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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 2, 2016, 7:43 PM EDT for Bartow County, Pickens County, Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 2, 2016, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2016, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Bartow County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 562 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 May 2, 2:32 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 2:32 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 232 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THINGS CLEARING OUT TUESDAY AS THE MAIN FRONTAL SYSTEM SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A LARGE UNORGANIZED MOISTURE PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO...ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES...AND UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THE MAIN COLD FRONT IS STILL BACK ACROSS MS/WESTERN TN BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24-36HOURS. BY 12ZTUESDAY THIS FRONT SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE ACROSS GA NEAR AN AUGUSTA TO PENSACOLA FL LINE. IT WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH 12Z WED USHERING IN A DRIER AIRMASS FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST. AS FOR TODAY THE HIGH RES MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING A DIURNAL TREND WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THEY SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA THEN DIMINISHING BETWEEN 03Z-06Z. WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE FOR THE ENTIRE CWA TODAY...AND A MARGINAL RISK FOR CENTRAL GA TUESDAY. THIS DOES LOOK GOOD AS THE BET MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY STAYS ACROSS THE STATE TODAY AND MOVES SOUTH WITH THE FRONTAL MOVEMENT TUESDAY. 01 .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... HAVE BROUGHT POPS A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT AND INCREASED POPS IN THE MOUNTAINS PER THE LATEST GFS/ECMWF WHICH BRINGS MOISTURE INTO MUCH OF NORTH GA BY 00Z THU. NO OTHER CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME. PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION FOLLOWS... 17 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 425 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016/ LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... SURFACE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND ACROSS CENTRAL GA AT THE START OF THE PERIOD...SO POPS HAVE BEEN CONFINED TO CENTRAL GA EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN DECREASING AFTER THAT. GENERAL TROUGHING ALOFT WILL TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK AS A CLOSED LOW DROPS SOUTHEAST INTO THE OH VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THE CLIPPER SYSTEM SLIDING ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT COULD BRING SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTH GA. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THIS FEATURE. SO POPS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED FOR THE FAR NORTH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THE NORTH HALF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL CIRCULATE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT MODELS SEEM TO AGREE THAT THE ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL STAY EAST AND NORTH OF OUR AREA. RIDGING SHOULD GRADUALLY TAKE PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND KEEPING US DRY. 41 && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... LIKE YESTERDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POPPING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT. BEST CHANCE FOR ANY OF THESE STORMS TO AFFECT THE TAF SITES WILL BE BETWEEN 19Z-03Z. WILL SEE MORE SHRA/TSRA DEVELOPMENT TUESDAY MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY OUT OF THE SW AT 10KT OR LESS. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE WINDS WILL TURN TO THE W THEN THE NW WITH WINDS SPEEDS INCREASING TO 10-15KT. VSBYS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET BELOW VFR CONDITIONS EXCEPT IN AND AROUND SHRA/TSRA. CEILINGS SHOULD ALSO STAY ABOVE VFR LIMITS THIS AFTERNOON EXCEPT IN AND AROUND SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY. WILL SEE SOME MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS BETWEEN 08Z-15Z TUESDAY. CEILINGS WILL GET BACK INTO THE VFR RANGE AFTER 18Z-20Z TUESDAY. //ATL CONFIDENCE... 18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM TO HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 63 79 54 75 / 60 30 20 10 ATLANTA 63 76 55 73 / 60 30 20 5 BLAIRSVILLE 59 73 49 68 / 70 40 20 30 CARTERSVILLE 61 75 51 73 / 70 30 20 10 COLUMBUS 65 79 56 76 / 40 40 20 5 GAINESVILLE 62 76 54 71 / 70 30 20 10 MACON 65 81 56 77 / 60 50 30 10 ROME 60 76 51 74 / 70 30 10 10 PEACHTREE CITY 62 76 51 73 / 60 30 20 5 VIDALIA 68 83 61 78 / 60 60 40 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....17 AVIATION...01
Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 5:17 AM EDT, 14 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 517 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-030930- 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- 517 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A SURFACE BOUNDARY SINKS SOUTHWARD INTO GEORGIA. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TUESDAY AS THE SURFACE FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH SOUTHWARD. A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE APPALACHIANS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY COULD PRODUCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AFTER THAT...LOOK FOR DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 2, 6:46 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
646 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ019-030-022315-
POLK GA-FLOYD GA-
646 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN POLK AND SOUTHERN
FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
AT 646 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CAVE SPRING...OR NEAR
CEDARTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT 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
CEDARTOWN...CAVE SPRING...FISH CREEK AND LINDALE.
LAT...LON 3402 8537 3411 8540 3420 8520 3401 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 250DEG 15KT 3407 8534Special weather statement, May 2, 6:57 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
657 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ002-004>006-011-012-019-022330-
MURRAY GA-GORDON GA-WHITFIELD GA-FANNIN GA-CHATTOOGA GA-WALKER GA-
FLOYD GA-
657 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MURRAY...NORTHWESTERN GORDON...
