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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 25, 2014Emanuel County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 25, 2014, 5:56 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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 25, 2014, 5:56 PM EDT (21:56 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2014, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Emanuel County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.

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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: 1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1153 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.1

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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 25, 2:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 2:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
251 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
CURRENT RADAR LOOP SHOWS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS NORTH
AND EAST GA AND INTO TENNESSEE AND THE CAROLINAS. THESE STORMS
SHOULD STAY ACROSS THIS AREA BUT WILL MOST LIKELY SEE AN ISOLATED
SHRA/TSRA MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE ATL AREA. AREAS S AND W OF ATL
SHOULD STAY DRY THROUGH TONIGHT. UPPER RIDGE OVER THE MS RIVER
VALLEY WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM BECOMING
CENTERED ALONG THE AL/GA LINE BY 12Z TUE. SURFACE BERMUDA LIKE RIDGE
ALSO BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA AROUND THE SAME TIME. THERE IS
STILL A DECENT AMOUNT OF MOISTURE STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA MON IN THE
NWLY FLOW SO WILL KEEP MENTIONS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FORECAST DUE TO DECENT INSTABILITY AND DAY TIME HEATING EXPECTED.
THE WEAK BOUNDARY ORIENTED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE STATE
SHOULD ALSO ACT AS A CATALYST FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT MON.
ISOLATED STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. AN INCREASE IN
MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL AFFECT AFTERNOON MAX TEMPERATURES...HOWEVER
HAVE STAYED ON THE WARM SIDE OF GUIDANCE FOR PERSISTENCE.

01

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE MORE DIURNAL CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITY...AND CURRENT SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE
AREA EACH DAY LOOK TO BE APPROPRIATE. HAVE ADJUSTED MAX GRIDS TO
ACCOUNT FOR LATEST GUIDANCE AND BETTER AGREEMENT WITH NEIGHBORING
OFFICES. THE PREVIOUS FORECAST DISCUSSION FOLLOWS.

31

/ISSUED 412 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014/
A MORE TYPICAL SUMMER-LIKE PATTERN WITH INCREASED DIURNAL
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS ON TAP THROUGH THE LONG TERM. GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO BE IN OVERALL GOOD AGREEMENT. A WEAKENING UPPER
TROUGH WITH A BROAD ENHANCED MOISTURE FIELD WILL SLOWLY SETTLE
INTO THE SOUTHEAST CONUS. WITH A LACK OF SYNOPTIC SCALE
DYNAMICS...THE ENVIRONMENT SHOULD BE RATHER STAGNANT AND MARKED BY
MODERATE INSTABILITY AND WEAK SHEAR. HAVE UPPED THE CHANCE POPS
FOR THE DAYTIME PERIODS OF WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BASED ON THE
PROGGED DEEPER MOISTURE AND APPROACH OF TROUGH. HAVE PEGGED
THURSDAY AS THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS/STORMS IN THE PERIOD
AS A WEAK SFC HIGH SLIDES SOUTHWARD INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND A
RESULTANT WEDGE FRONT LOOKS TO PUSH INTO THE CWA FROM THE
NORTHEAST...POSSIBLY AIDING IN CONVECTIVE TRIGGERING. THE TIMING
AND STRENGTH OF THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED WITH FUTURE MODEL
RUNS.

GENERAL BLEND OF GUIDANCE KEEPS TEMPS MAINLY 5-7 DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO
NORMS.

BAKER

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...
SHRA/TSRA POP ACROSS NORTH AND EAST GA. SO FAR THEY ARE STAYING AWAY
FROM THE TAF SITES BUT SHOULD SEE SOME BUY 20-22Z. WILL CONTINUE TO
SEE VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT IN AND AROUND ANY TSRA
DEVELOPMENT. WINDS SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE W TO NW THEN TURN TO THE
EAST AFTER SUNSET. THE WINDS WILL TURN BACK TO THE W BY 14-16Z MON
AS MIXING BEGINS. WIND SPEEDS WILL STAY 10KT OR LESS WITH SOME
STRONGER GUST IN AND AROUND TSRA. VSBYS AND CEILINGS WILL STAY VFR
EXCEPT IN TSRA ALSO.

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

41

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          65  86  67  88 /  30  40  30  40
ATLANTA         67  87  69  86 /  30  30  30  30
BLAIRSVILLE     59  83  61  82 /  30  30  30  40
CARTERSVILLE    63  88  64  87 /  30  30  30  30
COLUMBUS        68  91  69  89 /  10  20  20  20
GAINESVILLE     65  85  67  86 /  30  40  30  30
MACON           66  88  67  89 /  20  40  30  30
ROME            62  87  64  88 /  20  30  30  30
PEACHTREE CITY  63  88  65  87 /  20  30  30  30
VIDALIA         68  88  70  89 /  30  40  30  30

&&

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

SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....31
AVIATION...01

Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 5:30 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
530 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-261000-
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-
530 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS INTO THE EVENING. HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

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

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY DUE TO MAINLY THE
COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEATING WITH DECENT INSTABILITY. THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIODS OF WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY LOOK TO
HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR STORMS. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG
AND ISOLATED SEVERE DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 5:27 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
527 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

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

0523 PM     HAIL             1 NNE SUGAR CREEK       34.89N  84.36W
05/25/2014  E1.25 INCH       FANNIN             GA   PUBLIC

            BP GAS STATION ATTENDANT REPORTED HALF QUARTER TO HALF
            DOLLAR SIZED HAIL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1400607

NLIST

Local storm report, May 25, 5:28 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
528 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

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

0516 PM     HAIL             ANSLEY PARK             33.79N  84.38W
05/25/2014  E0.75 INCH       FULTON             GA   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1400608

NLIST

Special weather statement, May 25, 5:28 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
528 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

GAZ047>049-252200-
528 PM EDT SUN MAY 25 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN NEWTON...MORGAN AND WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BRICK STORE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
NEWTON...MORGAN AND WALTON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BRICK
STORE...REESE...RUTLEDGE AND HARD LABOR CREEK STATE PARK.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3348 8359 3349 8363 3352 8368 3356 8380
      3365 8380 3367 8356
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 279DEG 19KT 3360 8374

Local storm report, May 25, 5:40 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 25, 5:51 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 25, 5:56 PM EDT, 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
May 25, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	23 min
May 25, 2:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Towns, Union, White	35 min
May 25, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	31 min
May 25, 2:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	34 min
May 25, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lumpkin, Union, White	35 min
May 25, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa	28 min
May 25, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	23 min
May 25, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Hall, Lumpkin, White	32 min
May 25, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	23 min
May 25, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Hall	35 min
May 25, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	29 min
May 25, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin	35 min
May 25, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Hall, Madison	31 min
May 25, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	24 min
May 25, 5:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Walton	25 min
May 25, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton	32 min
May 25, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Union	44 min
May 25, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Madison	42 min
May 25, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Barrow, Gwinnett, Walton	34 min
May 25, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel	50 min
May 25, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Morgan, Oconee and 1 more	34 min
May 25, 6:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel	40 min
May 25, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe	45 min
May 25, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Candler	12 min
May 25, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe, Wilkes	48 min
May 25, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene	32 min
May 25, 7:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro	41 min
May 25, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Putnam	35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.