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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 6, 20165 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2016, 8:37 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 38 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, 8:37 PM EDT (00:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Fannin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 285 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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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: 3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -461 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1413 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

260 
WWUS82 KFFC 070037
SPSFFC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
837 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
 
GAZ003>009-016-070115-
GILMER GA-MURRAY GA-TOWNS GA-WHITE GA-CATOOSA GA-UNION GA-
WHITFIELD GA-FANNIN GA-
837 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GILMER...NORTHERN
MURRAY...TOWNS...NORTHEASTERN WHITE...NORTHEASTERN CATOOSA...UNION...
NORTHEASTERN WHITFIELD AND FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...

AT 837 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM YOUNG HARRIS TO NEAR COHUTTA...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...UP TO PENNY 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
DALTON...CHATSWORTH...BLUE
RIDGE...HIAWASSEE...BLAIRSVILLE...VARNELL... ETON...YOUNG
HARRIS...TUNNEL HILL...COHUTTA...MORGANTON...JONES CREEK...
MOUNTAINTOWN...CISCO...EPWORTH...CONASAUGA
LAKE...MACEDONIA...ALEXANDERS MILL...MOUNTAIN SCENE AND LOW GAP
SHELTER.

LAT...LON 3494 8356 3494 8360 3492 8359 3488 8366
      3482 8365 3480 8368 3477 8364 3474 8365
      3476 8505 3499 8500 3499 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 353DEG 13KT 3493 8382 3494 8498 

$$

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, 7:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 7:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
734 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

.UPDATE...
Updated for the aviation discussion.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION.../Issued 304 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016/

SHORT TERM /Tonight through Thursday Night/...
Solid line of strong to severe thunderstorms has evolved out of the
convection associated with the short wave lifting out of Alabama.
This should progress east across the southern half of the forecast
area through the remainder of the afternoon with most if not all
activity south and east of the area by this evening. Will still see
some residual instability across the area and there is some
potential for redevelopment across the north later tonight along if
we see any significant outflow pushing southeast out of the
thunderstorm complex in the Mid-South/Ohio Valley region this
afternoon. Upper-level flow turns somewhat northwesterly in nature
Thursday...but best energy running through this flow remains mostly
north and east of the state. Without the cool mid-level temperatures
and direct short wave support we saw today...Thursday severe
potential looks marginal at best.

Forecast Heat Index values are around Heat Advisory levels across
the far southeast tomorrow afternoon. Right now confidence is not
quite high enough to go with the advisory...mid-shift will need to
re-evaluate with the new model input.

20

LONG TERM /Friday through Wednesday/...

Previous Discussion...

Long Range models show good agreement with weak disturbances
exiting east Thursday night... with increased ridging and a weak
northwest flow aloft developing by Friday morning. This should
spread some drier air into the forecast area on Friday and help
hold afternoon convection down to more isolated in coverage at
best. The drier... less active pattern may be short-lived as
models agrees on a strong low pressure system pushing across the
Great Lakes region Friday night-Saturday that drags a frontal
boundary into the TN Valley region on Saturday... then possibly
into north Georgia Saturday night. It appears an active west to
northwest flow aloft could interact with the front to produce
scattered showers and thunderstorms across the forecast area over
the weekend and into the first part of next week. This daily
scattered convection is much needed with much of north Georgia in
a severe drought. Otherwise... expecting near or slightly warmer
than normal temperatures to prevail... with highs generally in the
90s and lows in the 70s... except 80s and 60s respectively in the
mountains.

39

&&

.AVIATION...
00Z Update...
Convection moving through the ATL area should diminish before
reaching the AHN area...however storms over southeast TN will move
into north GA early this evening and possibly into the ATL/AHN
after 05z before diminishing. Another short wave will bring
another chance of tsra to north GA after 12Z and across the rest
of the forecast area during the day Thursday. VFR cigs except in
thunderstorms however there could be pockets of MVFR/IFR cigs just
about anywhere across the forecast area in the morning hours
Thursday.

//ATL Confidence...00Z Update...
High on winds.
Medium on all remaining elements.

17

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          73  93  73  97 /  60  30  20  20
Atlanta         74  91  74  95 /  60  30  20  20
Blairsville     70  86  69  91 /  60  40  20  20
Cartersville    73  92  73  94 /  60  30  20  20
Columbus        75  94  75  96 /  40  30  20  20
Gainesville     73  90  73  94 /  60  40  20  20
Macon           74  94  74  98 /  40  30  20  20
Rome            72  92  72  96 /  60  30  20  20
Peachtree City  72  93  72  95 /  60  30  20  20
Vidalia         75  96  75  97 /  50  30  20  20

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...17
LONG TERM....BDL
AVIATION...17

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:17 PM EDT, 5 hours 20 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

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 6:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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

GAZ042-062300-
CARROLL GA-
650 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY UNTIL
700 PM EDT...

