHIANS KEEPING STABLE ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA TODAY...BUT WITH OROGRAPHIC INFLUENCE AND MODERATE INSTABILITY ALONG THE RIDGE PERIPHERY WILL ALLOW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE SMALL HAIL...LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. CONVECTION EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY WITH THE LOSS OF DIURNAL HEATING...AND HAVE NO MENTION OF POPS AFTER 02Z. MODELS HINTING LOW WILL MEANDER INLAND OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH SUNDAY...AND WITH A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES SPINNING AROUND THE LOW...POPS AND THUNDER CHANCES REMAIN ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING DOWN THE EAST COAST WEAKENS INTO MONDAY...ALLOWING FOR THE SOUTHEAST TO BE EXPOSED TO THE NEXT APPROACHING SYSTEM. DRY AIR MASS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE 50S SUNDAY MORNING. WITH INCREASING MOISTURE INTO SUNDAY AND EARLY WEEK...LOWS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER. HIGHS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE MID 80S SATURDAY...AND THEN MID TO UPPER 80S BY MONDAY. HAVE HAD TO TWEAK DEWPOINTS ONCE AGAIN. GUIDANCE...ALTHOUGH CONSISTENT...APPEARS TO BE TOO DRY. AS A RESULT...HAVE WARMED DEW POINTS SLIGHTLY. .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... LONG TERM MODELS CONTINUE TO NOT AGREE ON A SOLUTION IN THE LONG TERM. THEREFORE WILL MAINTAIN CONTINUITY AND MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT LONG TERM. THE PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED... /ISSUED 415 AM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012/ BROAD UPPER TROUGH PERSISTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD...WITH A CLOSED UPPER LOW NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. A SHORT WAVE BEGINS TO DROP SOUTHEASTWARD ON MONDAY AND PUSHES A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CWA ON TUESDAY. HAVE RAISED POPS FOR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH POPS DIMINISHING ON WEDNESDAY. AFTER THAT...MODELS DISAGREE ON EVOLUTION OF REMNANTS OF THE SHORT WAVE WITH SOME INDICATION IT COULD ROTATE BACK TO THE WEST. EFFECTS ON OUR CWA REMAIN QUESTIONABLE WITH THIS PATTERN. SO HAVE LEFT LOW POPS MAINLY IN THE EAST FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. MOST OF THE DYNAMICS SEEM TO REMAIN EAST OF THE CWA ON FRIDAY SO HAVE LEFT IT DRY. && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. AFTERNOON CONVECTION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO FAR NORTHWEST GEORGIA. ENE WINDS AT 7-9KTS WILL DIMINISH TO 3-5KTS OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE TO 6-8KTS SUNDAY LATE MORNING. BKN060 POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT IN THE ATL AREA...BECOMING FEW-SCT060 BY MORNING. EXPECT SCT CU TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CONVECTION EXPECTED AGAIN ON SUNDAY...MAINLY NORTH OF THE METRO ATL AREA. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 55 85 59 85 / 5 10 10 20 ATLANTA 59 84 62 84 / 5 10 10 20 BLAIRSVILLE 53 80 55 79 / 20 20 20 40 CARTERSVILLE 56 84 58 84 / 10 20 10 30 COLUMBUS 58 86 62 87 / 5 0 5 20 GAINESVILLE 58 82 60 82 / 10 20 20 20 MACON 54 86 58 88 / 5 0 10 20 ROME 57 86 59 86 / 20 20 10 40 PEACHTREE CITY 53 84 57 85 / 5 5 5 20 VIDALIA 58 85 60 89 / 5 0 5 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 19, 5:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 500 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-201200- 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- 500 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER EAST TENNESSEE AND NORTH GEORGIA WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A CARROLLTON TO CANTON TO HELEN LINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DISCUSSION... MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL PREVAIL OVER NORTH GEORGIA THIS EVENING. CAPE VALUES IN THE 1500 TO 2000 RANGE...LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 3 TO MINUS 5...AND WEAK SHEAR WILL PREVAIL. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THE STORMS WILL CAUSE ERRATIC WIND SHIFTS AND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION FROM HOME AND SUBMIT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 16
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 19, 4:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
458 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM HAIL 2 WSW JASPER 34.46N 84.45W
05/19/2012 E0.88 INCH PICKENS GA PUBLIC
EMPLOYEE AT LAWSON CHEVROLET REPORTED NICKLE-SIZED HAIL.
