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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 23, 2015Bleckley County, Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2015, 2:50 PM EDT for Bleckley County, Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 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: Jul 23, 2015, 2:50 PM EDT (18:50 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 2015, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Laurens County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 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 176 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 186 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1292 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 11 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 Jul 23, 2:04 PM EDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:04 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 23, 11:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1158 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-241600-
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-
1158 AM EDT THU JUL 23 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
MAX HEAT INDICES OF 102 TO 109 CAN BE EXPECTED. REFER TO THE HEAT
ADVISORY /ATLNPWFFC/ FOR MORE INFORMATION.

DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA ON FRIDAY.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE SMALLEST POTENTIAL FOR STORMS SATURDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE ON FRIDAY AND
POSSIBLY STRONG ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AS THE MAIN HAZARDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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, Jul 23, 1:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
149 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2015

GAZ031>033-042>044-231815-
COBB GA-NORTH FULTON GA-PAULDING GA-SOUTH FULTON GA-CARROLL GA-
DOUGLAS GA-
149 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN COBB... NORTH FULTON...
SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING... SOUTH FULTON... NORTHEASTERN CARROLL AND
DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...

AT 147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR POWDER SPRINGS TO
NEAR VILLA RICA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

  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. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN
           LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER COVERS
           THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
ATLANTA...MARIETTA...DOUGLASVILLE...SANDY SPRINGS...SMYRNA...EAST
POINT...UNION CITY...VILLA RICA...COLLEGE PARK...POWDER SPRINGS...
FAIRBURN...AUSTELL...HAPEVILLE...TEMPLE...HIRAM...MIDTOWN...FAIR
OAKS...GRANT PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...LITHIA SPRINGS AND SWEETWATER CREEK
STATE PARK.

LAT...LON 3367 8510 3393 8469 3392 8435 3365 8435
      3365 8446 3355 8446 3354 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 271DEG 21KT 3387 8465 3369 8494

Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:19 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 23, 2:50 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 22, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Taylor	26 min
Jul 23, 3:52 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	FFC	Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Glascock and 15 more	14 hr
Jul 23, 1:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas, Fulton	26 min
Jul 23, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	26 min
Jul 23, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	23 min
Jul 23, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion	32 min
Jul 23, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	28 min
Jul 23, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	27 min
Jul 23, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	24 min
Jul 23, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen	45 min
Jul 23, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Pulaski	32 min
Jul 23, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Sumter	38 min
Jul 23, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar	35 min
Jul 23, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	33 min
Jul 23, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	28 min
Jul 23, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston, Peach	24 min
Jul 23, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	33 min
Jul 23, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	30 min
Jul 23, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly, Pulaski	28 min
Jul 23, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	26 min
Jul 23, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs	46 min
Jul 23, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot, Taylor	43 min
Jul 23, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	32 min
Jul 23, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	34 min
Jul 23, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	29 min
Jul 23, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilkinson	16 min
Jul 23, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	31 min
Jul 23, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	39 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2015 Every 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.