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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 31, 2016Clayton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 31, 2016, 5:16 PM EDT for Clayton County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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 31, 2016, 5:16 PM EDT (21:16 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Clayton County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 29 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2016-07-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 303 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2016-07-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
303 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-109 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1101 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 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 Jul 31, 3:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 3:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
326 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

.SHORT TERM /Tonight through Monday Night/...

An environment over Central GA characterized by precipitable water
values well over 2 inches along with CAPE values over 2500 J/KG
and a localized cold pool aloft and you have all the ingredients
necessary for numerous showers and thunderstorms with isolated
severe activity. Expect this activity to continue to translate
and expand east but activity to continue in west central as well
as outflows develop additional activity in primed environment.

Further north...the environment is not quite as favorable but
still seeing PW's close to 2 inches along with perhaps even better
instability and despite the later start...activity should blossom
nicely through late afternoon. For now...have confined likely pops
to Central GA but will need to monitor closely for possible
expansion of this northward.

Will carry some low end pops right on through the overnight
period. Models continue to hint at a shortwave continuing to move
through the area overnight and given the high deep layer moisture
across the area...will not take much to generate additional
activity...even after the sun sets.

Aforementioned shortwave will act as the focus for Mondays
activity...likely once again to be over Central GA. While drier
air will continue to filter in from the north...not able to get
enough dry air to significantly reduce pops and will continue with
chance for most locations. But for the southern sections where
deep moisture remains...will go likely pops again from Columbus to
Macon and points southward.

Deese

.LONG TERM /Monday Night through Saturday/... Long-range models
continue to show a weak... yet persistent long wave trough
drifting along the Atlantic seaboard by early Tuesday.
Disturbances traversing through this upper trough will deepen a
surface low off the mid-Atlantic coast and help drag a weak
surface front into the state by late Tuesday. At this time... it
appears a developing northwest flow aloft could spread some drier
air into at least parts of north GA and help push the boundary
into mainly central GA by Tuesday afternoon. This suggest a lessor
rain chance across north GA and maybe only a low scattered
coverage across central GA on Tuesday and Wednesday. Weak
disturbances in the west to northwest flow aloft combined with
increasing low level moisture from a developing southerly low
level flow should help increase rain chances across the area by
Thursday and this pattern may continue into the weekend. For
now... will continue to show 30-40 percent pops for the later half
of the work week and into Saturday. The overall pattern shows a
weakly sheared environment with only modest instabilities... all
suggesting any severe threat will be minimal with nothing
widespread or organized severe-wise expected through the long term
at this time. Otherwise... highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s
will persist.

39

AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...

The axis of best moisture and energy for thunderstorm development
continues to be over southern sections from CSG to MCN. Have
initialized with TEMPO groups for these southern TAF sites but not
for the ATL area sites where I delayed activity until 19Z and
based on current trends...this could perhaps have been delayed
even further. Otherwise...a shortwave moves through tonight into
tomorrow morning. Have not played this up all that much in current
TAF set but will need to watched closely as this could cause some
unexpected activity even during the overnight hours. For
now...have limited the Prob30 to 18Z to 22Z for ATL on Mon.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
Medium on TSRA timing.
High on remaining elements.

Deese

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          73  91  72  93 /  50  50  50  20
Atlanta         74  90  74  91 /  40  40  40  20
Blairsville     67  87  67  87 /  40  30  30  20
Cartersville    72  92  72  92 /  40  30  30  20
Columbus        74  92  74  93 /  40  60  60  30
Gainesville     73  89  73  91 /  40  40  40  20
Macon           74  92  73  94 /  60  60  60  30
Rome            72  93  72  93 /  40  30  30  20
Peachtree City  72  90  71  91 /  40  40  40  20
Vidalia         75  94  75  94 /  60  60  60  30

&&

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

SHORT TERM...Deese
LONG TERM....16
AVIATION...Deese
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 2:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
FLUS42 KFFC DDHHMM
HWOFFC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
222 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-011800-
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-
222 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

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

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

...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE...
MAINLY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH
GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

16

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 31, 4:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
415 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

GAZ067>069-078-079-312045-
HARRIS GA-TALBOT GA-UPSON GA-PIKE GA-MERIWETHER GA-
415 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HARRIS...
NORTHWESTERN TALBOT...NORTHWESTERN UPSON...SOUTHWESTERN PIKE AND
SOUTHERN MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 415 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER WARM SPRINGS...OR 8
MILES SOUTHEAST OF GREENVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 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. 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.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. ALSO...THE HEAVY
           RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR ROAD PONDING
           IN SLOW DRAINAGE AREAS. WHEN WATER COVERS THE
           ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
GREENVILLE...MANCHESTER...PINE MOUNTAIN...WOODBURY...WARM SPRINGS...
WOODLAND...MOLENA...GAY...RALEIGH...DURAND...CREST...PLEASANT HILL...HARRIS
CITY...HILLTOP...ODESSADALE...IMLAC...FLINT HILL AND SPREWELL BLUFF STATE
PARK.

LAT...LON 3310 8480 3311 8438 3274 8449 3286 8485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 021DEG 10KT 3291 8465
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 4:21 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
421 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

GAZ043-044-312100-
SOUTH FULTON GA-DOUGLAS GA-
421 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH FULTON AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES
UNTIL 500 PM EDT...

AT 421 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR DOUGLASVILLE. 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. 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.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. ALSO...THE HEAVY
           RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR ROAD PONDING
           IN SLOW DRAINAGE AREAS. WHEN WATER COVERS THE
           ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...FAIRBURN...PALMETTO...CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL
COUNTRY...LITHIA SPRINGS...CHAPEL HILL...SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...
SANDTOWN...BILL ARP...FAIRPLAY...CAMPBELLTON AND HANNAH.

