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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 25, 2015Montgomery County, Georgia

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2015-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 59 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 2015-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 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
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

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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 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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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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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

BDL
Special 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 8228
Special 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 8253

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson47 min
Jun 24, 8:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens, Treutlen44 min
Jun 24, 8:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJohnson, Laurens48 min
Jun 24, 9:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery37 min
Jun 24, 9:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens27 min
Jun 24, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens30 min
Jun 24, 9:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery28 min
Jun 24, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens31 min
Jun 24, 10:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler31 min
Jun 25, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs42 min
Jun 25, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd49 min
Jun 25, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk25 min
Jun 25, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow44 min
Jun 25, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow42 min
Jun 25, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk26 min
Jun 25, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Polk26 min
Jun 25, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding27 min
Jun 25, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson61 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.