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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 1, 2015Toombs County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Oct 1, 2015, 5:05 PM EDT for Toombs County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 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
Oct 1, 2015, 5:05 PM EDT (21:05 UTC)
Expired
Oct 1, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Toombs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 244 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2015-10-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 594 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2015-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
594 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-25 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
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 Oct 1, 3:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 3:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 1, 5:51 AM EDT, 11 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
551 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-021000-
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-
551 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING
FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED...BUT THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES.

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

UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AS AN UPPER LOW SETTLES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. MUCH
UNCERTAINTY FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK CONCERNING THIS
FEATURE AND THE INTERACTION WITH THE TRACK OF JOAQUIN. AT THIS
POINT...THE VARIOUS TRACK SCENARIOS COULD RESULT IN CONTINUED
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WITH INCREASED HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND
FLOODING CONCERNS.

PLEASE STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH THIS OFFICE
AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR UPDATES ON THESE
WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 1, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
215 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015

GAZ093>095-011900-
MACON GA-PEACH GA-HOUSTON GA-
215 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MACON...SOUTHEASTERN
PEACH AND HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

AT 214 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER PERRY. THIS STORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY AND PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A SMALL AREA.

  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 TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
PERRY...WARNER ROBINS...CENTERVILLE...BYRON...ROBINS AIR FORCE
BASE...BONAIRE...LAKEWOOD...HOUSTON LAKE...HENDERSON...GROVE PARK...
KATHLEEN...MOSS OAK...SAINT LOUIS...MEADOWDALE AND MIAMI VALLEY.

LAT...LON 3241 8393 3266 8373 3260 8354 3258 8354
      3257 8355 3256 8355 3229 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 187DEG 1KT 3245 8376
Special weather statement, Oct 1, 5:05 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
505 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015

GAZ113-012145-
TOOMBS GA-
505 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOOMBS COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 505 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR ALSTON...OR 8 MILES
NORTH OF PLANT HATCH...MOVING NORTH 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
LYONS...VIDALIA...SANTA CLAUS...CEDAR CROSSING...TOOMBS CENTRAL...
JOHNSON CORNER...ROCK SPRINGS...PONDEROSA...SOUTH THOMPSON...ENGLISH
EDDY...CENTER AND GRAYS LANDING.

LAT...LON 3194 8236 3194 8238 3196 8238 3196 8240
      3195 8240 3197 8243 3197 8247 3226 8243
      3225 8223 3194 8231 3193 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 177DEG 10KT 3205 8237

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 1, 12:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler66 min
Oct 1, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston45 min
Oct 1, 3:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Catoosa, Cherokee, Clarke and 31 more71 hr
Oct 1, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Wilcox40 min
Oct 1, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge23 min
Oct 1, 6:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion37 min
Oct 1, 7:02 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDodge, Pulaski, Wilcox6 hr
Oct 1, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston41 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.