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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 5, 2014Chattooga County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Sep 5, 2014, 4:35 PM EDT for Chattooga County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 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 5, 2014, 4:35 PM EDT (20:35 UTC)
Expired: Sep 5, 2014, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Chattooga County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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-p

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: 533 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 745 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -6 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 5, 3:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 3:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 4:43 AM EDT, 11 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
443 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-060845-
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-
443 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

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

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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY INTO
TONIGHT.

LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WITH SLOW MOVING OR TRAINING
STORMS AND SOME ENHANCED DOWNBURST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED
STRONG TO SEVERE DEVELOPMENT CANNOT BE RULED OUT FOR THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.

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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
PERIOD...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS
COULD BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 5, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
215 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

GAZ019-030-051900-
215 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN POLK AND FLOYD
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

AT 213 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER ETNA...DRIFTING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ALONG THE
POLK COUNTY AND ALABAMA STATE LINE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 1
INCH IS POSSIBLE.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
POLK AND FLOYD COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND CAVE SPRING...
ETNA...ESOM HILL AND CEDARTOWN. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR
FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3422 8521 3392 8522 3391 8540 3417 8545
      3421 8545
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 346DEG 1KT 3403 8536

Special weather statement, Sep 5, 3:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
311 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

GAZ002>004-011-012-019-052000-
311 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN WHITFIELD...
WALKER...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...

AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM COHUTTA TO EVERETT SPRINGS. THE
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
WHITFIELD...WALKER...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...FLOYD AND GORDON
COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND SALEM...SUBLIGNA...TUNNEL HILL...
RINGGOLD...VILLANOW...SUTTLES MILL...SUGAR VALLEY...EVERETT
SPRINGS...LAKE MARVIN...MILL CREEK...DALTON...ROCKY FACE...VARNELL
AND COHUTTA. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3460 8500 3449 8501 3449 8523 3467 8517
      3499 8510 3499 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 343DEG 0KT 3497 8498 3470 8508
          3452 8512

Special weather statement, Sep 5, 3:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
313 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

GAZ030-041-052000-
313 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN POLK AND HARALSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 310 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM CEDARTOWN TO ESOM HILL. THE LINE
OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
POLK AND HARALSON COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND EUBANK LAKE...
FELTON...ANTIOCH...FISH CREEK...ESOM HILL...ARAGON...CEDARTOWN AND
ETNA. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF
CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3408 8504 3388 8506 3384 8526 3383 8538
      3405 8543 3407 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 154DEG 12KT 3401 8521 3399 8531
          3395 8543

Special weather statement, Sep 5, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 5, 3:58 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 5, 4:35 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
Sep 5, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon, Murray	48 min
Sep 5, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	45 min
Sep 5, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Whitfield	49 min
Sep 5, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	47 min
Sep 5, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa	30 min
Sep 5, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	47 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.