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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 16, 2014Gwinnett County, Hall County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 16, 2014, 9:25 PM EDT for Gwinnett County, Hall County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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: Jun 16, 2014, 9:25 PM EDT (01:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-p

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: 716 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1893 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -12 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 Jun 16, 8:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 8:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 11:50 AM EDT, 9 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1150 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-170830-
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-
1150 AM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

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

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

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. SOME
STORMS MAY BE STRONG PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...
AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY...MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 5:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
538 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

GAZ071-072-082-162230-
538 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN MONROE...JONES AND BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 537 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ARKWRIGHT TO THE MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL
AIRPORT...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS MONROE...JONES AND BIBB COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WESLEYAN...THE MIDDLE
GEORGIA REGIONAL AIRPORT...RUTLAND...PAYNE CITY...FRANKLINTON...LAKE
TOBESOFKEE...CROSS KEYS...SKIPPERTON...LIZELLA...MACON...POSTELL AND
GRISWOLDVILLE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3272 8380 3282 8389 3286 8388 3300 8376
      3302 8372 3291 8344 3287 8347 3285 8351
      3282 8349 3281 8350 3274 8357 3274 8360
      3266 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 346DEG 3KT 3296 8365 3281 8371
          3269 8365

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 6:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
639 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

GAZ015-162315-
639 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN LUMPKIN COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 633 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DAHLONEGA...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 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
LUMPKIN COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM INCLUDE DAHLONEGA...GARLAND AND AURARIA. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3459 8386 3456 8387 3454 8384 3450 8384
      3446 8389 3447 8393 3446 8392 3442 8397
      3445 8408 3446 8409 3461 8407 3462 8407
      3463 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 358DEG 4KT 3453 8396

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 7:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
717 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

GAZ024-025-027-162345-
717 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN MADISON...BANKS AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...

AT 715 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM NEAR ILA TO HOMER...MOVING NORTH AT 5 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
MADISON...BANKS AND JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE FIVE POINTS...
POCATALIGO...APPLE VALLEY...PEACH STATE SPEEDWAY...COMMERCE...BANKS
CROSSING...MAYSVILLE...HOMER...PINEFIELD CROSSROADS AND
HOLLINGSWORTH. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3448 8343 3446 8339 3439 8337 3433 8339
      3425 8333 3426 8329 3418 8327 3413 8354
      3442 8363 3448 8356 3450 8351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 165DEG 6KT 3433 8347

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 7:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
742 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

GAZ024-170045-
742 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN BANKS COUNTY UNTIL
845 PM EDT...

AT 738 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
SHOW A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER BANKS CROSSING...MOVING
EAST AT 5 MPH.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
BANKS COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND BANKS CROSSING...PINEFIELD
CROSSROADS...HOMER AND FIVE POINTS. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS...
WOODLANDS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE
SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3442 8337 3439 8337 3433 8339 3427 8334
      3425 8333 3420 8338 3421 8342 3426 8348
      3426 8354 3442 8357
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 285DEG 6KT 3431 8341

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 8:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
813 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

GAZ023-170045-
813 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL...40 MPH WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN IN HALL COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 811 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF CLERMONT AND THE THUNDERSTORM
WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
HALL COUNTY THROUGH 845 PM EDT. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN IS
POSSIBLE. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
CANDLER...MURRAYVILLE...OAKWOOD...GILLSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...LULA
AND CLERMONT. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3451 8366 3444 8361 3439 8366 3437 8367
      3430 8362 3418 8376 3424 8395 3430 8393
      3435 8398 3439 8398 3447 8393 3446 8389
      3450 8384 3452 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 196DEG 2KT 3440 8378

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 9:25 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
Jun 16, 8:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	32 min
Jun 17, 12:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	31 min
Jun 17, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	31 min
Jun 17, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	33 min
Jun 17, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	28 min
Jun 17, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Barrow, Gwinnett, Walton	36 min
Jun 17, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	29 min

Nearby

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

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.