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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 1, 2016Coweta County, Fayette County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 1, 2016, 1:50 AM EDT for Coweta County, Fayette 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: May 1, 2016, 1:50 AM EDT (05:50 UTC)
Expired: May 1, 2016, 2:15 AM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:53 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 15 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: 720 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1138 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 132 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 143 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.9

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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, 10:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 10:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 10:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1003 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-020215-
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-
1003 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

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

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AS SEVERAL DISTURBANCES IMPACT THE AREA. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE MONITOR UPDATES TO THE FORECAST AS
CHANGES ARE LIKELY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 8:28 PM EDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
828 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

GAZ034-045>048-057-010100-
DEKALB GA-HENRY GA-NEWTON GA-GWINNETT GA-ROCKDALE GA-WALTON GA-
828 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN DEKALB...HENRY...
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON...SOUTHEASTERN GWINNETT...ROCKDALE AND
NORTHWESTERN WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...

AT 828 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM STONE MOUNTAIN TO CONYERS TO NEAR SUNNY SIDE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 30 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
MCDONOUGH...CONYERS...COVINGTON...STOCKBRIDGE...SNELLVILLE...LOGANVILLE...
STONE MOUNTAIN...GRAYSON...OXFORD...LITHONIA...PORTERDALE...WALNUT GROVE...
PINE LAKE...GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL HORSE PARK...LAKEVIEW ESTATES...
MOUNTAIN PARK...GUM CREEK...OAK HILL...ARABIA MOUNTAIN AND BELMONT.

LAT...LON 3376 8379 3344 8394 3340 8398 3339 8397
      3339 8398 3335 8426 3364 8413 3382 8422
      3394 8392
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 250DEG 24KT 3382 8415 3367 8404 3335 8421

Local storm report, Apr 30, 8:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
851 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE WESTOVER PLANTATIO 33.83N  84.43W
04/30/2016                   FULTON             GA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES REPORTED DOWN BY ATLANTA
            FIRE AT INTERSECTION OF W. WESLEY RD AND MOORES MILL RD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1600260

DEESE

Special weather statement, Apr 30, 8:57 PM EDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
857 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

GAZ023>025-034>037-046>049-057>059-010145-
MORGAN GA-OCONEE GA-NEWTON GA-GWINNETT GA-JASPER GA-ROCKDALE GA-
JACKSON GA-HALL GA-WALTON GA-HENRY GA-BARROW GA-BANKS GA-BUTTS GA-
CLARKE GA-
857 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN...OCONEE...NEWTON...
EASTERN GWINNETT...NORTHERN JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN ROCKDALE...
JACKSON...SOUTHEASTERN HALL...WALTON...SOUTHEASTERN HENRY...BARROW...
SOUTHEASTERN BANKS...NORTHEASTERN BUTTS AND CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 945
PM EDT...

AT 857 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM OAKWOOD TO NEAR WALNUT GROVE TO NEAR LOCUST GROVE...
AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
GAINESVILLE...CONYERS...WINDER...MONROE...COVINGTON...JEFFERSON...COMMERCE...
MADISON...WATKINSVILLE...ATHENS...LOGANVILLE...BRASELTON...AUBURN...FLOWERY
BRANCH...LOCUST GROVE...DACULA...SOCIAL CIRCLE...OAKWOOD...STATHAM AND
OXFORD.

LAT...LON 3424 8335 3421 8337 3420 8340 3416 8336
      3412 8336 3405 8339 3402 8330 3386 8327
      3371 8338 3370 8340 3369 8339 3341 8359
      3334 8416 3375 8391 3422 8394 3430 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 258DEG 35KT 3420 8388 3376 8381 3339 8409

Local storm report, Apr 30, 9:05 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
905 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0721 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W EASTWOOD ESTATES    33.41N  84.73W
04/30/2016                   COWETA             GA   911 CALL CENTER

            911 CENTER RECEIVED REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR
            THE INTERSECTION OF MOORE ROAD AND GORDON ROAD

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1600261

KOVACIK

Local storm report, Apr 30, 9:15 PM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
915 PM EDT SAT APR 30 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE ECHOTA             34.51N  84.92W
04/30/2016                   GORDON             GA   911 CALL CENTER

            911 CALL CENTER RECEIVED REPORT OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN
            IN SUGAR VALLEY...PARTICULARLY ON OLD ROME DALTON ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1600262

KOVACIK

Special weather statement, May 1, 1:50 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
150 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

GAZ044-053-054-010615-
SOUTH FULTON GA-COWETA GA-FAYETTE GA-
150 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FULTON...NORTHEASTERN
COWETA AND NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM EDT...

AT 150 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR NEWNAN...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
           AND HEAVY RAIN.

  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. 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
NEWNAN...FAYETTEVILLE...PEACHTREE CITY...EAST POINT...UNION CITY...
FAIRBURN...TYRONE...PALMETTO...SHARPSBURG...TURIN...EAST NEWNAN...THOMAS
CROSSROADS...MADRAS...SANDY CREEK AND CANNONGATE.

LAT...LON 3329 8472 3345 8484 3365 8452 3345 8441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 237DEG 25KT 3343 8471

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 30, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer, Gordon, Murray	45 min
Apr 30, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry, Rockdale	32 min
Apr 30, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Morgan, Newton, Oconee and 1 more	48 min
May 1, 1:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	35 min
May 1, 2:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Forsyth	29 min
May 1, 2:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry	28 min
May 1, 3:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett, Rockdale	35 min
May 1, 3:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	33 min
May 1, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Paulding	24 min
May 1, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	48 min
May 1, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson	31 min
May 1, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	28 min
May 1, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	31 min
May 1, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	45 min
May 1, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	36 min
May 1, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Walton	36 min
May 1, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	24 min
May 1, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin	36 min
May 1, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	25 min
May 1, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	37 min
May 1, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	34 min
May 1, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	32 min
May 1, 7:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	35 min

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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.