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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 23, 2014Catoosa County, Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Dec 23, 2014, 1:46 PM EST for Catoosa County, Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 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
Dec 23, 2014, 1:46 PM EST (18:46 UTC)
Expired
Dec 23, 2014, 2:15 PM EST
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Murray County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 160 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 2014-12-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2014-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 253 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
430 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
253 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
323 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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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 Dec 23, 1:29 PM EST, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 1:29 PM EST, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 5:01 AM EST, 8 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
501 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-241015-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-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-
501 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

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

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

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FEW MAY BECOME SEVERE
MAINLY OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA.

A WARM FRONT SHOULD PUSH NORTHWARD INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE
DAY. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE IN THE WARMER AND MORE
UNSTABLE AIR...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LAGRANGE TO MACON TO
MILLEDGEVILLE LINE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. AN ISOLATED TORNADO
CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY. RAIN
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SOME
OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS...ISOLATED
TORNADOES...AND HEAVY RAIN. THE BEST RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ON
WEDNESDAY WILL BE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE INTO WESTERN GEORGIA WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND INTO EASTERN
GEORGIA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.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

Special weather statement, Dec 23, 10:11 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1011 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

GAZ047-049-231545-
MORGAN GA-WALTON GA-
1011 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN MORGAN AND
WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM EST...

AT 1010 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOCIAL CIRCLE...OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF
MONROE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

LARGE HAIL UP TO DIME AND NICKEL SIZE IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM AS
THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS MORGAN AND WALTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 AM
EST.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE
MONROE...SOCIAL CIRCLE...NORTH HIGH SHOALS...BETWEEN...GOOD HOPE...
JERSEY...NICHOLASVILLE...GRATIS...PANNELL...HERNDONVILLE...CAMPTON
AND EBENEZER.

LAT...LON 3391 8364 3389 8363 3388 8358 3385 8357
      3381 8350 3359 8368 3363 8371 3364 8373
      3365 8376 3369 8383 3390 8380 3391 8377
      3389 8376 3390 8374 3390 8373 3392 8368
TIME...MOT...LOC 1510Z 201DEG 40KT 3369 8374
Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:12 AM EST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1012 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

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

1000 AM     HAIL             COVINGTON               33.60N  83.86W
12/23/2014  E1.00 INCH       NEWTON             GA   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL EMPLOYEES OF HENDERSONS GROCERY AND SHELL
            STATION NEAR HIGHWAY 36 REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1400974

KOVACIK
Special weather statement, Dec 23, 12:49 PM EST, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1249 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

GAZ011-019-231815-
CHATTOOGA GA-FLOYD GA-
1249 PM EST TUE DEC 23 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PENNY SIZED HAIL IN CHATTOOGA AND
FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EST...

AT 1248 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN CHEROKEE COUNTY ALABAMA OVER GAYLESVILLE...OR
NEAR CEDAR BLUFF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PENNY SIZED SIZED HAIL AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AS IT MOVES ACROSS CHATTOOGA AND
FLOYD COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EST.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
SUMMERVILLE...TRION...LYERLY...MENLO...BERRYTON...EVERETT SPRINGS...
SUBLIGNA...JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK...CHATTOOGAVILLE...TIDINGS AND
HOLLAND.

LAT...LON 3459 8539 3458 8535 3459 8535 3459 8516
      3452 8509 3447 8509 3446 8511 3445 8511
      3424 8545 3449 8551
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 228DEG 46KT 3429 8560
Special weather statement, Dec 23, 1:24 PM EST, 22 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 23, 1:34 PM EST, 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Dec 23, 1:46 PM EST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 6:13 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Sumter32 min
Dec 23, 6:27 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilcox33 min
Dec 23, 6:40 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Macon21 min
Dec 23, 6:56 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Peach34 min
Dec 23, 7:08 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Peach22 min
Dec 23, 7:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWebster28 min
Dec 23, 7:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb30 min
Dec 23, 7:33 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston12 min
Dec 23, 7:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Schley24 min
Dec 23, 7:44 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson31 min
Dec 23, 8:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor27 min
Dec 23, 8:33 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington42 min
Dec 23, 8:36 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson24 min
Dec 23, 9:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Monroe27 min
Dec 23, 9:08 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren22 min
Dec 23, 9:24 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Jasper, Newton36 min
Dec 23, 9:49 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Henry, Newton26 min
Dec 23, 10:11 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton34 min
Dec 23, 12:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga26 min
Dec 23, 12:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd31 min
Dec 23, 1:16 PM ESTFlood WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more25 hr
Dec 23, 1:24 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon36 min
Dec 23, 1:53 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Fannin, Murray, Whitfield52 min
Dec 23, 2:52 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade23 min
Dec 23, 3:10 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade35 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.