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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 19, 2015Banks County, Hall County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2015, 3:19 PM EDT for Banks County, Hall County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 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 19, 2015, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired: Aug 19, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Banks County, GA, Hall County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 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: 323 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 988 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 Aug 19, 2:30 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 2:30 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 10:58 AM EDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1058 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-201500-
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-
1058 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

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

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

A VERY MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL REMAIN
ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

THE MAIN STORM THREATS WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN THAT COULD CAUSE BRIEF FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE
AREAS...AND LIGHTNING. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG WINDS AND
LIGHTNING WILL BE BETWEEN 2PM AND 10PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING EXPECTED.

.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, Aug 19, 12:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1210 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

GAZ012-019-020-191645-
GORDON GA-BARTOW GA-FLOYD GA-
1210 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GORDON...NORTHERN BARTOW AND
SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT...

AT 1209 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SHANNON...OR 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF ROME...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND AND HEAVY RAIN.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
           MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
           LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. 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
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...CALHOUN...ADAIRSVILLE...WHITE...KINGSTON...
PLAINVILLE...SHANNON...CASSVILLE...FAIRMOUNT...RANGER...REDBUD...PINE
LOG...FUNKHOUSER...ARMUCHEE...FOLSOM...PINSON...SONORAVILLE...OAKMAN
AND LINDALE.

LAT...LON 3436 8530 3460 8473 3460 8472 3461 8472
      3459 8470 3458 8465 3448 8466 3444 8466
      3436 8465 3435 8464 3435 8465 3424 8465
      3419 8524
TIME...MOT...LOC 1609Z 255DEG 31KT 3433 8506

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 2:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
209 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

GAZ025-027-035>038-047-049-050-191900-
MADISON GA-MORGAN GA-OGLETHORPE GA-OCONEE GA-GREENE GA-BARROW GA-
CLARKE GA-JACKSON GA-WALTON GA-
209 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...
NORTHWESTERN MORGAN...WESTERN OGLETHORPE...OCONEE...NORTHWESTERN
GREENE...SOUTHEASTERN BARROW...CLARKE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON AND
NORTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

AT 208 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BOSTWICK...OR 7 MILES
NORTH OF MADISON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
           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
WINDER...MONROE...WATKINSVILLE...ATHENS...STATHAM...ARCADE...
NICHOLSON...WINTERVILLE...BOGART...CRAWFORD...NORTH HIGH SHOALS...
BETHLEHEM...COLBERT...BOSTWICK...ARNOLDSVILLE...ILA...GOOD HOPE...
BISHOP...MAXEYS AND HULL.

LAT...LON 3361 8353 3392 8380 3420 8331 3376 8307
TIME...MOT...LOC 1808Z 276DEG 10KT 3371 8347

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 2:54 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
254 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

GAZ036>038-047-049-050-191945-
MORGAN GA-OGLETHORPE GA-OCONEE GA-GREENE GA-CLARKE GA-WALTON GA-
254 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN...SOUTHWESTERN
OGLETHORPE...OCONEE...NORTHWESTERN GREENE...SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE AND
EASTERN WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 254 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BOSTWICK...OR 7 MILES
NORTH OF MADISON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
           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
MADISON...WATKINSVILLE...WINTERVILLE...NORTH HIGH SHOALS...
BOSTWICK...ARNOLDSVILLE...BISHOP...MAXEYS...WHITEHALL...ATHENS-CLARKE
COUNTY (BALANCE)...STEPHENS...BARNETT SHOALS...FARMINGTON...
WRAYSWOOD...EBENEZER...STATE BOTANICAL GARDEN OF GA...HARD LABOR
CREEK STATE PARK...APALACHEE...GRESHAMVILLE AND DUNLAP.

LAT...LON 3355 8355 3371 8363 3400 8329 3371 8306
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 234DEG 15KT 3370 8348

Special weather statement, Aug 19, 3:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
319 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

GAZ016-023>025-027-192000-
MADISON GA-WHITE GA-BANKS GA-JACKSON GA-HALL GA-
319 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON...
SOUTHEASTERN WHITE...BANKS...NORTHERN JACKSON AND EASTERN HALL
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 319 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR TALMO...OR 10 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
           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
GAINESVILLE...JEFFERSON...COMMERCE...HOMER...LULA...MAYSVILLE...
PENDERGRASS...GILLSVILLE...TALMO...CANDLER...RAOUL...PINEFIELD
CROSSROADS...HOLLINGSWORTH...APPLE VALLEY...PEACH STATE SPEEDWAY...
BANKS CROSSING AND POCATALIGO.

LAT...LON 3454 8362 3451 8367 3443 8361 3444 8361
      3449 8354 3448 8347 3446 8340 3442 8338
      3432 8339 3427 8334 3424 8334 3426 8330
      3424 8324 3425 8320 3422 8318 3411 8367
      3433 8392 3458 8364
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 234DEG 14KT 3424 8367

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 18, 8:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	39 min
Aug 18, 11:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Morgan, Oconee	4 hr
Aug 19, 12:07 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett, Walton	7 days
Aug 19, 12:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Gordon	35 min
Aug 19, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee	51 min
Aug 19, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan, Oconee	51 min
Aug 19, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	52 min
Aug 19, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock, Warren	46 min
Aug 19, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Rockdale	42 min
Aug 19, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee	39 min
Aug 19, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	51 min
Aug 19, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Warren	44 min
Aug 19, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	40 min
Aug 19, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	52 min
Aug 19, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer, Gordon, Murray	45 min
Aug 19, 6:02 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Carroll	6 hr
Aug 19, 6:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Douglas, Fulton	6 hr
Aug 19, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth	38 min
Aug 19, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Gordon	42 min
Aug 19, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	57 min

Nearby

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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.