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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 30, 2015Emanuel County, Toombs County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 30, 2015, 3:22 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Toombs County, Georgia. It was in force for 53 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 30, 2015, 3:22 PM EDT (19:22 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2015, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Emanuel County, GA, Toombs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 239 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: 36 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 149 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 Aug 30, 2:34 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 2:34 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 11:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1151 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-311200-
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-
1151 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2015

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

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

A TROPICAL LIKE AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL LEAD TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. ALTHOUGH NO STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS
ARE EXPECTED...RAINFALL FROM THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE QUITE HEAVY AT
TIMES. THIS WILL LEAD TO MINOR LOCALIZED FLOODING FOR MAINLY THE
NORMALLY PRONE AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTHWARD INTO
GEORGIA FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THE DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL
CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...BUT MAINLY
ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 10:02 AM EDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 2:26 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
226 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2015

GAZ037-038-049>051-060-061-301930-
TALIAFERRO GA-MORGAN GA-OGLETHORPE GA-OCONEE GA-GREENE GA-PUTNAM GA-
HANCOCK GA-
226 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN TALIAFERRO...SOUTHEASTERN
MORGAN...SOUTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE...SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE...GREENE...
NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM
EDT...

AT 224 PM EDT...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
EXTENDED FROM NEAR MAXEYS TO REYNOLDS PLANTATION TO WEST OF
SPARTA...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.

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

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
GREENSBORO...SPARTA...LEXINGTON...UNION POINT...WOODVILLE...WHITE
PLAINS...SILOAM...MAXEYS...PHOENIX...REYNOLDS PLANTATION...LIBERTY...
STEPHENS...SPRINGFIELD...PENFIELD...ROCKVILLE...WRAYSWOOD...
GRESHAMVILLE...HUTCHINGS...SWORDS AND DEVEREUX.

LAT...LON 3316 8309 3328 8320 3347 8334 3376 8334
      3383 8325 3388 8311 3382 8302 3371 8298
      3333 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 195DEG 11KT 3373 8315 3348 8320 3329 8311

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 3:18 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
318 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2015

GAZ038-039-050-051-061-062-074-075-302015-
TALIAFERRO GA-GLASCOCK GA-WASHINGTON GA-OGLETHORPE GA-GREENE GA-
WILKES GA-HANCOCK GA-WARREN GA-
318 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TALIAFERRO...WESTERN GLASCOCK...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN OGLETHORPE...NORTHEASTERN
GREENE...WILKES...EASTERN HANCOCK AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM
EDT...

AT 316 PM EDT...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
EXTENDED FROM NEAR RAYLE TO SOUTHEAST OF WHITE PLAINS TO NEAR
OCONEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.

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

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
SANDERSVILLE...WASHINGTON...WARRENTON...SPARTA...CRAWFORDVILLE...
TIGNALL...WHITE PLAINS...NORWOOD...MITCHELL...RAYLE...SHARON...
CAMAK...DEEPSTEP...SPRINGFIELD...WARTHEN...HEBRON...ALEXANDER
STEPHENS PARK...CULVERTON...JACKSONS CROSSROADS AND SANDY CROSS.

LAT...LON 3364 8260 3361 8265 3352 8261 3305 8267
      3293 8304 3335 8301 3381 8308 3395 8277
      3370 8259
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 229DEG 8KT 3379 8300 3341 8291 3289 8301

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 3:22 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2015

GAZ086-098-112-113-302015-
MONTGOMERY GA-TOOMBS GA-TREUTLEN GA-EMANUEL GA-
322 PM EDT SUN AUG 30 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...
TOOMBS...EASTERN TREUTLEN AND EMANUEL COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

AT 321 PM EDT...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
EXTENDED FROM NEAR MIDVILLE TO OAK PARK TO PLANT HATCH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

  HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.

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

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
SWAINSBORO...LYONS...VIDALIA...TWIN CITY...STILLMORE...OAK PARK...
GARFIELD...SANTA CLAUS...SUMMERTOWN...NUNEZ...CEDAR CROSSING...
MODOC...JOHNSON CORNER...ROCK SPRINGS...CANOOCHEE...COLEMANS LAKE...
TOOMBS CENTRAL...CENTER...PONDEROSA AND NORMANTOWN.

LAT...LON 3254 8203 3256 8208 3252 8215 3242 8219
      3235 8225 3217 8218 3191 8223 3194 8228
      3193 8232 3196 8241 3195 8240 3197 8244
      3200 8245 3231 8245 3279 8234 3283 8228
      3280 8221 3281 8215 3266 8208 3262 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 243DEG 6KT 3280 8220 3237 8230 3196 8235

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 29, 9:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	22 min
Aug 29, 9:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	27 min
Aug 29, 10:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	23 min
Aug 30, 9:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding	26 min
Aug 30, 9:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry	36 min
Aug 30, 10:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett and 2 more	58 min
Aug 30, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Hancock	64 min
Aug 30, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes	57 min
Aug 30, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson, Taliaferro, Warren	55 min
Aug 30, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Montgomery, Treutlen	52 min
Aug 30, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro	88 min
Aug 30, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Peach	39 min
Aug 30, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Candler	95 min
Aug 30, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson, Johnson	42 min
Aug 30, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston, Peach	41 min
Aug 30, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson, Johnson	61 min
Aug 30, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	65 min
Aug 30, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	65 min
Aug 30, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	81 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.