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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2013, 4:49 PM EDT for 9 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 41 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, 4:49 PM EDT (20:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2013, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Butts County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Pike County, GA, Spalding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 563 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 330 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE PERSISTING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BEST CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE EASTERN AND NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND DAMAGING WIND ARE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS...AND WITH THE MODELED SHEAR EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...COULD NOT RULE OUT BRIEF...WEAK ROTATIONS. DO NOT ANTICIPATE SEVERE STORMS AT THIS TIME...BUT SOME STRONG STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. MCV IN RAIN AREA IN ALABAMA...NORTH OF THE FL PANHANDLE...IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS NORTHWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHORT TERM MODELS INDICATING THIS COULD QUICKLY USHER CONVECTION ON THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE NORTHWARD INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WITH DRYING CONDITIONS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. UNCERTAINTY IS STILL MODERATE TO HIGH ON HOW ACTIVITY WILL EVOLVE THROUGH TONIGHT...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY INFORMED ON CHANGING CONDITIONS. NEW WPC AND MODEL QPF GUIDANCE INDICATING THAT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED IN LOCATIONS WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREA. GIVEN THE SATURATED SOILS AND THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL STILL ANTICIPATED...HAVE OPTED TO CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY. RIVERS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA REMAIN HIGH AND THE FLOOD RISK IS STILL HIGH. REMEMBER TO AVOID DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS OR AROUND BARRICADES. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL PREVENT AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS FROM RECEDING AND WILL KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH. HAVE CONTINUED WITH CATEGORICAL POPS FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH GOOD CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS PERSISTING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. UPDATES WILL BE MADE AS NECESSARY FOR LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACTIVITY AS CONVECTION CONTINUES AND MCV MOVES INTO THE AREA. HAVE CONTINUED WITH MENTION OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN GEORGIA...THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER A LULL IN ACTIVITY EXPECTED TONIGHT...HAVE INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY OR CATEGORICAL AGAIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS SWATCH OF MOISTURE REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE REGION. WITH STRONG BERMUDA RIDGE DOMINATING THE REGION JUST OFF THE EAST COAST...MODELS INDICATING SOME SMALL AMOUNT OF A WESTWARD PROGRESSION IN THE MOISTURE AXIS...BUT DO NOT EXPECT NORTHERN AND WESTERN GEORGIA TO ESCAPE ANOTHER DAY OF HEAVIER PRECIP. SOUTHERLY FLOW COULD PRODUCE SOME GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...BUT AT THIS TIME EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. FOR TEMPERATURES...HAVE TAKEN A BLEND OF MODEL GUIDANCE. 31 .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... 12Z MODEL RUNS SHOW SOME INFLUENCE FROM THE WESTERN ATLANTIC UPPER- LEVEL RIDGE BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK...HOWEVER UNTIL THEN AMPLE MOISTURE AND DIVERGENT UPPER FLOW TO THE EAST OF THE MIDDLE U.S. TROUGH WILL KEEP THE REGION VERY WET OVER THE WEEKEND. CURRENT EXTENDED FORECAST GRIDS HANDLE THIS WELL AND MINIMAL CHANGES MADE AT THIS TIME. SEE PREVIOUS LONG TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION BELOW. 20 /PREV LONG TERM DISCUSSION/ VERY LARGE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN PLACE JUST WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED. THIS RETROGRADING UPPER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES BY THU NIGHT AS A STRENGTHENING UPPER HIGH MOVES ONSHORE THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP GA IN VERY MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE FORECAST MODELS ARE SHOWING A PLUME OF RICH MONSOONAL LIKE MOISTURE MOVING ONSHORE THE GA/SC/NC COAST IN THE SHORT TERM THEN SPREADING WEST ACROSS THE REST OF THE REGION THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. THIS PATTERN WILL PUT GA RIGHT UNDER THIS PLUME THU THROUGH SAT. THE MODELS ARE SHOWING PW VALUES INCREASING TO NEAR 2 INCHES BY 00Z THU AND STAYING THERE THROUGH 00Z TUE OF NEXT WEEK. THE WPC 3 TO 5 DAY QPF TOTALS ARE STILL SHOWING 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS ACROSS THE STATE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW THE AXIS OF THIS PLUME SHIFTING WEST OF THE STATE BY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT GA STILL STAYS IN MOIST FLOW. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING THIS WEATHER PATTERN FOR ABOUT 5 DAY NOW SO CONFIDENCE IN THIS OCCURRING IS VERY HIGH. DEESE && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... GENERALLY IFR TO MVFR CIGS EXPECTED IN CONVECTION...WITH SOME BREAKS TO VFR OUTSIDE OF STORMS. EXPECT SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED TS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 00Z...WITH SOME MODELS INDICATING BEST CONVECTION WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST OF TAF SITES AT THAT TIME. WINDS EXPECTED TO BE ESE AT 7-12KT...WITH SOME VARIABLE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 20-25KT IN CONVECTION. OVERNIGHT...CONDITIONS WILL DEGRADE TO IFR BY 06Z...WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENTS TO GENERALLY MVFR THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED TS EXPECTED AGAIN FRI 17-21Z...SO HAVE INCLUDED PROB30 GROUPS TO ADDRESS THIS ACTIVITY. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 69 83 69 85 / 80 80 60 40 ATLANTA 69 81 69 82 / 80 90 60 50 BLAIRSVILLE 66 76 65 79 / 90 80 70 60 CARTERSVILLE 70 81 69 82 / 90 80 60 60 COLUMBUS 70 83 71 86 / 60 80 60 60 GAINESVILLE 68 79 68 81 / 90 80 70 40 MACON 71 86 70 88 / 60 80 50 40 ROME 70 81 70 82 / 90 80 70 60 PEACHTREE CITY 70 81 69 84 / 80 90 60 50 VIDALIA 73 89 72 90 / 50 50 30 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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. && SHORT TERM...31 LONG TERM....20 AVIATION...31
