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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 5, 20148 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Feb 5, 2014, 7:20 AM EST for 8 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 40 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: Feb 5, 2014, 7:20 AM EST (12:20 UTC)
Expired: Feb 5, 2014, 8:00 AM EST
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Dodge County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilcox County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Feb 5, 6:17 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 6:17 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 4:30 AM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
430 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-061100-
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-
430 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

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

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

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND EAST GEORGIA.

DISCUSSION...

INSTABILITY IS MINIMAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER MODERATE SHEAR
EXISTS ACROSS THE REGION AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
OUT OF ALABAMA ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EAST GEORGIA THIS
MORNING. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

DISCUSSION...

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A LIGHT MIX OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE
FAR NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS A STORM SYSTEM
EXITS THE REGION. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME...HOWEVER YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS FOR
ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 5, 5:20 AM EST, 2 hours before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
520 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

GAZ069-071-079>082-051045-
520 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN TALBOT...
MONROE...UPSON...TAYLOR...BIBB AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM
EST...

AT 516 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PRATTSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS TALBOT...
MONROE...UPSON...TAYLOR...BIBB AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 545 AM
EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE WESLEY CHURCH...
HOWARD...PRATTSBURG...CARSONVILLE...FICKLING MILL...SALEM...HORNS...
ROBERTA...CULLODEN...LAKE TOBESOFKEE...LIZELLA...SANDY POINT...
KNOXVILLE AND MUSELLA.

&&

LAT...LON 3294 8385 3273 8377 3257 8441 3275 8448
TIME...MOT...LOC 1020Z 252DEG 43KT 3269 8433

Special weather statement, Feb 5, 5:44 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
544 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

GAZ080>082-093>095-051115-
544 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN PEACH...MACON...
TAYLOR...BIBB...CRAWFORD AND HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM EST...

AT 539 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HORNS TO 6 MILES WEST OF IDEAL...MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS PEACH...
MACON...TAYLOR...BIBB...CRAWFORD AND HOUSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM
EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE IDEAL...
KNOXVILLE...ROBERTA...HORNS...POTTERVILLE...REYNOLDS...GARDEN
VALLEY...HICKS...FRIENDSHIP...NAKOMIS...LEE POPE...WINCHESTER...JACK
BROWN ESTATES...MARSHALLVILLE AND SKIPPERTON.

&&

LAT...LON 3237 8426 3237 8432 3273 8404 3285 8353
      3282 8349 3274 8357 3274 8360 3268 8361
      3265 8358 3242 8375 3232 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 1045Z 252DEG 45KT 3269 8397 3241 8420

Special weather statement, Feb 5, 6:10 AM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
610 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

GAZ093-095-104>106-051145-
610 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN SUMTER...MACON...
CRISP...DOOLY AND HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM EST...

AT 605 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONTEZUMA THROUGH SOUTHWEST OF HUNTINGTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS SUMTER...
MACON...CRISP...DOOLY AND HOUSTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM EST. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE PENNINGTON...
MONTEZUMA...HUNTINGTON...METHVINS...LESLIE...DESOTO...FIVE POINTS...
FLINT RIVER WMA...DOOLING...LAMAR...FORT EARLY...COBB...BYROMVILLE...
MOSS OAK AND HENDERSON.

THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3185 8394 3192 8393 3191 8428 3213 8411
      3236 8403 3246 8383 3245 8380 3247 8380
      3259 8354 3252 8354 3248 8349 3241 8348
      3238 8354 3230 8361 3181 8361 3180 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 1110Z 241DEG 53KT 3233 8395 3219 8400
          3196 8418

Special weather statement, Feb 5, 6:13 AM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
613 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

GAZ060-061-072-073-082>084-095-051145-
613 AM EST WED FEB 5 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN TWIGGS...
PUTNAM...JONES...WILKINSON...BALDWIN...BIBB...HANCOCK AND HOUSTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM EST...

AT 605 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GRAY THROUGH SOUTHWEST OF CENTERVILLE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS TWIGGS...
PUTNAM...JONES...WILKINSON...BALDWIN...BIBB...HANCOCK AND HOUSTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE
STORMS INCLUDE POSTELL...ETHRIDGE...CLINTON...JAMES...BLOUNTSVILLE...
GRISWOLDVILLE...GRAY...RESSEAUS CROSSROADS...CENTERVILLE...ELBERTA...
WARNER ROBINS...HUBER...DRY BRANCH...MOUNTAIN SPRINGS AND GREENBERRY
CROSSROADS.

THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3253 8375 3253 8372 3263 8372 3267 8367
      3266 8360 3274 8360 3282 8349 3287 8357
      3315 8354 3345 8298 3344 8285 3315 8289
      3308 8305 3294 8307 3267 8334 3250 8376
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 237DEG 59KT 3312 8343 3284 8347
          3240 8384

Special weather statement, Feb 5, 6:42 AM EST, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 5, 7:20 AM EST, 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
Feb 5, 5:20 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	25 min
Feb 5, 5:44 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Macon, Peach	31 min
Feb 5, 6:10 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Houston	35 min
Feb 5, 6:13 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Hancock, Twiggs	32 min
Feb 5, 6:42 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Bleckley, Dooly, Hancock, Houston, Pulaski and 3 more	33 min
Feb 5, 8:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Johnson, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen and 1 more	42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.