EASTERN WHITFIELD...NORTHWESTERN FANNIN...EASTERN CHATTOOGA...
SOUTHEASTERN WALKER AND NORTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM
EDT...
AT 657 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF DUCKTOWN TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SUMMERVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
DALTON...CHATSWORTH...ETON...DAWNVILLE...CRANDALL...EVERETT SPRINGS...SUGAR
VALLEY...CISCO...TENNGA...CONASAUGA LAKE...NORTH GEORGIA SPEEDWAY...
BEAVERDALE...GREGORY...SUMAC...LAKE MARVIN...JONES MILL...TILTON AND
COHUTTA WILDERNESS.
LAT...LON 3499 8440 3496 8441 3485 8457 3485 8461
3484 8459 3442 8521 3495 8490 3499 8485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 206DEG 39KT 3500 8451 3443 8525Special weather statement, May 2, 7:18 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
718 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ012-019-020-030-022345-
GORDON GA-BARTOW GA-POLK GA-FLOYD GA-
718 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN GORDON...
NORTHWESTERN BARTOW...NORTHWESTERN POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD
COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
AT 718 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM ADAIRSVILLE TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF CEDARTOWN TO NEAR
PLEASANT GAP...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
ROME...CALHOUN...CEDARTOWN...ADAIRSVILLE...CAVE SPRING...KINGSTON...
CASSVILLE...SHANNON...FAIRMOUNT...ETNA...LINDALE...SENEY...FOLSOM AND
SONORAVILLE.
LAT...LON 3412 8533 3445 8492 3446 8466 3420 8489
3409 8508 3399 8540 3404 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 247DEG 24KT 3438 8492 3409 8519 3398 8545Special weather statement, May 2, 7:25 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
725 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ093>095-030000-
MACON GA-PEACH GA-HOUSTON GA-
725 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MACON...SOUTHWESTERN
PEACH AND WESTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 725 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR MARSHALLVILLE...OR 10
MILES NORTHEAST OF OGLETHORPE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...FREQUENT 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
PERRY...FORT VALLEY...MARSHALLVILLE...MOSS OAK...SAINT LOUIS...MEADOWDALE
AND WINCHESTER.
LAT...LON 3234 8394 3240 8401 3259 8391 3245 8370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 224DEG 18KT 3240 8394Special weather statement, May 2, 7:28 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
728 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ005>007-030000-
GILMER GA-MURRAY GA-FANNIN GA-
728 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GILMER...EASTERN MURRAY
AND FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 728 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR DUCKTOWN TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ELLIJAY TO 11
MILES SOUTH OF CHATSWORTH...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...FREQUENT 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
ELLIJAY...BLUE RIDGE...EAST ELLIJAY...MORGANTON...MOUNTAINTOWN...LOVING...
FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...EPWORTH...CONASAUGA LAKE...COLWELL...MINERAL
BLUFF...HIGDON...TAILS CREEK...JONES MILL...CARTERS...CHERRY LOG...
CULBERSON AND COPPERHILL.
LAT...LON 3499 8413 3496 8417 3495 8418 3493 8416
3474 8430 3460 8471 3460 8473 3461 8473
3461 8472 3462 8472 3462 8473 3494 8472
3499 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 219DEG 29KT 3497 8443 3475 8438 3461 8471Special weather statement, May 2, 7:43 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
743 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
GAZ012-013-019>021-030-031-030015-
GORDON GA-PAULDING GA-PICKENS GA-BARTOW GA-CHEROKEE GA-POLK GA-
FLOYD GA-
743 PM EDT MON MAY 2 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN GORDON...NORTHERN
PAULDING...SOUTHERN PICKENS...BARTOW...NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...
NORTHERN POLK AND SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...
AT 743 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TALKING ROCK TO NEAR CEDARTOWN...
AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...FREQUENT 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
CARTERSVILLE...CEDARTOWN...JASPER...ADAIRSVILLE...ROCKMART...EUHARLEE...
EMERSON...ARAGON...WHITE...WALESKA...KINGSTON...BRASWELL...TAYLORSVILLE...
CASSVILLE...FAIRMOUNT...FUNKHOUSER...SALACOA VALLEY...VAN WERT...SENEY AND
FISH CREEK.
LAT...LON 3450 8469 3451 8433 3449 8433 3399 8491
3397 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 256DEG 33KT 3444 8462 3396 8522The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 30 min |
| May 2, 2:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 25 min |
| May 2, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 12 min |
| May 2, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 49 min |
| May 2, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 29 min |
| May 2, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 11 min |
| May 2, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 11 min |
| May 2, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 24 min |
| May 2, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 32 min |
| May 2, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 31 min |
| May 2, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 28 min |
| May 2, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 31 min |
| May 2, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 47 min |
| May 2, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 27 min |
| May 2, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 32 min |
| May 2, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 29 min |
| May 2, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 33 min |
| May 2, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 27 min |
| May 2, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 35 min |
| May 2, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer | 32 min |
| May 2, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 29 min |
Nearby
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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.