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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 20, 2014Stewart County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2014, 7:40 PM EDT for Stewart 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 20, 2014, 7:40 PM EDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2014, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Stewart County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 2014-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 825 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 2014-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
825 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1252 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 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, 7:29 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 7:29 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 11:00 AM EDT, 8 hours 40 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, 6:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
632 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

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

0612 PM     HAIL             2 ENE ORCHARD HILL      33.19N  84.17W
06/20/2014  E1.00 INCH       SPALDING           GA   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1400719

JLF
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 6:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
637 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

GAZ095-202300-
637 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN HOUSTON COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 634 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HOUSTON LAKE...MOVING SOUTH 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
HOUSTON COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM INCLUDE HOUSTON LAKE...PERRY...SAND BED...GROVE PARK...
CLINCHFIELD...GROVANIA...HAYNEVILLE AND ELKO. 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 3234 8377 3250 8377 3252 8375 3254 8367
      3237 8355 3236 8357 3232 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 345DEG 8KT 3248 8369
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 6:44 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
644 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

GAZ003-004-202315-
644 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PENNY SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS
IN WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 643 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED NEAR RINGGOLD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES...INCLUDING
AREAS AROUND SALEM...COHUTTA...RINGGOLD...GRAYSVILLE...VARNELL...
DALTON...ROCKY FACE...DAWNVILLE AND TUNNEL HILL. RESIDENTS IN THIS
AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8495 3480 8485 3478 8486 3479 8487
      3476 8487 3473 8496 3483 8508 3498 8517
      3499 8516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 337DEG 7KT 3492 8506
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 6:50 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
650 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

GAZ069-081-202315-
650 PM EDT FRI JUN 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN UPSON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 648 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THOMASTON...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS UPSON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES...INCLUDING
AREAS AROUND LOGTOWN AND SALEM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY
INDOORS.

&&

LAT...LON 3276 8407 3271 8421 3286 8428 3288 8419
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 330DEG 8KT 3283 8419
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 7:29 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 20, 7:40 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan, Newton, Walton40 min
Jun 19, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes30 min
Jun 19, 8:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCNewton42 min
Jun 19, 8:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkes25 min
Jun 19, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan30 min
Jun 20, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd24 min
Jun 20, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd32 min
Jun 20, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd29 min
Jun 20, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd33 min
Jun 20, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler30 min
Jun 20, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow28 min
Jun 20, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs24 min
Jun 20, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup25 min
Jun 20, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair37 min
Jun 20, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow29 min
Jun 20, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson23 min
Jun 20, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard36 min
Jun 20, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter36 min
Jun 20, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton36 min
Jun 20, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley26 min
Jun 20, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford33 min
Jun 20, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Lamar, Spalding42 min
Jun 20, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon32 min
Jun 20, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston23 min
Jun 20, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield31 min
Jun 20, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson25 min
Jun 20, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Upson37 min
Jun 20, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Whitfield33 min
Jun 20, 7:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCatoosa6 hr
Jun 20, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor31 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.