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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 14, 2014White County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2014, 4:15 PM EDT for White County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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
Jul 14, 2014, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2014, 4:45 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County White County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 2014-07-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 250 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 2014-07-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
250 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1015 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 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 Jul 14, 3:38 PM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 3:38 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 6:49 AM EDT, 9 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
649 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-151100-
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-
649 AM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

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

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

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH GEORGIA.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE
MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM.

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

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AHEAD
OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. SOME OF THE STORMS ON TUESDAY MAY APPROACH
SEVERE LEVELS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. COOLER AND DRIER AIR
WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY LIMITING THE CHANCE FOR
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THURSDAY. MOISTURE WILL RETURN FRIDAY
ALLOWING STORM CHANCES TO INCREASE AGAIN AND PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
SUBMIT STRONG STORM REPORTS THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
142 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

GAZ034-045-141815-
142 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN DEKALB AND
GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...

AT 139 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TUCKER...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS DEKALB AND GWINNETT COUNTIES...INCLUDING
AREAS AROUND NORCROSS...MECHANICSVILLE...PINE LAKE...CLARKSTON...
TUCKER...DORAVILLE...BERKELEY LAKE...STONE MOUNTAIN...LILBURN...
PLEASANT HILL...MOUNTAIN PARK...CENTERVILLE...HARBIN...ROSEBUD AND
SNELLVILLE. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3402 8387 3400 8387 3397 8383 3390 8383
      3378 8399 3379 8429 3396 8430 3396 8426
      3398 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 1742Z 268DEG 14KT 3389 8419
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
229 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

GAZ045-055-057-141900-
229 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN DEKALB...
HENRY AND CLAYTON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CONLEY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS DEKALB...HENRY AND CLAYTON COUNTIES...
INCLUDING AREAS AROUND EDGEWOOD...KIRKWOOD...EAST LAKE...
PANTHERSVILLE...GRESHAM PARK...LITTLE FIVE POINTS...FORT GILLEM...
LAKE CITY...FOREST PARK...CONLEY...HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT...CEDAR
GROVE...MORROW...ELLENWOOD AND SNAPFINGER. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA
SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT
BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3365 8443 3365 8435 3377 8435 3368 8408
      3361 8412 3365 8419 3356 8413 3355 8407
      3350 8403 3348 8395 3345 8393 3330 8408
      3330 8413 3334 8415 3336 8435 3343 8436
      3343 8430 3351 8428 3361 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 299DEG 8KT 3365 8431
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:21 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
321 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

GAZ024-025-141945-
321 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BANKS AND
JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 320 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BANKS CROSSING...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS BANKS AND JACKSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS
AROUND APPLE VALLEY...PEACH STATE SPEEDWAY...MAYSVILLE...COMMERCE...
HOMER...BANKS CROSSING AND FIVE POINTS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD
STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED
UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3433 8339 3427 8334 3425 8333 3420 8338
      3420 8340 3417 8338 3415 8357 3432 8362
      3438 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 257DEG 23KT 3425 8349
Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
415 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

GAZ016-142045-
415 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WHITE
COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 414 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION AREA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS WHITE COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
WHITLEY GAP SHELTER...QUALATCHEE LAKE...CAMP COLEMAN LAKE...
CLEVELAND...LOW GAP SHELTER...SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION AREA...
ROBERTSTOWN...HELEN...SAUTEE...UNICOI STATE PARK AND ANNA RUBY FALLS.
RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND
TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3477 8363 3475 8362 3468 8363 3466 8365
      3464 8364 3455 8379 3463 8388 3472 8386
      3473 8383 3477 8383 3479 8381 3480 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 230DEG 18KT 3468 8378

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett33 min
Jul 14, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry31 min
Jul 14, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks24 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.