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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2015, 8:40 PM EDT for Chattahoochee County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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
- Aug 6, 2015, 8:40 PM EDT (00:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2015, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Chattahoochee County, GA
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 1221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 997 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 9.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
840 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
GAZ089-090-102-070115-
MUSCOGEE GA-STEWART GA-CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-
840 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MUSCOGEE...NORTHWESTERN
STEWART AND SOUTHERN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...
AT 840 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FORT BENNING/LAWSON ARMY AIR FLD...OR 7
MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 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 THIS STORM INCLUDE
CUSSETA...FORT BENNING/LAWSON ARMY AIR FLD...OMAHA...SAND HILL...
CARTER ACRES...BENNING PARK...MANTA...BATTLE PARK...CUSTER ROAD
TERRACE...BENNING HILLS...CHRISTOPHER AND JAMESTOWN/SOUTH FORT
BENNING.
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 3209 8502 3216 8503 3218 8501 3220 8496
3221 8498 3222 8498 3222 8493 3225 8492
3226 8489 3230 8494 3233 8501 3235 8500
3238 8497 3238 8499 3239 8497 3241 8498
3247 8491 3226 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 320DEG 18KT 3236 8494
$$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 Aug 6, 7:40 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 7:40 PM EDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 740 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015 .UPDATE... UPDATED TO CLEAR SEVERAL COUNTIES FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 475... BASICALLY FROM HENRY COUNTY EAST TO WILKES COUNTY AND NORTHWARD. ALTHOUGH SOME REDEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING... SEVERE STORMS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED FOR THESE COUNTIES THROUGH THE EVENING. COUNTIES REMAINING IN THE WATCH STILL COULD SEE A FEW STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS... BUT THE SEVERE THREAT IS GREATLY DIMINISHING WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CLOSELY FOR OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAR MORE COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. STAY TUNED. 39 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 351 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015/ SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION AND EMBEDDED CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN SHORT WAVE APPROACHING OUT OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AT THIS TIME. MORE SCATTERED CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH GOOD DIURNAL HEATING HAS ALSO BEEN DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WITH THESE BOTH OF THESE AREA OF STORMS. INSTABILITY HAS REMAINED A BIT LIMITED IS ASSOCIATION WITH THE CONVECTION TIED TO THE SHORT WAVE... BUT MODERATE TO STRONG DYNAMICS KEEPS THE SEVERE THREAT IN PLACE. NOT A LOT OF CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST TRENDS WITH THIS CYCLE...HIGH POPS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE BETTER FORCING PASSES WITH THE SHORT WAVE...DIMINISHING BEHIND THE WAVE INTO FRIDAY. LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. LONGWAVE TROUGH IS SITUATED ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST. THE CWFA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN NW FLOW THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND...WITH THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDING BACK EASTWARD FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. BY THE MID TO LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...A DEEP TROUGH BEGINS TO DIG ACROSS THE EASTERN QUARTER OF THE COUNTRY WITH AN UPPER LOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. AT THE SURFACE...COLD FRONT SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THE CWFA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT SHOULD REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING. POPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRETTY LOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH LOW END SCT/ISOLD MAINLY ACROSS THE MTNS AND IN THE SOUTH. PRECIP CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE MONDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH THE CWFA. THE FRONT IS CURRENTLY PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT SHOULD SETTLED TO THE SOUTH OF THE CWFA BY THURSDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH. NLISTEMAA/01 && .AVIATION... 00Z UPDATE... MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION THROUGH 06Z. MVFR AND SOME IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES DEVELOPING BETWEEN 06Z AND 09Z...CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST 14Z. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AFTER 06Z. SHOULD STILL SEE SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AFTER THAT. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD...BUT LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 08-12KT AFTER 14Z. WIND GUSTS 25KT OR HIGHER POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF CONVECTION. //ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE... MEDIUM ON ALL ELEMENTS. 41 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 72 90 71 92 / 70 30 10 20 ATLANTA 72 87 72 91 / 70 30 10 10 BLAIRSVILLE 70 82 66 86 / 70 20 10 20 CARTERSVILLE 72 87 68 91 / 70 20 10 10 COLUMBUS 74 92 73 94 / 60 40 20 20 GAINESVILLE 72 86 71 90 / 70 30 10 20 MACON 74 91 72 95 / 60 40 20 20 ROME 72 88 68 92 / 70 20 10 10 PEACHTREE CITY 72 88 69 92 / 70 30 10 10 VIDALIA 74 90 74 95 / 60 50 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS... CHATTAHOOCHEE...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL... GLASCOCK...HANCOCK...HOUSTON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON... JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MARION...MONROE...MONTGOMERY... MUSCOGEE...PEACH...PIKE...PULASKI...PUTNAM...SCHLEY...SPALDING... STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS... TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...UPSON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER... WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKINSON. && SHORT TERM...41 LONG TERM....01 AVIATION...41
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 6, 6:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 642 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071200- 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- 642 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO SPARK SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING... WITH A FEW STORMS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE THROUGH THE EVENING... WITH THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A COLUMBUS TO MONTICELLO TO WARRENTON LINE. THE SEVERE STORM THREAT WILL GREATLY DIMINISH BY 10 PM WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO RESULT IN SOME BRIEF MINOR FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING... FLOOD PRONE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ALTHOUGH RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ENOUGH MOISTURE AND FUEL FOR STORMS WILL EXIST TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY DURING AFTERNOON AND EVENING EACH DAY. ISOLATED STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BECOME NECESSARY LATER TODAY. IN THE MEANTIME...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, Aug 6, 7:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
719 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
GAZ078-089-062345-
MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-
719 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MUSCOGEE AND HARRIS
COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
AT 718 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAMILTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND 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
HAMILTON...WAVERLY HALL...KENWOOD...VISTA TERRACE...MOUNTAIN HILL...
