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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 13, 2016Catoosa County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 13, 2016, 6:36 PM EDT for Catoosa County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 13, 2016, 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2016, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Catoosa County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 242 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: 1200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 962 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 13, 2:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 2:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 11:10 AM EDT, 7 hours 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
527 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2016

GAZ080-132215-
TAYLOR GA-
527 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL
615 PM EDT...

AT 526 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BUTLER. THIS STORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.

  HAZARD...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...TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
BUTLER...RUPERT...MAUK...CHARING AND HOWARD.

LAT...LON 3246 8441 3248 8441 3248 8442 3250 8443
      3256 8442 3256 8441 3261 8441 3262 8439
      3264 8437 3253 8411 3240 8424 3240 8425
      3239 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 206DEG 0KT 3250 8431

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:04 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
604 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2016

GAZ080-091-092-132245-
MARION GA-TAYLOR GA-SCHLEY GA-
604 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MARION...
SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR AND NORTHWESTERN SCHLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM
EDT...

AT 602 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NORTHEAST OF BUENA VISTA.
THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

  HAZARD...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...TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BUENA
VISTA...PUTNAM...MURRAYS CROSSROADS...DOYLE...CHARING...TAZEWELL AND
MAUK.

LAT...LON 3246 8453 3253 8441 3247 8431 3232 8427
      3226 8432 3225 8449
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 324DEG 4KT 3238 8439

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:06 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
606 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2016

GAZ066-067-078-079-132245-
HARRIS GA-TALBOT GA-TROUP GA-MERIWETHER GA-
606 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HARRIS...
NORTHWESTERN TALBOT...SOUTHEASTERN TROUP AND SOUTHWESTERN MERIWETHER
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

AT 605 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR WARM SPRINGS...OR
NORTHEAST OF HAMILTON...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

  HAZARD...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...TURN AROUND DO NOT DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
HAMILTON...MANCHESTER...PINE MOUNTAIN...WAVERLY HALL...WARM
SPRINGS... RALEIGH...F.D. ROOSEVELT STATE PARK...DURAND...HARRIS
CITY...STOVALL AND FLINT HILL.

LAT...LON 3297 8485 3300 8471 3296 8460 3285 8456
      3273 8462 3267 8477 3276 8490 3287 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 176DEG 6KT 3287 8476

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:36 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
636 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2016

GAZ002-003-132315-
CATOOSA GA-WALKER GA-
636 PM EDT MON JUN 13 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CATOOSA AND NORTHEASTERN WALKER
COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 634 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE...
MOVING SOUTH AT 5 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...TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
RINGGOLD...FORT OGLETHORPE...CHICKAMAUGA...LAKEVIEW...GRAYSVILLE...
BEAUMONT...BLUE SPRING...ROCK SPRING...INDIAN SPRINGS...BOYNTON...
FAIRVIEW...WOOD STATION AND EAST RIDGE.

LAT...LON 3488 8501 3486 8503 3486 8506 3483 8506
      3482 8508 3482 8511 3481 8512 3482 8513
      3476 8515 3484 8531 3498 8529 3499 8524
      3499 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 344DEG 6KT 3495 8519

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	48 min
Jun 13, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley	41 min
Jun 13, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	39 min
Jun 13, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walker	47 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.