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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 30, 2016Banks County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 30, 2016, 2:28 PM EDT for Banks County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 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, 2:28 PM EDT (18:28 UTC)
Expired: Apr 30, 2016, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Banks County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 140 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: 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, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 1:42 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 5:11 AM EDT, 9 hours 17 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, 1:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 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, 56 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, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:01 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:20 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 2:28 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 30, 11:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa	36 min
Apr 30, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	34 min
Apr 30, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	38 min
Apr 30, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	34 min
Apr 30, 1:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	32 min
Apr 30, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Jackson	28 min
Apr 30, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oconee	37 min
Apr 30, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	29 min
Apr 30, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	25 min
Apr 30, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	33 min
Apr 30, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer	31 min
Apr 30, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts	28 min
Apr 30, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	32 min
Apr 30, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lumpkin	31 min
Apr 30, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson	31 min
Apr 30, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	31 min
Apr 30, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike, Upson	28 min
Apr 30, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	24 min
Apr 30, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	38 min
Apr 30, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston	37 min
Apr 30, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	34 min
Apr 30, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	28 min
Apr 30, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Pulaski	27 min
Apr 30, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	31 min
Apr 30, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	27 min
Apr 30, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	25 min
Apr 30, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley	37 min
Apr 30, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	27 min
Apr 30, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	32 min
Apr 30, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Forsyth	47 min
Apr 30, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton	42 min
Apr 30, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Whitfield	32 min
Apr 30, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lumpkin	38 min
Apr 30, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	39 min
Apr 30, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin	33 min
Apr 30, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton	29 min
Apr 30, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	32 min
Apr 30, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	33 min
Apr 30, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether	48 min
Apr 30, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	30 min
Apr 30, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Gordon, Whitfield	12 min
Apr 30, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	37 min
Apr 30, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	30 min
Apr 30, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton	24 min
Apr 30, 7:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	38 min
Apr 30, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	29 min
Apr 30, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale	42 min
Apr 30, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Lumpkin	37 min

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