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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 25, 2015, 2:19 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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 25, 2015, 2:19 PM EDT (18:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2015, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Montgomery County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:21 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 237 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -298 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 25, 1:45 PM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 1:45 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 4:34 AM EDT, 9 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 434 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-260845- 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- 434 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LINGERING OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM WEDNESDAYS CONVECTION WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. INSTABILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH. THIS WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. UP TO 1 INCH HAIL IS POSSIBLE AS WELL. DUE TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AS A DISTURBANCE TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA...AND ALSO SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTHEASTWARD. SOME STORMS REACHING STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE BOTH PERIODS. DAMAGING WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. UP TO 1 INCH HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN MAINLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS OTHER DISTURBANCES LOOK TO INFLUENCE THE AREA. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST ON TIMING AND LOCATIONS OF GREATER CHANCES. STAY TUNED TO FUTURE UPDATES. .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 25, 10:12 AM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 25, 11:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1127 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0940 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE BREWTON 32.57N 82.79W
06/24/2015 LAURENS GA 911 CALL CENTER
FEW TRESS DOWN ON POWER LINES HIGHWAY 80 AND WYATT
MARTIN ROADHIGHWAY 67
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1500442
BDLSpecial weather statement, Jun 25, 1:48 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
148 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
GAZ113-251830-
TOOMBS GA-
148 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN TOOMBS COUNTY
UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
AT 146 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SANTA CLAUS...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF LYONS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS
CAN BE EXPECTED AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS MAINLY SOUTH AND
CENTRAL PARTS OF TOOMBS COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM EDT.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEAR ONE INCH IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IS
POSSIBLE. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
LAT...LON 3191 8225 3193 8226 3193 8230 3195 8231
3193 8231 3193 8232 3194 8238 3196 8238
3196 8240 3195 8240 3197 8243 3197 8247
3210 8245 3225 8222 3216 8218 3214 8220
3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 236DEG 23KT 3208 8228Special weather statement, Jun 25, 2:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
219 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
GAZ112-251845-
MONTGOMERY GA-
219 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN MONTGOMERY
COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
AT 218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER UVALDA...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOUNT
VERNON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS
MONTGOMERY COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE
UVALDA...ALSTON AND CHARLOTTEVILLE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
LAT...LON 3196 8252 3196 8254 3198 8254 3201 8260
3206 8261 3209 8261 3211 8262 3221 8244
3197 8248 3195 8248 3195 8249
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 236DEG 7KT 3205 8253The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 47 min |
| Jun 24, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Treutlen | 44 min |
| Jun 24, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 9:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 27 min |
| Jun 24, 9:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Jun 24, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 31 min |
| Jun 24, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 49 min |
| Jun 25, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 25 min |
| Jun 25, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 42 min |
| Jun 25, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 27 min |
| Jun 25, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 61 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2015Every special weather statement in 2015
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.