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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2016, 1:35 PM EDT for Union County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 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
- Jun 1, 2016, 1:35 PM EDT (17:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2016, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Union County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 378 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1425 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 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 Jun 1, 7:32 AM EDT, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 7:32 AM EDT, 6 hours 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 11:15 AM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1115 AM EDT WED JUN 1 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-021100- 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- 1115 AM EDT WED JUN 1 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY IS LIMITED AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND THIS WEEKEND AS MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES DECREASE ONCE AGAIN AS WE HEAD INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 1:35 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
135 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
GAZ006-008-015-011815-
LUMPKIN GA-UNION GA-FANNIN GA-
135 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LUMPKIN...SOUTHWESTERN
UNION AND EASTERN FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...
AT 135 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR SUCHES...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BLAIRSVILLE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
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
BLOOD MOUNTAIN SHELTER...MARGRET...VOGEL STATE PARK...OWLTOWN...WOODS
HOLE SHELTER AND GADDISTOWN.
LAT...LON 3467 8414 3481 8418 3486 8390 3472 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 261DEG 4KT 3478 8407The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Taylor | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 41 min |
| Jun 1, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pickens | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Hall | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 37 min |
| Jun 1, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Toombs | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Rockdale | 29 min |
| Jun 1, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 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.