LAT...LON 3360 8490 3381 8471 3376 8459 3374 8458
      3375 8457 3372 8452 3351 8463 3351 8469
      3357 8481 3357 8484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2021Z 026DEG 4KT 3369 8468
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 4:40 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
440 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

GAZ089-090-102-312130-
MUSCOGEE GA-STEWART GA-CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-
440 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MUSCOGEE...
NORTHWESTERN STEWART AND CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 440 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR FORT BENNING/LAWSON
ARMY AIR FLD...OR 8 MILES WEST OF CUSSETA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
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. 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.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. ALSO...THE HEAVY
           RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR ROAD PONDING
           IN SLOW DRAINAGE AREAS. WHEN WATER COVERS THE
           ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
COLUMBUS...CUSSETA...FORT BENNING/LAWSON ARMY AIR FLD...BIBB CITY...
OMAHA...SANFORD...BROOKLYN...BENNING HILLS...ROSE HILL...CHRISTOPHER...
CHARLES...AVONDALE...RENFROE...LOUVALE...PROVIDENCE CANYON STATE PARK...
SAND HILL...CARTER ACRES...BENNING PARK...MANTA AND HIGHLAND PARK.

LAT...LON 3217 8503 3220 8496 3222 8498 3222 8493
      3225 8492 3226 8489 3230 8494 3233 8501
      3238 8497 3238 8499 3239 8497 3241 8498
      3242 8496 3246 8500 3250 8499 3235 8466
      3223 8466 3222 8464 3219 8464 3195 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 303DEG 10KT 3228 8492
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 4:59 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
459 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

GAZ085-086-097-312145-
JOHNSON GA-LAURENS GA-EMANUEL GA-
459 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JOHNSON...NORTHEASTERN LAURENS
AND NORTHWESTERN EMANUEL COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 459 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR WRIGHTSVILLE. 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. 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.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. ALSO...THE HEAVY
           RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR ROAD PONDING
           IN SLOW DRAINAGE AREAS. WHEN WATER COVERS THE
           ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
WRIGHTSVILLE...KITE...LOVETT...TUCKERS CROSSROAD...SPANN...MEEKS...DONOVAN...
MINTER...BREWTON...NEW HOME AND SCOTT.

LAT...LON 3272 8235 3244 8276 3276 8292 3279 8277
      3277 8277 3280 8269 3278 8266 3282 8256
      3282 8253 3277 8247 3276 8244 3277 8243
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 059DEG 2KT 3269 8263
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 5:02 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
502 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

GAZ111>113-312130-
WHEELER GA-MONTGOMERY GA-TOOMBS GA-
502 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WHEELER...MONTGOMERY
AND WESTERN TOOMBS COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 502 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR MOUNT VERNON. 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. 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.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. ALSO...THE HEAVY
           RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR ROAD PONDING
           IN SLOW DRAINAGE AREAS. WHEN WATER COVERS THE
           ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
ALAMO...MOUNT VERNON...VIDALIA...GLENWOOD...UVALDA...AILEY...HIGGSTON...
ALSTON...ROCK SPRINGS...CHARLOTTEVILLE...JORDAN AND CENTER.

LAT...LON 3214 8280 3228 8243 3206 8236 3195 8256
      3196 8257 3193 8260 3194 8260 3193 8261
      3192 8263 3192 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 060DEG 1KT 3211 8259
Special weather statement, Jul 31, 5:16 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
516 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

GAZ033-044-045-054-055-057-312200-
DEKALB GA-HENRY GA-NORTH FULTON GA-SOUTH FULTON GA-CLAYTON GA-
FAYETTE GA-
516 PM EDT SUN JUL 31 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB...
NORTHWESTERN HENRY...NORTH FULTON...SOUTH FULTON...CLAYTON AND
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

AT 515 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER HARTSFIELD-JACKSON
AIRPORT...OR 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF JONESBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
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. 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.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. ALSO...THE HEAVY
           RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR ROAD PONDING
           IN SLOW DRAINAGE AREAS. WHEN WATER COVERS THE
           ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
ATLANTA...FAYETTEVILLE...JONESBORO...EAST POINT...STOCKBRIDGE...UNION
CITY...FOREST PARK...RIVERDALE...COLLEGE PARK...MORROW...LOVEJOY...
HAPEVILLE...LAKE CITY...HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT...IRONDALE...CONLEY...
LAKEWOOD PARK...BONANZA...HIDDEN VALLEY PARK AND FORT GILLEM.

LAT...LON 3354 8456 3372 8447 3366 8417 3365 8418
      3364 8418 3341 8429
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 293DEG 7KT 3361 8444

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor31 min
Jul 31, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Taylor36 min
Jul 31, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley33 min
Jul 31, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Peach30 min
Jul 31, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter25 min
Jul 31, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Peach38 min
Jul 31, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Crawford40 min
Jul 31, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly39 min
Jul 31, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones, Twiggs52 min
Jul 31, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether, Pike45 min
Jul 31, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Muscogee43 min
Jul 31, 3:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs40 min
Jul 31, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox41 min
Jul 31, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Talbot42 min
Jul 31, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski, Wilcox51 min
Jul 31, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington48 min
Jul 31, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether, Pike30 min
Jul 31, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas39 min
Jul 31, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Stewart50 min
Jul 31, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson46 min
Jul 31, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Wheeler28 min
Jul 31, 5:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson53 min
Jul 31, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb42 min
Jul 31, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Wheeler51 min
Jul 31, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCRockdale, Walton40 min
Jul 31, 7:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Madison, Oglethorpe40 min
Jul 31, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Jackson39 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.