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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 14, 2012Talbot County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2012, 8:06 PM EDT for Talbot 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: Jun 14, 2012, 8:06 PM EDT (00:06 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2012, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Talbot County, GA

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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 14, 2:57 PM EDT, 5 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 2:57 PM EDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
257 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
CURRENT RADAR LOOP SHOWS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
WEST GA MOVING WEST INTO AL. CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS WHAT
APPEARS TO BE THE WEDGE FRONT USHERING IN DRIER AIR FROM THE NW AS
THE RIDGE BUILDS DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD. DEWPOINTS ACROSS NE GA
ARE ALREADY DOWN ALMOST 10 DEG SINCE THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVER THE NEW ENGLAND STATES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD DOWN THE
EASTERN U.S. PUSHING DRIER AIR INTO GA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. WITH
THIS DRIER AIR MOVING IN TEMPS WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
SEASONAL NORMS.

01

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS RIDGING CONTINUES
TO BECOME MORE DEEPLY ENTRENCHED DOWN THE APPALACHIANS. MOISTURE
RESIDING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE WILL SUPPORT SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY WEEK.
NORTH AND CENTRAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY INTO MONDAY...WITH
ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE
NE GA MOUNTAINS. THROUGH NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS THE
DOMINATE SYNOPTIC FEATURE ALONG THE EAST COAST AND INTO THE
SOUTHEAST...AND MODEL UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH DIURNAL
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS HIGH. AS A RESULT...HAVE TENDED TOWARDS THE
DRIER SOLUTIONS...AND HAVE GONE WITH LITTLE OR NO POPS THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIOD.

MODEL TEMPERATURES SEEM LOW THROUGH THE EXTENDED WITH GUIDANCE IN
THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S. AS A RESULT...HAVE INCREASED HIGHS
THROUGH THE LONG TERM 4-5 DEGREES...CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST.

31

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...
BACKDOOR DRY WEDGE FRONT IS STABILIZING THE ATMOSPHERE AND
CLEARING THING OUT ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GA. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE OUT OF THE EAST IN THE 5-10KT RANGE. WILL SEE SOME GUST
TO 18KT THROUGH 00Z THIS EVENING. CEILINGS WILL STAY VFR WITH NO
PRECIPITATION OR RESTRICTIONS TO VSBYS EXPECTED.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR ALL ELEMENTS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          63  84  60  83 /   5   5   0   0
ATLANTA         66  84  63  83 /  10   5   0   0
BLAIRSVILLE     61  83  59  80 /   5   5   0   0
CARTERSVILLE    64  85  59  84 /  10   5   5   0
COLUMBUS        69  87  63  88 /  20   5   0   0
GAINESVILLE     64  84  62  82 /   5   5   0   0
MACON           66  88  62  87 /  10   5   0   0
ROME            66  89  60  86 /  10   5   5   0
PEACHTREE CITY  63  85  57  83 /  10   5   0   0
VIDALIA         67  87  66  86 /  10   5   0   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....31
AVIATION...01

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 11:18 AM EDT, 8 hours 48 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 5:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 6:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
603 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     HAIL             N CHURCH HILL           32.16N 84.54W
06/14/2012  E0.25 INCH       MARION             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER RELAYED A REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL
            SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 BETWEEN BUENA VISTA AND PRESTON.

&&

DEESE

Local storm report, Jun 14, 6:05 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
605 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     HAIL             N CHURCH HILL           32.16N 84.54W
06/14/2012  E1.00 INCH       MARION             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER RELAYED A REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL
            SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 BETWEEN BUENA VISTA AND PRESTON.

&&

DEESE

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
611 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012

GAZ092-093-103>105-142300-
611 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN WEBSTER...SUMTER...SCHLEY...MACON AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM
EDT...

AT 607 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CONCORD TO FLINT RIVER WMA...MOVING EAST AT
10 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 WEBSTER...SUMTER...SCHLEY...MACON AND DOOLY COUNTIES THROUGH
700 PM EDT. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3204 8449 3213 8456 3216 8454 3213 8452
      3214 8443 3223 8443 3223 8441 3227 8441
      3231 8436 3228 8402 3205 8378 3203 8386
      3203 8396 3200 8395 3198 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 270DEG 9KT 3216 8435 3220 8418
          3210 8398

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 7:28 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
728 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012

GAZ093-095-096-105-107-109-150015-
728 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN PULASKI...MACON...BLECKLEY...DODGE...DOOLY AND HOUSTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

AT 727 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GROVANIA TO GRESSTON...MOVING WEST 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 PULASKI...MACON...BLECKLEY...DODGE...DOOLY AND HOUSTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3213 8394 3247 8395 3245 8382 3244 8382
      3245 8380 3240 8336 3231 8325 3215 8320
      3213 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 105DEG 13KT 3235 8367 3228 8348
          3225 8329

Local storm report, Jun 14, 7:32 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	46 min
Jun 14, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski, Wilcox	38 min

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Sources

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