FLAT ROCK...MULBERRY GROVE...FORTSON...LAKE HARDING...ELLERSLIE...
COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT...CATAULA...MIDLAND AND BARTLETTS FERRY
DAM.
LAT...LON 3281 8503 3271 8470 3245 8488 3265 8509
3267 8509 3269 8512 3270 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 305DEG 18KT 3268 8501Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:43 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
743 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
GAZ078-079-089-090-070030-
MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-TALBOT GA-CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-
743 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MUSCOGEE...SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS...
SOUTHERN TALBOT AND NORTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM
EDT...
AT 743 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM WAVERLY HALL TO 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF UPATOI TO NEAR BIBB CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...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
TALBOTTON...WAVERLY HALL...JUNCTION CITY...GENEVA...UPATOI...NORTH
FORT BENNING...EELBECK/WEST FORT BENNING...BALDWINVILLE...KENWOOD...
GREEN ISLAND HILLS...MULBERRY GROVE...FORTSON...FLAT ROCK...BOX
SPRINGS...JUNIPER...BAUGHVILLE...OLIVE BRANCH...PO BIDDY
CROSSROADS...ELLERSLIE AND COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT.
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 3279 8473 3270 8435 3256 8449 3255 8449
3255 8455 3252 8458 3253 8463 3249 8464
3249 8466 3245 8466 3242 8472 3253 8502
3260 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 283DEG 27KT 3269 8474 3262 8487 3258 8499Special weather statement, Aug 6, 7:55 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
755 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
GAZ052-053-066-070045-
HEARD GA-TROUP GA-COWETA GA-
755 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEARD...NORTHWESTERN TROUP AND
WESTERN COWETA COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
AT 755 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR WOODLAND TO NEAR
CRYSTAL LAKE TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOLDVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 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
FRANKLIN...EPHESUS...CENTRALHATCHEE...HILLCREST...POWERS
CROSSROADS...WARES CROSSROADS...GLENN...FROLONA...TEXAS...
ROOSTERVILLE AND WARESVILLE.
LAT...LON 3343 8527 3336 8489 3335 8489 3312 8504
3303 8522 3343 8529
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 293DEG 27KT 3339 8533 3325 8543 3314 8569Special weather statement, Aug 6, 8:18 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
818 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
GAZ053-054-056-067-068-070045-
SPALDING GA-COWETA GA-PIKE GA-FAYETTE GA-MERIWETHER GA-
818 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SPALDING...SOUTHEASTERN
COWETA...PIKE...SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN MERIWETHER COUNTIES
UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
AT 818 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM MORELAND TO HARALSON TO
NEAR MOLENA...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 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
GRIFFIN...ZEBULON...PEACHTREE CITY...SENOIA...BROOKS...MORELAND...
MOLENA...WILLIAMSON...SHARPSBURG...TURIN...MEANSVILLE...HARALSON...
GAY...ZETELLA...DIGBEY...LIFSEY SPRINGS...HOLLONVILLE...HILLTOP...
VAUGHN AND STARRS MILL.
LAT...LON 3327 8482 3339 8458 3328 8430 3304 8425
3303 8427 3299 8427 3299 8429 3300 8430
3299 8430 3299 8449 3297 8451 3297 8453
3295 8452 3294 8453 3319 8463
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 254DEG 27KT 3328 8478 3321 8458 3298 8452Local storm report, Aug 6, 8:22 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
822 PM EDT THU AUG 06 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0813 PM TSTM WND GST WAYNE TERRACE 32.52N 84.94W
08/06/2015 M69 MPH MUSCOGEE GA UNKNOWN
OBSERVER AT COLUMBUS AIRPORT REPORTS WIND GUSTS OVER 60
KTS RECORDED ON THE ELEVATED AIRPORT TOWER EQUIPMENT
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1500610
RWILLISSpecial weather statement, Aug 6, 8:40 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
840 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
GAZ089-090-102-070115-
MUSCOGEE GA-STEWART GA-CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-
840 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MUSCOGEE...NORTHWESTERN
STEWART AND SOUTHERN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...
AT 840 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FORT BENNING/LAWSON ARMY AIR FLD...OR 7
MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 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 THIS STORM INCLUDE
CUSSETA...FORT BENNING/LAWSON ARMY AIR FLD...OMAHA...SAND HILL...
CARTER ACRES...BENNING PARK...MANTA...BATTLE PARK...CUSTER ROAD
TERRACE...BENNING HILLS...CHRISTOPHER AND JAMESTOWN/SOUTH FORT
BENNING.
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 3209 8502 3216 8503 3218 8501 3220 8496
3221 8498 3222 8498 3222 8493 3225 8492
3226 8489 3230 8494 3233 8501 3235 8500
3238 8497 3238 8499 3239 8497 3241 8498
3247 8491 3226 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 320DEG 18KT 3236 8494The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Troup | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 8:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Muscogee | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 9:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 25 min |
| Aug 6, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter and 2 more | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 24 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.