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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 6, 2016Houston County, Twiggs County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2016, 3:19 PM EDT for Houston County, Twiggs County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 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: Jul 6, 2016, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2016, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Houston County, GA, Twiggs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 132 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: 1847 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 741 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 150 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 Jul 6, 3:04 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 3:04 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:17 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
317 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-071200-
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-
317 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
CENTRAL GEORGIA INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG STORMS ARE
LIKELY...WITH SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. ANY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. IN ADDITION...STORMS WILL ALSO
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING STRIKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING GUSTY
WINDS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:01 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
301 PM EDT WED JUL 06 2016

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

0157 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE SHOAL CREEK FARMS 33.91N  83.26W
07/06/2016                   CLARKE             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL REPORTS OF ELECTRICAL LINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1600447

SNELSON

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:01 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
301 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

GAZ081-082-061930-
CRAWFORD GA-BIBB GA-
301 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CRAWFORD AND WESTERN BIBB
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

AT 300 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR ROBERTA...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT 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
ROBERTA...HORNS...LAKE TOBESOFKEE...KNOXVILLE...SANDY POINT...LIZELLA...
MUSELLA AND JACK BROWN ESTATES.

LAT...LON 3263 8406 3264 8407 3281 8412 3285 8396
      3285 8390 3288 8384 3289 8380 3269 8374
      3269 8377 3267 8380 3262 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 250DEG 22KT 3278 8401

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:01 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
301 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

GAZ074-061930-
WASHINGTON GA-
301 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM
EDT...

AT 301 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR DEEPSTEP...OR NEAR
SANDERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 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
SANDERSVILLE...DAVISBORO...TENNILLE...DEEPSTEP...RIDDLEVILLE...WARTHE
N... HEBRON AND DOWNS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR ORTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER
STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.

LAT...LON 3292 8306 3293 8307 3297 8307 3299 8305
      3301 8306 3303 8306 3306 8304 3307 8305
      3315 8271 3313 8266 3310 8265 3310 8264
      3308 8264 3306 8262 3290 8260
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 264DEG 17KT 3302 8290

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:10 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 6, 3:19 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 3:19 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
Jul 6, 9:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	36 min
Jul 6, 11:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	33 min
Jul 6, 11:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	36 min
Jul 6, 11:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	24 min
Jul 6, 12:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding	49 min
Jul 6, 12:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	27 min
Jul 6, 12:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett	40 min
Jul 6, 12:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	33 min
Jul 6, 12:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta	35 min
Jul 6, 12:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	31 min
Jul 6, 1:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton	35 min
Jul 6, 1:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Rockdale, Walton	32 min
Jul 6, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	28 min
Jul 6, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe	27 min
Jul 6, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Troup	30 min
Jul 6, 1:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette, Henry, Pike, Spalding	29 min
Jul 6, 1:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Upson	25 min
Jul 6, 1:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke	24 min
Jul 6, 1:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Jackson, Madison	50 min
Jul 6, 1:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene	34 min
Jul 6, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford, Taylor, Upson	10 min
Jul 6, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	30 min
Jul 6, 1:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Schley	42 min
Jul 6, 1:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	26 min
Jul 6, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clarke, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe	40 min
Jul 6, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan, Putnam	38 min
Jul 6, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	29 min
Jul 6, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Jasper	24 min
Jul 6, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley	35 min
Jul 6, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes	33 min
Jul 6, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro	42 min
Jul 6, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	38 min
Jul 6, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	36 min
Jul 6, 2:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Oglethorpe, Wilkes	50 min
Jul 6, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Macon, Peach, Schley, Taylor	49 min
Jul 6, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Hancock, Wilkinson	37 min
Jul 6, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Upson	42 min
Jul 6, 2:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes	22 min
Jul 6, 2:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly, Sumter	48 min
Jul 6, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	23 min
Jul 6, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	37 min
Jul 6, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Warren	34 min
Jul 6, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion	48 min
Jul 6, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	29 min
Jul 6, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Jones, Wilkinson	40 min
Jul 6, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	50 min
Jul 6, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Talbot, Taylor	43 min
Jul 6, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	37 min
Jul 6, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson, Washington	49 min
Jul 6, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson	38 min
Jul 6, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	33 min
Jul 6, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Treutlen	45 min
Jul 6, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	38 min
Jul 6, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	47 min
Jul 6, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Laurens	44 min
Jul 6, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	17 min
Jul 6, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	26 min
Jul 6, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler	39 min
Jul 6, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding, Polk	48 min
Jul 6, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	45 min
Jul 6, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs	51 min
Jul 6, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	47 min
Jul 6, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer, Murray	40 min
Jul 6, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	34 min
Jul 6, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	32 min
Jul 6, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	36 min
Jul 6, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	47 min
Jul 6, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Haralson	30 min
Jul 6, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer	36 min
Jul 6, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	49 min
Jul 6, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	46 min
Jul 6, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Heard	46 min
Jul 6, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	27 min
Jul 6, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	10 min
Jul 6, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta	34 min
Jul 6, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton	41 min
Jul 6, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin	66 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.