Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
133 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 455 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM ALTHOUGH
THERE ARE THE NORMAL TIMING AND STRENGTH DIFFERENCES. THE COLD FRONT
OVER THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD...MOVING
INTO THE CWA SATURDAY. PRIOR TO THIS...A SHORT WAVE...CURRENTLY
MOVING ONSHORE ON THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING BRINGING AN INCREASE IN POPS. DAYTIME
HEATING ACROSS NORTH GA WILL ALSO INITIATE CONVECTION ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTH GA THIS AFTERNOON AND HAVE GONE WITH LIKELY POPS IN THESE
AREAS. INSTABILITIES WILL BE RUNNING HIGH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH
GEORGIA AND THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE TSTORMS. AS WE MOVE
INTO THE EVENING HOURS...CONVECTION WILL DISSIPATE...HOWEVER AS THE
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT...TSTORM
CHANCES INCREASE ACROSS NORTH GA ALONG WITH THE RISK OF SEVERE
TSTORMS. THE TSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CWA DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY WITH THE RISK SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF THE
FRONT.

TEMPS WILL BE TRICKY BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY DUE TO CLOUDS/PRECIP OR
LACK THERE OF. AREAS SEEING AMPLE SUNSHINE WILL SEE TEMPS RISE INTO
THE MID AND UPPER 90S WHILE AREAS SEEING RAIN AND CLOUDS WILL SEE
TEMPS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S.

17

LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
EXTENDED PERIODS MARKED WITH MORE DYNAMIC PATTERN AS UPPER TROUGH
RETURNS TO THE AREA. AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE
STATE SATURDAY...WITH SOME ASSOCIATED STORMS CARRYING INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. SUNDAY
AND MONDAY CONTINUE TO LOOK LIKE MORE PLEASANT DAYS WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S...AND VERTICAL PROFILES SHOWING DRY AIR
ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL HOVER SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL...THEN MODERATE SLIGHTLY TO NEAR NORMAL MONDAY.

WITH THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS REMAINING WEST OF THE AREA...AN ACTIVE
PATTERN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK AS SEVERAL FEATURES PUSH INTO
THE REGION. NEXT BOUNDARY IMPACTS THE AREA TUESDAY...WITH ENHANCED
STORM CHANCES REMAINING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK. AMPLE MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENT
PRECIPITATION PROCESSES. HAVE GENERALLY GONE GOOD CHANCE TO LIKELY
POPS ACROSS THE AREA EACH DAY TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AND SLIGHT
CHANCE TO LOW END CHANCE POPS OVERNIGHT.

31

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD... EXCEPT
LOWER MVFR/IFR POSSIBLE WITH EXPECTED PERIODS OF CONVECTION THIS
AFTERNOON... THEN AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIRES MODELS CONTINUE TO
SHOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS MOST TAF
SITES BETWEEN 19-23Z THIS AFTERNOON... THEN DIMINISHING BY MID TO
LATE THIS EVENING. CONVECTION BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR ALL TAF
SITES. WINDS WILL REMAIN MAINLY SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD WITH SPEEDS 7KTS OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT... THEN 10-12KTS
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM ON TIMING OF PRECIP.
HIGH ON REMAINING ELEMENTS.

39

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          97  73  88  64 /  40  40  90  60
ATLANTA         92  73  84  66 /  50  50  90  50
BLAIRSVILLE     89  70  79  58 /  60  60  80  20
CARTERSVILLE    91  72  83  63 /  60  60  80  20
COLUMBUS        90  73  87  69 /  60  60  90  60
GAINESVILLE     93  72  84  64 /  50  50  80  20
MACON           93  74  89  68 /  60  50  90  60
ROME            92  73  85  63 /  60  60  80  20
PEACHTREE CITY  91  73  85  64 /  60  50  90  60
VIDALIA         93  74  91  72 /  50  50  60  60

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...17/39
LONG TERM....31
AVIATION...39

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
459 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-270900-
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-
459 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

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

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

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

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.

DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS
MORNING BRINGING AN INCREASE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO CENTRAL
GEORGIA. DAYTIME HEATING COMBINED WITH AMPLE INSTABILITY ACROSS
NORTH GEORGIA WILL BRING AN INCREASING RISK OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. THE RISK
OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. THEN AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. SOME OF THE STORMS TODAY AND LATE
TONIGHT COULD BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA.

THE BEST TIMES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM TODAY
ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ALSO...FROM 9 AM INTO SATURDAY
MORNING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA.

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

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES 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. HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN
DIAMETER 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.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
255 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

GAZ002-011-261945-
CHATTOOGA GA-WALKER GA-
255 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN CHATTOOGA AND
WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 255 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LAFAYETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED SIZED HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY
MOVE ACROSS CHATTOOGA AND WALKER COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
LAFAYETTE...CHICKAMAUGA...TRION...LA FAYETTE...MENLO...NOBLE...
NAOMI...CLOUDLAND...CENTER POST...ROCK SPRING...SUTTLES MILL...
LINWOOD AND VILLANOW.

THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.

LAT...LON 3467 8549 3469 8549 3488 8527 3486 8526
      3486 8523 3482 8520 3478 8520 3477 8516
      3476 8515 3472 8517 3472 8511 3467 8507
      3447 8550 3463 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 234DEG 15KT 3466 8539