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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 30, 2016Crawford County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 30, 2016, 2:20 PM EDT for Crawford County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 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
Apr 30, 2016, 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Crawford County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 82 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2016-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2016-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1788 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 Apr 30, 1:42 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 1:42 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 5:11 AM EDT, 9 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
511 AM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-010915-
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-
511 AM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

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

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

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH
SEVERAL DISTURBANCES IMPACTING THE AREA. THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AND LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER THERE REMAINS UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING THE
STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THESE SYSTEMS. PLEASE MONITOR UPDATES AS
CHANGES ARE LIKELY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 1:26 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
126 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

GAZ045-046-057-301800-
DEKALB GA-HENRY GA-ROCKDALE GA-
126 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DEKALB...NORTHERN HENRY AND
ROCKDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...

AT 126 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR STOCKBRIDGE...OR 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF JONESBORO...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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
DECATUR...CONYERS...STOCKBRIDGE...CLARKSTON...STONE MOUNTAIN...AVONDALE
ESTATES...LITHONIA...PINE LAKE...TUCKER...CANDLER-MCAFEE...BELVEDERE PARK...
LAKEVIEW ESTATES...NORTH DECATUR...SNAPFINGER...ARABIA MOUNTAIN...
BELMONT...HIDDEN VALLEY PARK...PANOLA MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...RICHARDSON
PARK AND REDAN.

LAT...LON 3390 8426 3389 8422 3385 8416 3378 8408
      3375 8402 3379 8398 3378 8397 3351 8413
      3355 8426 3358 8426 3360 8424 3361 8426
      3363 8426 3364 8427 3365 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 1726Z 198DEG 20KT 3362 8421
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 1:28 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
128 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

GAZ093-301800-
MACON GA-
128 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MACON COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM EDT...

AT 127 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER OGLETHORPE...MOVING
NORTH AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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
OGLETHORPE...MONTEZUMA...MARSHALLVILLE...GARDEN VALLEY...FOUNTAINVILLE...
SAINT LOUIS...HICKS...WINCHESTER...CLEARVIEW...BARTLETT AND WHITEWATER
STATE PARK.

LAT...LON 3221 8414 3223 8414 3223 8421 3246 8415
      3251 8412 3251 8407 3253 8405 3253 8400
      3252 8405 3251 8403 3250 8403 3251 8398
      3251 8392 3250 8392 3249 8389 3247 8385
      3222 8399 3218 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 197DEG 20KT 3228 8409
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 1:32 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
132 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

GAZ024-025-301800-
BANKS GA-JACKSON GA-
132 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BANKS AND NORTHEASTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...

AT 132 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR MAYSVILLE...OR NEAR
JEFFERSON...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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
JEFFERSON...COMMERCE...HOMER...LULA...MAYSVILLE...PENDERGRASS...GILLSVILLE...
APPLE VALLEY...PEACH STATE SPEEDWAY AND BANKS CROSSING.

LAT...LON 3438 8339 3432 8339 3430 8337 3409 8348
      3413 8369 3425 8368 3430 8362 3432 8365
      3434 8365 3436 8367 3437 8367 3440 8366
      3442 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 192DEG 15KT 3419 8357
Special weather statement, Apr 30, 1:53 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:01 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 11:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa36 min
Apr 30, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow34 min
Apr 30, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon38 min
Apr 30, 1:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb34 min
Apr 30, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon32 min
Apr 30, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Jackson28 min
Apr 30, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee37 min
Apr 30, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks29 min
Apr 30, 2:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks47 min
Apr 30, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb33 min
Apr 30, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer31 min
Apr 30, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts28 min
Apr 30, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow32 min
Apr 30, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin31 min
Apr 30, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson31 min
Apr 30, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion31 min
Apr 30, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike, Upson28 min
Apr 30, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox24 min
Apr 30, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs38 min
Apr 30, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston37 min
Apr 30, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb34 min
Apr 30, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray28 min
Apr 30, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Pulaski27 min
Apr 30, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett31 min
Apr 30, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs27 min
Apr 30, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray, Whitfield25 min
Apr 30, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley37 min
Apr 30, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth27 min
Apr 30, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray32 min
Apr 30, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Forsyth47 min
Apr 30, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton42 min
Apr 30, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield32 min
Apr 30, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin38 min
Apr 30, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton39 min
Apr 30, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin33 min
Apr 30, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, DeKalb, Fulton29 min
Apr 30, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta32 min
Apr 30, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett33 min
Apr 30, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Meriwether48 min
Apr 30, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon30 min
Apr 30, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGordon, Whitfield12 min
Apr 30, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee37 min
Apr 30, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow30 min
Apr 30, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton24 min
Apr 30, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton38 min
Apr 30, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox29 min
Apr 30, 7:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale42 min
Apr 30, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Lumpkin37 min

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