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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 4, 2013Towns County, Union County, White County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2013, 3:00 PM EDT for Towns County, Union County, White County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 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 4, 2013, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2013, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 305 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.

Skew-T log-p

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: 290 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 459 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 Jul 4, 2:23 PM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 2:23 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 4:54 AM EDT, 10 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
454 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-050900-
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-
454 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THE MAIN MOISTURE AXIS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL YESTERDAY WILL SHIFT WESTWARD INTO ALABAMA THIS MORNING.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A BRIEF BREAK FROM THE SUSTAINED MODERATE
RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF A
COLUMBUS TO ATHENS LINE. AS WE GET INTO THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS...REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHERN TIER AS WELL
AS ALONG WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO
2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS ANTICIPATED IN THESE
AREAS. IN ADDITION...A LOW LEVEL WIND CORE WILL LEAD TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED STRONG STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR GREATER WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL MAY NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD AS TODAYS AND
YESTERDAYS ACTIVITY...THERE WILL STILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. NORTHWEST GEORGIA LOOKS TO SEE THE BEST CHANCES FOR THIS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND THERE IS CONCERN THAT ACCUMULATING HIGH
RAINFALL TOTALS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. PERSONS
PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEKEND SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:25 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:40 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
240 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013

GAZ039-051-062-075-041915-
240 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY
RAIN IN WILKES...WARREN...TALIAFERRO AND GLASCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 315
PM EDT...

AT 235 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WARRENTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.50 TO
1.25 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS WILKES...WARREN...TALIAFERRO AND
GLASCOCK COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND FIVE POINTS...BEALL
SPRINGS...REESE...WARRENTON...MESENA...CAMAK...NORWOOD...CADLEY...BAR
NETT...RAYTOWN...ROCKY CREEK FIRE
DEPT....CRAWFORDVILLE...SHARON...LUNDBERG AND FICKLIN. DRIVERS
SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3327 8271 3342 8283 3343 8282 3344 8285
      3362 8300 3362 8298 3366 8295 3377 8272
      3346 8258 3343 8256 3336 8254 3333 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 151DEG 31KT 3340 8266

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 3:00 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
300 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013

GAZ006-008-009-015-016-041945-
300 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING IN WHITE...UNION...TOWNS...LUMPKIN AND FANNIN COUNTIES
UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MOSSY CREEK...MOVING NORTH
AT 40 MPH.

IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING...RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.50
AND 1.50 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
WHITE...UNION...TOWNS...LUMPKIN AND FANNIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING
AREAS AROUND LEAF...MOSSY CREEK...GARLAND...CLEVELAND...PORTER
SPRINGS...QUALATCHEE LAKE...CAMP COLEMAN LAKE...SAUTEE...TURNERS
CORNER...SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION AREA...WHITLEY GAP
SHELTER...UNICOI STATE PARK...ROBERTSTOWN...HELEN AND SUCHES.
DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3491 8359 3488 8365 3482 8365 3480 8367
      3477 8363 3474 8362 3466 8365 3463 8364
      3452 8366 3450 8378 3452 8378 3450 8380
      3449 8393 3498 8419 3498 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 175DEG 33KT 3456 8378

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 8:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Union	3 hr
Jul 3, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Schley, Taylor	30 min
Jul 3, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Laurens, Wheeler	27 min
Jul 3, 9:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Warren	23 min
Jul 3, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Talbot, Taylor	35 min
Jul 3, 9:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	34 min
Jul 3, 10:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Talbot, Taylor, Upson	30 min
Jul 3, 10:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson	50 min
Jul 3, 11:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Meriwether, Pike	40 min
Jul 3, 11:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Greene, Hancock	35 min
Jul 4, 1:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dawson, Forsyth	4 hr
Jul 4, 9:43 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Spalding	15 hr
Jul 4, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	35 min
Jul 4, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro, Warren	35 min
Jul 4, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Putnam	49 min
Jul 4, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson, Treutlen, Washington	47 min
Jul 4, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Lamar and 3 more	41 min
Jul 4, 5:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Johnson, Laurens, Washington	4 hr
Jul 4, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Gordon, Pickens	33 min
Jul 4, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	44 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.