Alert archive / Georgia / Special Weather Statements in 2014

Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 19, 2014Oconee County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2014, 6:39 PM EDT for Oconee County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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 19, 2014, 6:39 PM EDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2014, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Oconee County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 123 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2014-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 724 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2014-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
724 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-91 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1270 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

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 19, 3:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 3:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
350 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN FIRING ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WITH SURFACE BOUNDARY /ALBEIT DIFFUSE/
REMAINING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AND SHORTWAVE PUSHING ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY TODAY...EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVECTION TO BE FOCUSED
ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. HAVE KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS ACROSS
THE AREA. CONTINUED MENTION OF AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN CWA...BUT ENVIRONMENT IS MORE STABLE AND INITIATION
WILL BE DIFFICULT IF AT ALL.

AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE LOSES ITS GRASP ON THE AREA AND RETROGRADES TO
THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY...ANOTHER SHORT WAVE
APPROACHES THE AREA. HAVE KEPT THE CURRENT TREND OF SHOWING GOOD
CHANCE POPS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA BY THE AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT
COVERAGE TO BE BETTER FRIDAY...BUT HI-RES SHORT TERM MODELS ARE
RELUCTANT TO ADVERTISE MUCH. MAY NEED TO INCREASE POPS ON EVENING OR
OVERNIGHT SHIFTS...BUT AT THIS TIME HAVE OPTED TO LEAVE THE
REMAINING SOUTHERN CWA WITH JUST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE NORMAL...AND HAVE CONTINUED
TO USE THE MODEL BLEND WHICH AS BEEN APPROPRIATE THE LAST SEVERAL
DAYS. HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR /BUT LARGELY BELOW/ 100 DEGREES CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA ON FRIDAY. PLEASE USE
EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE SUMMER HEAT.

31

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NO CHANGES MADE TO PREVIOUS EXTENDED FORECAST. THE LONG TERM
BEGINS WITH A SHORT WAVE MOVING INTO THE OH/TN VALLEY AREA AND
INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY SATURDAY EVENING. HAVE FAVORED
THE NORTH FOR POPS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AFTER
THAT...RIDGE BUILDS BACK OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF
THE WEEK. BY THE END OF THE PERIOD THE GFS ESPECIALLY SHOWS A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING INTO NORTH GA. OTHERWISE IT STILL LOOKS
LIKE BASICALLY A DIURNAL PATTERN WITH SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURES SHOULD PERSIST IN THE
MID/UPPER 80S TO LOW/MID 90S. NOT CONFIDENT THAT THE FRONT AT THE
END OF THE PERIOD WILL GET FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO BRING TEMPERATURES
DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE STATE.

41/01

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. FEW-SCT CU 5-6KFT THIS
AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY. VCSH ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AND NEAR CSG.
WINDS WILL FAVOR NW WITH A FEW LOCATIONS FLIRTING WITH NE...AND
GENERALLY 7KT OR LESS THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

31

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          70  95  70  95 /  20  30  20  50
ATLANTA         73  92  73  92 /  20  30  20  30
BLAIRSVILLE     65  85  66  85 /  20  40  30  50
CARTERSVILLE    67  91  69  90 /  20  30  20  50
COLUMBUS        73  95  73  95 /  20  30  20  30
GAINESVILLE     71  91  72  90 /  20  30  20  50
MACON           69  96  70  95 /  20  20  20  30
ROME            68  92  69  89 /  20  30  20  50
PEACHTREE CITY  68  92  69  92 /  20  30  20  30
VIDALIA         72  96  73  95 /  10  20  20  30

&&

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

SHORT TERM...31
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...31
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 4:33 AM EDT, 14 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
433 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-200845-
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-
433 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

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

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER THE NORTH AND WEST. A FEW STORMS COULD
BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY...MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM
DEVELOPMENT INCREASES FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SOME STRONG STORMS AND POSSIBLY A FEW SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE.

.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 19, 5:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
519 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

GAZ008-009-015-016-192145-
519 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WHITE...UNION...TOWNS AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HIAWASSEE TO TRACK ROCK...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 10 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 WHITE...UNION...TOWNS AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE HIAWASSEE...
BRASSTOWN BALD...YOUNG HARRIS...TRACK ROCK...MACEDONIA...BLUE
MOUNTAIN SHELTER...QUALATCHEE LAKE...SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION
AREA...UNICOI STATE PARK...ANNA RUBY FALLS...ROBERTSTOWN...HELEN...
SAUTEE...CLEVELAND AND PLUM ORCHARD GAP SHELTER. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3495 8354 3493 8359 3488 8365 3482 8365
      3480 8367 3475 8362 3465 8365 3454 8361
      3452 8364 3458 8391 3475 8380 3479 8374
      3482 8390 3499 8382 3500 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 308DEG 7KT 3496 8369 3484 8382
          3480 8385
Local storm report, Jun 19, 5:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 5:46 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
546 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

GAZ015-016-023-192230-
546 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WHITE...LUMPKIN AND HALL COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 545 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ANNA RUBY FALLS TO MURRAYVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 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 WHITE...LUMPKIN AND HALL COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WHITLEY GAP SHELTER...
CAMP COLEMAN LAKE...TURNERS CORNER...DAHLONEGA...PORTER SPRINGS...
ANNA RUBY FALLS...QUALATCHEE LAKE...SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION
AREA...ROBERTSTOWN...GARLAND...UNICOI STATE PARK...HELEN...
MURRAYVILLE...SAUTEE AND CLEVELAND. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3476 8363 3473 8362 3465 8365 3454 8361
      3451 8365 3446 8363 3427 8375 3439 8399
      3440 8397 3444 8403 3464 8395 3472 8383
      3479 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 323DEG 11KT 3476 8376 3460 8392
          3444 8397
Local storm report, Jun 19, 6:14 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
614 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

0506 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW WEST SUMMERVILLE  34.47N  85.39W
06/19/2014                   CHATTOOGA          GA   911 CALL CENTER

            CHATTOOGA COUNTY 911 CENTER REPORTED TREES DOWN ACROSS
            THE COUNTY. ONE WAS ALONG FISH HATCHERY ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1400709

JLF
Local storm report, Jun 19, 6:22 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
622 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

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

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N MACEDONIA           34.92N  83.73W
06/19/2014                   TOWNS              GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TOWNS COUNTY 911 CENTER REPORTED APPROXIMATELY SIX
            TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. FOUR OF THESE TREES FELL ALONG
            HWY 75 SOUTH.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1400710

JLF
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 6:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
639 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

GAZ036>038-050-192315-
639 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN OGLETHORPE...OCONEE...CLARKE AND GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM
EDT...

AT 637 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BARNETT SHOALS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
OGLETHORPE...OCONEE...CLARKE AND GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE STATE BOTANICAL
GARDEN OF GEORGIA...WHITEHALL...BISHOP...WATKINSVILLE...BARNETT
SHOALS...ROSE HILL...WRAYSWOOD...STEPHENS AND MAXEYS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3378 8310 3367 8333 3385 8348 3395 8336
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 312DEG 7KT 3382 8332

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray, Whitfield27 min
Jun 19, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker46 min
Jun 19, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer60 min
Jun 19, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray56 min
Jun 19, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Union45 min
Jun 19, 4:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTowns, Union52 min
Jun 19, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga42 min
Jun 19, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion38 min
Jun 19, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCUnion30 min
Jun 19, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns, White26 min
Jun 19, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTowns, Union, White51 min
Jun 19, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall, White44 min
Jun 19, 6:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCUnion6 hr
Jun 19, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee46 min
Jun 19, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike36 min
Jun 19, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCNewton32 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2014Every 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.