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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 20, 2014Telfair County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2014, 3:08 PM EDT for Telfair County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 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 20, 2014, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2014, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Telfair County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 189 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: 938 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1012 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 92 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 20, 2:59 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:59 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
259 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
UPPER RIDGE HAS BEGUN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST...LOSING ITS GRASP
ON THE AREA. UNLIKE YESTERDAY WHERE ACTIVITY SEEMED CONFINED TO
NORTH GEORGIA...WITH NO PARTICULAR FOCUS FOR DEVELOPMENT
TODAY...HAVE CONTINUED SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TONIGHT. ALREADY HAVE GOOD THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE IN THE
GREATER ATL METRO AREA AND IN THE SE CWA. MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SOME STORMS MAY BE
STRONG TO SEVERE. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO A CONCERN...AND WITH LITTLE
OVERALL MOVEMENT TO THESE STORMS...LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY BE
POSSIBLE.

EXPECT BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY WITH THE HIGH
RETREATED FROM THE AREA AND AS A SHORT WAVE APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTH. FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO SINK SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY...AND APPROACH NORTH GEORGIA. THERE IS SOME
QUESTION ABOUT HOW FAR SOUTH IT WILL MAKE IT SATURDAY...BUT THERE IS
AMPLE ENOUGH MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA TO SUPPORT SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. AS SURFACE LOW MOVES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST INTO
SUNDAY...THE INFLUENCE OF THE FRONT WILL BE SEEN MORE ACROSS CENTRAL
GEORGIA...AND HAVE KEPT POPS HIGHEST THERE AND ALONG THE EASTERN CWA
BORDER AS A RESULT. DIURNALLY DRIVEN TRENDS IN COVERAGE
EXPECTED...WITH ALL OR MOST OF THE ACTIVITY DIMINISHING INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

HAVE GENERALLY GONE WITH A GUIDANCE BLEND FOR TEMPERATURES. CLOUD
COVER AND PRECIPITATION ACTIVITY WILL KEEP HIGHS A DEGREE OR TWO
COOLER THAN WHAT THE AREA HAS SEEN THE LAST FEW DAYS...AND EXPECT
THIS CLOSER-TO-SEASONAL-NORMS TREND TO CONTINUE INTO THE EXTENDED
PERIODS.

31

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE FOR THE LONG TERM FORECAST GRIDS AT THIS
TIME. LATEST MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TRENDS OUTLINED IN PREVIOUS LONG
TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION BELOW.

20

PREVIOUS LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...

THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES WNW BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO
MONDAY AND THEN BECOMES WSW INTO THURSDAY WITH THE UPPER PATTERNS
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE GFS AND EUROPEAN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THIS WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR SHORT WAVE ENERGY TO MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA. A STATIONARY FRONT OR SURFACE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO BE ACROSS
CENTRAL GA OR SO SUNDAY AND MONDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING. AMPLE MOISTURE
AND INSTABILITY IS FORECAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED...MOST SO FROM MONDAY ON...AND MOST SO DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

TEMPERATURES VARYING ONLY SLIGHTLY WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF NORMAL.

BDL

&&

AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. HAVE CONTINUED MENTION OF VCSH AT ALL TAF SITES...AND
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TO SEE IF A TEMPO FOR -TSRA IS NECESSARY.
NW WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...DIMINISHING TO NEAR CALM
OVERNIGHT...AND INCREASING TO 8-10KT BY LATE MORNING SATURDAY.
COVERAGE CONFIDENCE FOR CONVECTION IS HIGHER FOR SATURDAY...AND
HAVE INCLUDED A PROB30 FOR 19-23Z FOR -TSRA.

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

31

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          70  94  69  93 /  20  20  20  30
ATLANTA         73  90  71  90 /  20  30  20  20
BLAIRSVILLE     65  85  64  86 /  20  30  20  30
CARTERSVILLE    69  90  67  89 /  20  30  20  20
COLUMBUS        74  95  73  93 /  20  30  20  30
GAINESVILLE     71  90  70  89 /  20  30  20  30
MACON           70  95  70  93 /  20  30  20  30
ROME            69  89  67  89 /  20  40  20  20
PEACHTREE CITY  69  91  68  91 /  20  30  20  20
VIDALIA         73  96  73  93 /  20  30  30  40

&&

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

SHORT TERM...31
LONG TERM....20
AVIATION...31

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 11:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1100 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-211000-
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-
1100 AM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

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

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

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED..
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SOME STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE 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

Local storm report, Jun 20, 2:39 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
239 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

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

0216 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW JOHN GRAHAM HOMES  34.24N  85.18W
06/20/2014                   FLOYD              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOYD COUNTY EMA REPORTED SIX TREES DOWN IN THE ROME
            AREA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1400718

JLF

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:45 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
245 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

GAZ110>113-201915-
245 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA SIZED
HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN WHEELER...TOOMBS...TELFAIR AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES NORTH OF ALSON ALSTON AND
ANOTHER STRONG STORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCRAE...BOTH MOVING SOUTH
AT 5 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS WHEELER...TOOMBS...TELFAIR AND MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND ALSTON...ROCK SPRINGS...MCNATT
FALLS...GRAYS LANDING...ENGLISH EDDY...CEDAR CROSSING...
CHARLOTTEVILLE...UVALDA AND JORDAN. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD
ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3201 8283 3219 8242 3194 8234 3193 8237
      3195 8239 3195 8240 3196 8244 3196 8248
      3194 8249 3195 8256 3192 8261 3192 8267
      3183 8281
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 351DEG 4KT 3211 8247

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:47 PM EDT, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
247 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

GAZ020-201915-
247 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA SIZED
HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN BARTOW COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 244 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED NEAR KINGSTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS BARTOW COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
KINGSTON...CASSVILLE...CARTERSVILLE AND EUHARLEE. RESIDENTS IN THESE
AREAS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3422 8503 3424 8502 3428 8487 3416 8471
      3409 8501 3419 8505 3421 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 323DEG 9KT 3422 8494

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:51 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:05 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 3:08 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 19, 8:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Morgan, Newton, Walton	40 min
Jun 19, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	30 min
Jun 19, 8:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Newton	42 min
Jun 19, 8:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilkes	25 min
Jun 19, 8:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	30 min
Jun 20, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	24 min
Jun 20, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	32 min
Jun 20, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	29 min
Jun 20, 2:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd	33 min
Jun 20, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	30 min
Jun 20, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	28 min
Jun 20, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	24 min
Jun 20, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	25 min
Jun 20, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	29 min
Jun 20, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	23 min
Jun 20, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Heard	36 min
Jun 20, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	36 min
Jun 20, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton	36 min
Jun 20, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley	26 min
Jun 20, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	33 min
Jun 20, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Lamar, Spalding	42 min
Jun 20, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	32 min
Jun 20, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston	23 min
Jun 20, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Whitfield	31 min
Jun 20, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Upson	25 min
Jun 20, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford, Upson	37 min
Jun 20, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	33 min
Jun 20, 7:09 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa	6 hr
Jun 20, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	31 min
Jun 20, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	35 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.