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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 3, 2012Stewart County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Sep 3, 2012, 9:57 PM EDT for Stewart County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 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: Sep 3, 2012, 9:57 PM EDT (01:57 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2012, 10:45 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Stewart County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 150 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 252 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 801 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Sep 3, 9:52 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 9:52 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
700 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-041100-
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-
700 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS...
TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL PERSIST OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HAVE MOVED
INTO THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BRIEF GUSTY WINDS
...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH POSSIBLE STREET FLOODING AND
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE REMAINS OVER GEORGIA. THE DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE REMNANTS OF ISAAC WILL AFFECT THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT.
MODERATE INSTABILITY...MODERATE VERTICAL SHEAR COMBINED WITH THE
ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THE TROPICAL AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD WITH
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY.

.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.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 5:27 PM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
527 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

GAZ072-073-082>084-032200-
527 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN TWIGGS...JONES...
WILKINSON...BALDWIN AND BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BRADLEY TO MACON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS TWIGGS...
JONES...WILKINSON...BALDWIN AND BIBB COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE PAYNE CITY...
MACON...CLINTON...JAMES...BRADLEY...WAYSIDE...GRAY...CROSS KEYS...
POSTELL...GREENBERRY CROSSROADS...BLOUNTSVILLE...HADDOCK...MOUNTAIN
SPRINGS...GRISWOLDVILLE AND BROWNS CROSSING.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3281 8341 3283 8370 3297 8371 3308 8363
      3318 8335 3317 8332 3318 8331 3319 8329
      3300 8319
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 262DEG 16KT 3308 8353 3296 8347
          3285 8362

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 5:41 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
541 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

GAZ080-091>093-102>104-032215-
541 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN WEBSTER...
SUMTER...STEWART...SCHLEY...MARION...MACON AND TAYLOR COUNTIES UNTIL
615 PM EDT...

AT 532 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM RUPERT TO 7 MILES WEST OF TROUTMAN...MOVING
EAST AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS
WEBSTER...SUMTER...STEWART...SCHLEY...MARION...MACON AND TAYLOR
COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE
STORMS INCLUDE CEDAR CREEK...FIVE POINTS...SEMINOLE...RICHLAND...
MARION ESTATES...OAKLAND...CHURCH HILL...DRANEVILLE...DOYLE...
BRANTLEY...TAZEWELL...BUENA VISTA...WESLEY CHURCH...MAUK AND HOWARD.

&&

LAT...LON 3195 8444 3191 8446 3192 8482 3217 8462
      3253 8462 3252 8457 3255 8456 3256 8441
      3272 8434 3274 8430 3273 8424 3268 8419
      3268 8410 3264 8406 3259 8407 3253 8401
      3217 8426 3191 8426 3191 8433 3188 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 270DEG 12KT 3247 8427 3217 8451
          3193 8479

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 5:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
558 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

GAZ060-061-073-032230-
558 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN PUTNAM...BALDWIN
AND HANCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 555 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM MERIWETHER TO COOPERS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
PUTNAM...BALDWIN AND HANCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
ALLENWOOD...COOPERS...MERIWETHER...MILLEDGEVILLE...HARDWICK...
SCOTTSBORO...PANCRAS...PLANT HARLEE BRANCH...UNDERWOOD...DEVEREUX...
BEULAH...SHOULDERBONE...LINTON AND CULVERTON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3309 8300 3297 8331 3309 8328 3318 8335
      3338 8306 3329 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 241DEG 25KT 3319 8329 3314 8317
          3300 8327

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 6:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
611 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

GAZ080-081-092>094-104-032245-
611 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN SUMTER...
SCHLEY...PEACH...MACON...TAYLOR AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM
EDT...

AT 606 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM POTTERVILLE TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROXTON
CROSSROADS. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS SUMTER...
SCHLEY...PEACH...MACON...TAYLOR AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM
EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CONCORD...
PLAINS...IDEAL...WALLS CROSSING...MURRAYS CROSSROADS...ELLAVILLE...
FRIENDSHIP...RUPERT...POTTERVILLE...FICKLING MILL...CHARING...
BUTLER...SHILOH...HICKS AND GARDEN VALLEY.

&&

LAT...LON 3197 8445 3215 8443 3217 8437 3265 8438
      3275 8429 3270 8420 3285 8412 3285 8390
      3275 8383 3268 8370 3253 8372 3251 8379
      3245 8380 3245 8385 3229 8385 3225 8396
      3216 8403 3192 8392 3191 8433 3187 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 270DEG 17KT 3255 8407 3221 8427
          3193 8440

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 9:09 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
909 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

GAZ090-102-040200-
909 PM EDT MON SEP 3 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN STEWART AND
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

AT 904 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES WEST OF FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS STEWART
AND CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK...OMAHA...
SANFORD...PROVIDENCE CANYON STATE PARK...JAMESTOWN/SOUTH FORT
BENNING...CHARLES AND LOUVALE.

&&

LAT...LON 3192 8492 3195 8497 3197 8497 3197 8504
      3200 8507 3209 8506 3213 8507 3226 8490
      3232 8501 3237 8499 3237 8495 3241 8488
      3242 8481 3192 8483 3192 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 272DEG 24KT 3207 8522

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Special weather statement, Sep 3, 9:57 PM EDT, 0 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
Sep 3, 9:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	51 min
Sep 4, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	37 min
Sep 4, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	43 min
Sep 4, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	45 min
Sep 4, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Heard	39 min
Sep 4, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Heard	61 min
Sep 4, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Madison	45 min
Sep 4, 7:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Madison	25 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.