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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 20, 2013Chattahoochee County, Muscogee County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2013, 7:37 PM EDT for Chattahoochee County, Muscogee County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 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
Aug 20, 2013, 7:37 PM EDT (23:37 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2013, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Chattahoochee County, GA, Muscogee County, GA

The radar

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The text

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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 Aug 20, 3:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 3:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 6:17 AM EDT, 13 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
617 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-211030-
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-
617 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013

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

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

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME FLASH
FLOODING MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ISOLATED
STRONG STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO
MACON TO AUGUSTA LINE BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY SEVERE STORMS THROUGH
TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
A WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA IS WEAKENING
ACROSS AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT.
TROPICAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE
MAIN CONCERN REMAINS FLOODING ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...SEE
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH /FFAFFC/ FOR MORE DETAILS...HOWEVER MODERATE
INSTABILITY AND SHEAR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE STATE WILL PROVIDE A
CHANCE FOR ISOLATED STRONG STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS
WITH THE STRONGER STORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL
GEORGIA CLOSE TO THE NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY DURING THE
AFTERNOON PERIODS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

DISCUSSION...
A STATIONARY FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ARE THE FOCUS FOR A WET
PERIOD...AS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES OVER THE AREA THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED
CLOSELY FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING THROUGH THURSDAY. A MORE DIURNALLY
DRIVEN THUNDERSTORM PATTERN SHOULD RETURN THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
DRIER AIR MOVING IN ACROSS THE STATE BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 20, 2:12 PM EDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 20, 3:31 PM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
331 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013

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

0930 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ENGLISH EDDY            31.97N 82.36W
08/18/2013                   TOOMBS             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOOD WATERS FROM NEARBY CREEKS AND STREAMS OVERFLOWED
            PORTIONS OF AROUND 6 ROADS IN THE ENGLISH EDDY AREA. THIS
            INCLUDED PORTIONS OF GEORGIA HIGHWAY 147 AND CEDAR
            CROSSING ROAD.

&&

KFRANTZ
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 7:37 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
737 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013

GAZ089>091-210015-
737 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN MUSCOGEE...MARION
AND CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

AT 729 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER CHRISTOPHER...MOVING
NORTH TO NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
MUSCOGEE...MARION AND CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS
AROUND ZELLOBEE...BRANTLEY...JAMESTOWN/SOUTH FORT BENNING...MANTA...
CHRISTOPHER...CUSSETA...MARION ESTATES...OAKLAND...JUNIPER...
EELBECK/WEST FORT BENNING...FORT BENNING/LAWSON ARMY AIR
FIELD...VISTA TERRACE...HIGHLAND PARK...AVONDALE AND SAINT MARYS
HILLS.

DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3223 8463 3222 8481 3223 8492 3227 8490
      3232 8501 3242 8497 3247 8501 3257 8469
      3256 8467 3252 8469 3253 8465 3252 8457
      3255 8456 3255 8453 3220 8454 3220 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 160DEG 7KT 3232 8472

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 8:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor, Upson40 min
Aug 19, 8:29 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCToombs6 hr
Aug 19, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson38 min
Aug 19, 8:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson41 min
Aug 19, 9:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCUpson6 hr
Aug 19, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Wilcox48 min
Aug 19, 10:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade, Walker52 min
Aug 20, 3:23 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 29 more20 hr
Aug 20, 12:31 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox5 days
Aug 20, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter25 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.