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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 1, 2014Carroll County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Sep 1, 2014, 3:33 PM EDT for Carroll County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 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
Sep 1, 2014, 3:33 PM EDT (19:33 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 2014, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Carroll County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 63 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 2014-09-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 579 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 2014-09-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 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
579 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1172 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
13 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 Sep 1, 2:38 PM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 2:38 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 11:55 AM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1155 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-021200-
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-
1155 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014

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

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

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF
GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD
APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS...NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY
MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 1, 1:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
121 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014

GAZ033-044-011745-
121 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN FULTON
COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM EDT...

AT 120 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PALMETTO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS FULTON COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...PALMETTO...UNION CITY AND FAIRBURN.
RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND
TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3372 8450 3364 8445 3365 8446 3355 8446
      3352 8459 3350 8461 3351 8473 3356 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 241DEG 5KT 3352 8462
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
151 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014

GAZ044-053-011815-
151 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN COWETA AND
FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...

AT 150 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PALMETTO...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS COWETA AND FULTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS
AROUND CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...THOMAS CROSSROADS...MADRAS...
CANNONGATE...PALMETTO...UNION CITY AND FAIRBURN. RESIDENTS IN THIS
AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3356 8483 3371 8448 3365 8445 3355 8446
      3352 8459 3348 8463 3342 8462 3339 8475
      3355 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 248DEG 9KT 3351 8469
Special weather statement, Sep 1, 3:33 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
333 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014

GAZ042-012000-
333 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN CARROLL
COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JOHN TANNER STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
10 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS CARROLL COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND JOHN
TANNER STATE PARK...ROOPVILLE...BOWDON...MOUNT ZION...CARROLLTON...
BOWDON JUNCTION...TREASURE LAKE...ABILENE...VILLA RICA AND TEMPLE.
RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND
TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

&&

LAT...LON 3369 8519 3370 8515 3369 8511 3372 8506
      3381 8505 3381 8500 3373 8491 3362 8490
      3361 8491 3345 8515 3358 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 225DEG 10KT 3358 8515

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas24 min
Sep 1, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette24 min
Sep 1, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin36 min
Sep 1, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow33 min
Sep 1, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson42 min
Sep 1, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta39 min
Sep 1, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene43 min
Sep 1, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair29 min
Sep 1, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta24 min
Sep 1, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTelfair18 min
Sep 1, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene21 min
Sep 1, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett25 min
Sep 1, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Monroe23 min
Sep 1, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta34 min
Sep 1, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCOglethorpe38 min
Sep 1, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCNewton34 min
Sep 1, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJones, Monroe43 min
Sep 1, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Gwinnett41 min
Sep 1, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair37 min
Sep 1, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth32 min
Sep 1, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton30 min
Sep 1, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts25 min
Sep 1, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow38 min
Sep 1, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup36 min
Sep 1, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike35 min
Sep 1, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock33 min
Sep 1, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd37 min
Sep 1, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper36 min
Sep 1, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe31 min
Sep 1, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCUpson44 min
Sep 1, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow28 min
Sep 1, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth24 min
Sep 1, 6:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford35 min
Sep 1, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford42 min
Sep 1, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Muscogee26 min
Sep 1, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth29 min
Sep 1, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery28 min
Sep 1, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson28 min
Sep 1, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb27 min
Sep 1, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson27 min
Sep 1, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock25 min
Sep 1, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson37 min
Sep 1, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb36 min

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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.