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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2015, 4:41 PM EDT for Jackson County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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 30, 2015, 4:41 PM EDT (20:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2015, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Jackson County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 713 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -96 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1029 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
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 30, 3:45 PM EDT, 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 3:45 PM EDT, 56 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 429 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-010830- 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- 429 AM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IS ALSO POSSIBLE. DISCUSSION... THE COMBINATION OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND AMPLE MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...PARTICULARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL ALLOW FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IN STORMS. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THE UPPER TROUGH WILL HOLD OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEK WITH SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW AND OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL KEEP THE RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WITH THE BEST CHANCES THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .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, Jun 30, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
245 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015
GAZ076-085-086-097-098-301930-
JOHNSON GA-LAURENS GA-TREUTLEN GA-EMANUEL GA-JEFFERSON GA-
245 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JOHNSON...LAURENS...TREUTLEN...
EMANUEL AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 245 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR WADLEY TO NEAR EAST DUBLIN...AND MOVING EAST
AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
DUBLIN...SWAINSBORO...EAST DUBLIN...WADLEY...ADRIAN...SUMMERTOWN...
KITE...MODOC...BLUNDALE...MEEKS...ROCKLEDGE...NORRISTOWN JUNCTION...
COLEMANS LAKE...SPANN...ORLAND...BLACKVILLE...SCOTT...BREWTON...NEW
HOME AND LOVETT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER
STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
LAT...LON 3228 8281 3252 8298 3295 8234 3296 8228
3293 8227 3284 8232 3280 8221 3281 8215
3273 8211
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 277DEG 28KT 3292 8235 3255 8284Special weather statement, Jun 30, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
255 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015
GAZ097-109>111-301930-
WHEELER GA-DODGE GA-LAURENS GA-TELFAIR GA-
255 PM EDT TUE JUN 30 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER...DODGE...LAURENS AND
TELFAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 254 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR EASTMAN TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
JACKSONVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
MCRAE...EASTMAN...ALAMO...HELENA...LUMBER CITY...MILAN...SCOTLAND...
CHAUNCEY...TOWNS...WORKMORE...LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE PARK...
GODWINSVILLE...JORDAN...ACHORD...CEDAR GROVE...JAY BIRD SPRINGS AND
SPRING HILL.
LAT...LON 3224 8319 3232 8286 3194 8258 3192 8265
3192 8268 3191 8268 3190 8269 3190 8270
3186 8276 3186 8278 3185 8278 3181 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 241DEG 29KT 3228 8315 3189 8290Local storm report, Jun 30, 2:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 9:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 41 min |
| Jun 30, 10:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 10:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 11:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, Union, White | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 25 min |
| Jun 30, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Pickens | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 12:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Union | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 49 min |
| Jun 30, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Peach | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 26 min |
| Jun 30, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 32 min |
| Jun 30, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock | 27 min |
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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.