AT 650 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER TEMPLE...OR 9 MILES
NORTH OF CARROLLTON...MOVING EAST 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 THIS STORM INCLUDE
VILLA RICA...TEMPLE AND TREASURE LAKE.

LAT...LON 3375 8504 3378 8490 3373 8490 3373 8491
      3372 8491 3372 8490 3361 8490 3368 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 283DEG 27KT 3371 8502

Local storm report, Jul 6, 7:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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

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

0619 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW WEST CROSSING     33.74N  85.26W
07/06/2016                   HARALSON           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED ALONG HIGHWAY
            78 NEAR TALLAPOOSA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1600465

RWILLIS

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 7:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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

GAZ032>034-043>045-055-062345-
DEKALB GA-COBB GA-NORTH FULTON GA-SOUTH FULTON GA-CLAYTON GA-
GWINNETT GA-DOUGLAS GA-
704 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DEKALB...SOUTHEASTERN COBB...
NORTH FULTON...SOUTH FULTON...NORTHWESTERN CLAYTON...SOUTHWESTERN
GWINNETT AND NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...

AT 704 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR NORTH ATLANTA TO NEAR DOUGLASVILLE...AND MOVING
EAST AT 25 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
ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...DECATUR...SANDY SPRINGS...SMYRNA...EAST
POINT... FOREST PARK...SNELLVILLE...COLLEGE
PARK...CHAMBLEE...CLARKSTON... HAPEVILLE...STONE MOUNTAIN...AVONDALE
ESTATES...PINE LAKE...NORTH DECATUR...CANDLER-
MCAFEE...TUCKER...NORTH DRUID HILLS AND NORTH ATLANTA.

LAT...LON 3370 8479 3390 8435 3382 8396 3362 8441
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 283DEG 24KT 3387 8436 3371 8473

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 7:39 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

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

GAZ006-008-009-070045-
TOWNS GA-UNION GA-FANNIN GA-
739 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOWNS...NORTHERN UNION AND
NORTHEASTERN FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 739 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR NANTAHALA LAKE TO NEAR MURPHY TO 7 MILES WEST OF
DUCKTOWN...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...UP TO PENNY 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 BLUE
RIDGE...HIAWASSEE...YOUNG HARRIS...MORGANTON...PLUM ORCHARD GAP
SHELTER...GUMLOG...LOVING...CULBERSON...EPWORTH...MINERAL
BLUFF...NOTTELY DAM...MACEDONIA...ALEXANDERS MILL...IVY
LOG...TITUS...HEMP...TATE CITY AND COPPERHILL.

LAT...LON 3495 8355 3491 8369 3486 8431 3499 8452
      3499 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 289DEG 16KT 3515 8372 3506 8410 3503 8452

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 8:11 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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

GAZ003-070100-
CATOOSA GA-
811 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CATOOSA COUNTY UNTIL
900 PM EDT...

AT 810 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER RIDGESIDE...OR NEAR
CHATTANOOGA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...UP TO PENNY 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 THIS STORM INCLUDE RINGGOLD...FORT
OGLETHORPE...GRAYSVILLE...INDIAN SPRINGS...EAST RIDGE AND APISON.

LAT...LON 3487 8506 3498 8524 3499 8524 3499 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 291DEG 9KT 3503 8520

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 8:37 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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

GAZ003>009-016-070115-
GILMER GA-MURRAY GA-TOWNS GA-WHITE GA-CATOOSA GA-UNION GA-
WHITFIELD GA-FANNIN GA-
837 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GILMER...NORTHERN
MURRAY...TOWNS...NORTHEASTERN WHITE...NORTHEASTERN CATOOSA...UNION...
NORTHEASTERN WHITFIELD AND FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...

AT 837 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM YOUNG HARRIS TO NEAR COHUTTA...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...UP TO PENNY 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
DALTON...CHATSWORTH...BLUE
RIDGE...HIAWASSEE...BLAIRSVILLE...VARNELL... ETON...YOUNG
HARRIS...TUNNEL HILL...COHUTTA...MORGANTON...JONES CREEK...
MOUNTAINTOWN...CISCO...EPWORTH...CONASAUGA
LAKE...MACEDONIA...ALEXANDERS MILL...MOUNTAIN SCENE AND LOW GAP
SHELTER.

LAT...LON 3494 8356 3494 8360 3492 8359 3488 8366
      3482 8365 3480 8368 3477 8364 3474 8365
      3476 8505 3499 8500 3499 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 353DEG 13KT 3493 8382 3494 8498

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 6, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa	49 min
Jul 6, 8:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer	36 min
Jul 6, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens and 4 more	50 min
Jul 6, 9:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	29 min
Jul 7, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin	26 min
Jul 7, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns, Union	52 min
Jul 7, 7:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin	33 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.