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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Feb 24, 2016, 3:25 AM EST for 13 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 50 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
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:25 AM EST (08:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 4:15 AM EST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Baldwin County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 316 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 376 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Feb 24, 12:49 AM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 12:49 AM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Local storm report, Feb 24, 2:47 AM EST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
247 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0140 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW CORDELE 31.95N 83.81W
02/24/2016 CRISP GA EMERGENCY MNGR
METAL ROOF BLOWN OFF A POLE BARN ON HIGHWAY 33 BETWEEN
COFER AND LANDFILL ROADS.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1600195
DEESESpecial weather statement, Feb 24, 2:50 AM EST, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
250 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAZ108>110-240830-
DODGE GA-TELFAIR GA-WILCOX GA-
250 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DODGE...WESTERN
TELFAIR AND NORTHEASTERN WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM EST...
AT 249 AM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR ABBEVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 20 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
EASTMAN...ABBEVILLE...MILAN...RHINE...CHAUNCEY...UNION...
GODWINSVILLE...FIVE POINTS AND BROWNING.
A TORNADO 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 3211 8334 3212 8331 3214 8331 3215 8332
3218 8329 3219 8322 3220 8302 3219 8301
3193 8303 3191 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0749Z 269DEG 16KT 3206 8328Special weather statement, Feb 24, 3:25 AM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
325 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
GAZ027-038-039-050-051-060>062-072>076-082>085-095>097-240915-
MADISON GA-JOHNSON GA-WILKINSON GA-LAURENS GA-JONES GA-GREENE GA-
JEFFERSON GA-HOUSTON GA-WILKES GA-PUTNAM GA-HANCOCK GA-WARREN GA-
TWIGGS GA-BLECKLEY GA-TALIAFERRO GA-GLASCOCK GA-WASHINGTON GA-
OGLETHORPE GA-BALDWIN GA-BIBB GA-
325 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON...JOHNSON...
WILKINSON...NORTHERN LAURENS...SOUTHEASTERN JONES...GREENE...
JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON...WILKES...EASTERN PUTNAM...
HANCOCK...WARREN...TWIGGS...NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY...TALIAFERRO...
GLASCOCK...WASHINGTON...OGLETHORPE...BALDWIN AND SOUTHEASTERN BIBB
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM EST...
AT 321 AM EST...ON THE BACK SIDE OF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AN AREA OF VERY STRONG WINDS HAS DEVELOPED KNOWN AS A
WAKE LOW.
HAZARD...AS THE RAIN ENDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WINDS OF 40 TO 50
MPH CAN BE EXPERIENCED WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
MACON...MILLEDGEVILLE...DUBLIN...SANDERSVILLE...WASHINGTON...
GREENSBORO...LOUISVILLE...WRIGHTSVILLE...WARRENTON...SPARTA...
JEFFERSONVILLE...GIBSON...IRWINTON...CRAWFORDVILLE...LEXINGTON...
WARNER ROBINS...CENTERVILLE...EAST DUBLIN...WRENS AND WADLEY.
LAT...LON 3307 8229 3287 8230 3281 8241 3279 8241
3239 8295 3264 8372 3328 8331 3411 8303
3401 8294 3398 8286 3399 8265 3387 8257
3380 8258 3364 8248 3366 8251 3361 8265
3335 8255 3331 8234 3323 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 280DEG 38KT 3400 8295 3321 8313 3252 8381The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 7:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 46 min |
| Feb 23, 10:12 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 28 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:56 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 25 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 1:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 2:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 31 min |
| Feb 24, 2:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 3:20 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge, Wilcox | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 4:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade and 15 more | 96 min |
| Feb 24, 4:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 5:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 44 min |
| Feb 24, 5:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 6:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 30 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 59 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:41 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 46 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 7:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Gordon, Murray, Polk | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 7:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 8:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 8:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 10:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 23 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:17 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon | 50 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 4 days |
| Feb 24, 2:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 5 days |
| Feb 24, 6:07 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 24 hr |
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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.