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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 18, 2014Dodge County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2014, 8:22 PM EDT for Dodge County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 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
May 18, 2014, 8:22 PM EDT (00:22 UTC)
Expired
May 18, 2014, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Dodge County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 223 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 00:00Z on 2014-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1867 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 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 May 18, 3:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 3:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
335 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SURFACE BOUNDARY PERSISTS ACROSS NORTH GA THIS AFTERNOON WITH A
SHORT WAVE TRACKING EAST ALONG IT. THIS WAVE HAS BEEN PRODUCING
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH GA ALL DAY...AND MODELS
NOT HANDLING THIS WELL. FINALLY SEEMS TO BE SOME DIMINISHING ON THE
BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN AND IT MAY BE SHOWING A SLIGHT DRIFT TO THE
SOUTH. EXPECTING SOME CONVECTION TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL ZONES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY DUE TO DIURNAL HEATING SOUTH OF THE
BOUNDARY. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG/SEVERE. WILL PLAN ON
DIMINISHING ALL RAIN GRADUALLY DURING THE EVENING AS THE SHORT WAVE
TRACKS TO THE EAST. CENTRAL GA MAY BE ON THE FRINGE OF SOME
LINGERING MOISTURE ON MONDAY...BUT FOR NOW HAVE KEPT POPS OUT OF THE
CWA. HAVE STAYED CLOSE TO MODEL BLEND OF TEMPERATURES.

41

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
EXTENDED PERIOD CONTINUES TO BE DOMINATED BY HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE REGION WITH PREVAILING DRY CONDITIONS. HAVE ONLY
MADE MINOR TWEAKS TO THE TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS TO ACCOUNT FOR
LATEST MODEL TRENDS. THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...

31

/ISSUED 323 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014/
RIDGING OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL CONUS BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEAST
FOR THE EXTENDED. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WARMING TREND IN TERMS OF
THE TEMPERATURES WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES REACHING THE UPPER 80S
AND LOWER 90S BY THE END OF THE WEEK. ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE
THESE VALUES WOULD BREAK ANY RECORDS FOR MID TO LATE MAY...IT WILL
BRING HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE
RIDGING ACROSS THE CWA WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY THROUGH MUCH OF THE
EXTENDED. BY FRIDAY THOUGH...THE RIDGING BEGINS TO WEAKEN ACROSS
THE AREA AND WITH A BOUNDARY SLIDING SOUTHWARD...COULD SEE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA ON
BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

11

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GA INTO THE CAROLINAS
THIS AFTERNOON. BAND OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN TAFS SITES SHOULD GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY LATE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE COLUMBUS TO MACON AREA THAT WOULD BE SUPPORTED
BY DIURNAL HEATING. MVFR AND SOME IFR EXPECTED IN THE RAIN
AREAS...WITH SOME IFR POSSIBLE AFTER 06Z ALSO BUT IMPROVING BY 15Z
MONDAY. WINDS GENERALLY EAST TO NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10KT THROUGH
TONIGHT AND VARIABLE TO EAST 5 TO 8KT ON MONDAY.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.

41

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          51  75  55  82 /  30  10   0   0
ATLANTA         54  75  60  82 /  30  10   0   0
BLAIRSVILLE     44  72  50  76 /  10   5   5   0
CARTERSVILLE    48  75  56  84 /  20  10   0   0
COLUMBUS        59  80  61  85 /  30  10   0   0
GAINESVILLE     52  73  57  79 /  20  10   0   0
MACON           56  80  57  85 /  30  10   0   0
ROME            49  76  56  85 /  20  10   5   0
PEACHTREE CITY  52  77  57  83 /  30  10   0   0
VIDALIA         60  80  60  84 /  30  10   0   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...41
LONG TERM....31
AVIATION...41
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 5:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
559 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-192200-
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-
559 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT...

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
DAMAGING WIND...HAIL AND LIGHTNING.

DISCUSSION...
A STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT BRINGING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO GEORGIA. INITIALLY SHOWERS WILL BE
FOCUSED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS INTO
TONIGHT.

THE FOCUS FOR THE SEVERE STORMS IS MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL
GEORGIA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF LAGRANGE TO MACON TO
SWAINSBORO LINE. DAMAGING WINDS AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE MOST LIKELY TIMING FOR THE SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE FROM 6PM TO 10PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

DISCUSSION...

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF STRONG OR SEVERE
WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 18, 5:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
540 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014

GAZ079-182215-
540 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN TALBOT COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 538 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TALBOTTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS TALBOT
COUNTY THROUGH 615 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM
INCLUDE TALBOTTON...PO BIDDY CROSSROADS...JUNCTION CITY...
BALDWINVILLE AND PRATTSBURG.

&&

LAT...LON 3266 8461 3277 8456 3273 8434 3268 8434
      3268 8436 3265 8437 3265 8438 3264 8437
      3261 8441 3258 8441
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 289DEG 25KT 3269 8451
Special weather statement, May 18, 5:56 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
556 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014

GAZ080-182245-
556 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

AT 553 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HOWARD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS TAYLOR
COUNTY THROUGH 645 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM
INCLUDE HOWARD...WESLEY CHURCH...CARSONVILLE...BUTLER...FICKLING
MILL...POTTERVILLE AND REYNOLDS.

&&

LAT...LON 3256 8440 3260 8441 3268 8436 3268 8434
      3272 8434 3272 8431 3266 8409 3264 8406
      3259 8407 3254 8402 3252 8405 3252 8403
      3251 8404 3251 8411 3246 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 290DEG 23KT 3263 8436
Special weather statement, May 18, 6:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
635 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014

GAZ083-096-182300-
635 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN TWIGGS AND BLECKLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 635 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CARY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS TWIGGS AND
BLECKLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THE STORM INCLUDE PAULK...MAGNOLIA...ROYAL...PORTER...COLEY
STATION...TARVERSVILLE...CARY...BAILEYS PARK...COCHRAN...GOLDSBORO
AND REBIE.

&&

LAT...LON 3242 8349 3247 8350 3248 8349 3252 8354
      3263 8346 3257 8322 3245 8315 3244 8315
      3245 8318 3228 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 290DEG 25KT 3249 8333
Special weather statement, May 18, 7:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 18, 7:43 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 18, 7:59 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 8:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCToombs32 min
May 18, 8:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair63 min
May 18, 8:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBen Hill36 min
May 18, 11:24 PM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryFFCBanks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 55 more11 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2014Every special weather statement in 2014

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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.