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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT for Heard 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
- Jul 19, 2016, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Heard County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 1145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1195 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
249
WWUS82 KFFC 192113
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
513 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
GAZ042-052-053-192145-
HEARD GA-COWETA GA-CARROLL GA-
513 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEARD...WESTERN COWETA AND
SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 513 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR CENTRALHATCHEE...OR 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANKLIN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND...PEA 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. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S
LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
FRANKLIN...CENTRALHATCHEE...PLANT WANSLEY...TEXAS...POWERS
CROSSROADS AND HANDY.
LAT...LON 3329 8526 3347 8508 3339 8490 3319 8502
3318 8505 3318 8506 3317 8509 3318 8509
3320 8511 3318 8511 3318 8512 3316 8512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 031DEG 10KT 3338 8504
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 24 min |
| Jul 18, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 37 min |
| Jul 18, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 9:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 27 min |
| Jul 18, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 11:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 12:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 52 min |
| Jul 19, 12:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 40 min |
| Jul 19, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike, Talbot, Upson | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 38 min |
| Jul 19, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 33 min |
| Jul 19, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 26 min |
| Jul 19, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 25 min |
| Jul 19, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 23 min |
| Jul 19, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Sumter, Wilcox | 34 min |
| Jul 19, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Twiggs | 26 min |
| Jul 19, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 25 min |
| Jul 19, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 23 min |
| Jul 19, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 33 min |
| Jul 19, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 25 min |
| Jul 19, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Putnam | 48 min |
| Jul 19, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 26 min |
| Jul 19, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 38 min |
| Jul 19, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 23 min |
| Jul 19, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 46 min |
| Jul 19, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 37 min |
| Jul 19, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 6:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 6 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 27 min |
| Jul 19, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 25 min |
| Jul 19, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 25 min |
| Jul 19, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 31 min |
| Jul 19, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 37 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.