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 3:57 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 357 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-052000- 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- 357 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... AMPLE MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM ACROSS THE STATE WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THE GROUND ACROSS THE AREA IS SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN CAN LEAD TO FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. IN ADDITION...SOME LIMITED DAYTIME HEATING HAS LEAD TO MODERATE INSTABILITY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR GREATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL MAY NOT BE AS WIDESPREAD AS YESTERDAY OR TODAY...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 SOME CONCERN THAT ACCUMULATING HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS MAY LEAD TO MORE 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.
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</html>Special weather statement, Jul 4, 2:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 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
30Special weather statement, Jul 4, 3:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 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
30Special weather statement, Jul 4, 3:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
311 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
GAZ036>038-047-049-050-059-060-072-073-042000-
311 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING IN
WALTON...PUTNAM...OGLETHORPE...OCONEE...MORGAN...JONES...BALDWIN...CL
ARKE...GREENE AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HARMONY...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 0.50 AND
1.50 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ACROSS
WALTON...PUTNAM...OGLETHORPE...OCONEE...MORGAN...JONES...BALDWIN...CL
ARKE...GREENE AND JASPER COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
WARFIELD...ROCKVILLE...CENTRAL GEORGIA EXPERIMENT
STATION...WILLARD...ROCK EAGLE 4-H
CENTER...PHOENIX...EATONTON...LIBERTY...REYNOLDS
PLANTATION...GODFREY...HARMONY...VEAZEY...PARKS MILL...CAREY AND
GREENSBORO. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3336 8316 3334 8314 3331 8315 3328 8323
3326 8323 3325 8326 3324 8325 3321 8327
3313 8344 3373 8363 3402 8333 3341 8308
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 182DEG 33KT 3348 8337
30Special weather statement, Jul 4, 4:43 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
443 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
GAZ074-085-097-098-112-042130-
443 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING IN WASHINGTON...TREUTLEN...MONTGOMERY...LAURENS AND
JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...
AT 439 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SCOTT...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT LIGHTNING OF ABOUT 3 STRIKES PER MINUTE...RUNOFF
FROM THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
WASHINGTON...TREUTLEN...MONTGOMERY...LAURENS AND JOHNSON
COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND GILLIS
SPRINGS...BLACKVILLE...ORIANNA...ORLAND...ROCKLEDGE...SCOTT...MEEKS..
.LOVETT...SPANN...KITE...WRIGHTSVILLE...NEW HOME...DONOVAN...PRINGLE
AND HARRISON. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 3229 8263 3309 8299 3310 8264 3309 8264
3303 8260 3302 8255 3264 8251 3258 8260
3253 8257 3251 8265 3249 8250 3233 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 179DEG 33KT 3262 8267
30Special weather statement, Jul 4, 4:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
449 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
GAZ053>060-067-068-070>072-042130-
449 PM EDT THU JUL 4 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN SPALDING...
PUTNAM...PIKE...MONROE...MERIWETHER...LAMAR...JONES...BUTTS...
COWETA...FAYETTE...HENRY...JASPER AND CLAYTON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM
EDT...
AT 444 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM HARALSON TO
RUSSELLVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS
SPALDING...PUTNAM...PIKE...MONROE...MERIWETHER...LAMAR...JONES...
BUTTS...COWETA...FAYETTE...HENRY...JASPER AND CLAYTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 530 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS
INCLUDE RUSSELLVILLE...REDBONE...ALDORA...HILLTOP...HOLLONVILLE...
MEANSVILLE...ZEBULON...PIEDMONT...HARALSON...SENOIA...TURIN...
SHARPSBURG...BRENT...MILNER AND BARNESVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3355 8449 3355 8446 3359 8446 3365 8441
3365 8435 3345 8393 3337 8386 3341 8384
3316 8342 3292 8375 3285 8389 3285 8405
3290 8413 3299 8413 3299 8425 3306 8435
3325 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 229DEG 30KT 3327 8455 3312 8426
3290 8395
30The 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, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union, White | 45 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, 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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