RADAR ESTIMATED TIME FROM 1640 EDT TO 1645 EDT.
&&
RGARCIASpecial weather statement, May 19, 5:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 517 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 GAZ007-012-013-020-021-192145- 517 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN PICKENS... BARTOW...CHEROKEE...GILMER AND GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 512 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TALMADGE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS PICKENS...BARTOW...CHEROKEE...GILMER AND GORDON COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BALL GROUND...LAKE TAMARACK...NELSON...TATE...JASPER... TALKING ROCK...BLAINE...HINTON...TALMADGE...BUFFINGTON...SALACOA VALLEY...CANTON...WALESKA...SUTALLEE AND LAKE ARROWHEAD. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3420 8465 3455 8465 3455 8438 3425 8430 TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 047DEG 12KT 3443 8451
Local storm report, May 19, 5:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
519 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM HAIL 3 SW JASPER 34.44N 84.47W
05/19/2012 E0.88 INCH PICKENS GA PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED NICKLE-SIZED HAIL COVERING THEIR YARD ON
FAIRVIEW ROAD IN JASPER FROM ABOUT 1655 EDT TO THEIR CALL
TIME OF 1712 EDT.
&&
RGARCIASpecial weather statement, May 19, 5:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
540 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
GAZ006>008-013-020-021-192215-
540 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN UNION...
PICKENS...BARTOW...CHEROKEE...FANNIN AND GILMER COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM
EDT...
AT 536 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TALKING ROCK...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY
MOVE ACROSS UNION...PICKENS...BARTOW...CHEROKEE...FANNIN AND GILMER
COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE
STORMS INCLUDE MARION...SEQUOYAH LAKE...LAKE TAMARACK...EAST
ELLIJAY...ELLIJAY...ROUNDTOP...CARTECAY...ROY...TALONA...
MARBLEHILL...JASPER...TALKING ROCK...TATE...BLAINE AND NELSON. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3497 8429 3486 8406 3460 8422 3460 8425
3457 8426 3458 8434 3453 8434 3447 8430
3408 8453 3413 8502 3440 8479 3441 8465
3456 8465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 035DEG 10KT 3452 8447Special weather statement, May 19, 6:17 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
617 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
GAZ006-007-012-013-020-021-192245-
617 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN PICKENS...
BARTOW...CHEROKEE...FANNIN...GILMER AND GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM
EDT...
AT 613 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EAST ELLIJAY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY
MOVE ACROSS PICKENS...BARTOW...CHEROKEE...FANNIN...GILMER AND GORDON
COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE
STORMS INCLUDE SEQUOYAH LAKE...CARTECAY...ROY...PISGAH...CHERRY
LOG...DIAL...BLUE RIDGE...EAST ELLIJAY...ELLIJAY...JASPER...TALONA...
TALMADGE...TALKING ROCK...BLAINE AND HINTON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3498 8414 3495 8418 3489 8411 3485 8414
3481 8414 3480 8411 3458 8431 3458 8434
3455 8434 3411 8476 3434 8500 3460 8471
3458 8465 3465 8465 3499 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 062DEG 11KT 3469 8447Special weather statement, May 19, 6:42 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
642 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
GAZ005>008-012-013-020-192315-
642 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN UNION...
PICKENS...MURRAY...BARTOW...FANNIN...GILMER AND GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL
715 PM EDT...
AT 641 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ELLIJAY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY
MOVE ACROSS UNION...PICKENS...MURRAY...BARTOW...FANNIN...GILMER AND
GORDON COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THESE STORMS INCLUDE ROY...PISGAH...CHERRY LOG...DIAL...BLUE RIDGE...
CARTECAY...EAST ELLIJAY...ELLIJAY...MOUNTAINTOWN...TALONA...TALKING
ROCK...BLAINE...HINTON...RANGER AND OAKMAN. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3438 8455 3439 8458 3441 8459 3441 8465
3436 8466 3435 8464 3435 8466 3426 8466
3408 8482 3408 8490 3425 8503 3434 8502
3468 8472 3499 8430 3499 8402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 059DEG 15KT 3472 8445The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens | 14 min |
| May 19, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens | 48 min |
| May 19, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 28 min |
| May 19, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens | 35 min |
| May 19, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens | 28 min |
| May 19, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray | 39 min |
| May 19, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon, Murray | 36 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.