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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2012, 6:13 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Pickens County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 3, 2012, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2012, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Cherokee County, GA, Pickens County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 1364 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -124 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1287 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 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 032213
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
613 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
GAZ013-021-032245-
613 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN PICKENS AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
AT 610 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TALMADGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
PICKENS AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SALACOA VALLEY...TALMADGE...WALESKA...
TATE...BUFFINGTON...CANTON...BALL GROUND...REAVIS MOUNTAIN...
LATHEMTOWN...UNION HILL...HICKORY FLAT AND NELSON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3431 8425 3426 8426 3413 8446 3440 8466
3451 8448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 322DEG 7KT 3438 8450
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 13 min |
| Jul 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 51 min |
| Jul 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Twiggs | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lee | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 41 min |
| Jul 3, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox | 32 min |
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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.