Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
259 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

.SHORT TERM /Tonight through Wednesday Night/...
AS A SHORTWAVE CONTINUES TO DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING, EXPECT SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO LINGER, ALBEIT
SLOWLY DISSIPATING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH LOSS OF HEATING.
THIS ACTIVITY IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK BOUNDARY THAT WILL
EVENTUALLY BECOME DRAPED ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN TIER, ACTING AS A
MECHANISM FOR DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY.  ANTICIPATE CONVECTIVE DEBRIS
TO LINGER THROUGH MIDNIGHT OR SO. BASED ON PERSISTENCE, PREVIOUS
RAIN, DEW POINT DEPRESSIONS, LIGHT WINDS AND MOISTURE TRAPPED IN THE
LOW LEVELS, THERE MAY BE STRATUS/FOG DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER,
CONFIDENCE ON THE EXTENT AND DURATION IS A BIT LOW AT THE TIME. LOWS
OVERNIGHT IN THE LOW/MID 70S WITH UPPER 60S ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS.

WEDNESDAY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS ACROSS THE NORTH, A WEAK
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE BOUNDARY THAT BECAME
STALLED ACROSS THE SOUTH. THIS ALONG WITH ANY LINGER OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES FROM THE PREVIOUS DAYS CONVECTION WILL ACT AS AN AXIS OF
WHICH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAY INITIATE.  WITH
MARGINAL INSTABILITY, WEAK SHEAR AND DCAPE IN PLACE, DO NOT
ANTICIPATE ANY THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE, BUT RATHER SOME MAY
BE STRONG. FEEL THE COVERAGE WILL BE A BIT LESS THAN TODAY GIVEN NOT
AS MUCH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. ALSO, WITH SUCH A SATURATED ATMOSPHERIC
COLUMN WITH PW VALUES AROUND 2", FEEL ANY STORMS THAT ARE SLOW TO
MOVE OR HAS A STORM MOTION PARALLEL TO THE FRONT MAY LEAD TO SOME
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. HIGH TEMPS LOW/MID 90S.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ANY PRECIPITATION ACTIVITY SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER
SUNSET WITH CONVECTIVE DEBRIS LINGERING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER.
LOWS IN THE LOW/MID 70S WITH UPPER 60S ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

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.LONG TERM /Thursday through Tuesday/...
Only tweaks to the long term based on the latest guidance.

BDL

Previous discussion...
Long-range models agree on possibly a fairly active weather
pattern setting up by Thursday as a large upper ridge retreats
just far enough westward to place  the state on the active
eastern periphery. This will establish a weak northwest flow aloft
that allows subtle disturbances to interact with increasing low
level moisture and daytime heating to produce at least a
scattered coverage of afternoon and evening convection each day.
Models also show a weak surface trough sagging into the state by
late in the weekend... which could provide an added focus for
convection by Sunday and Monday. For now... will continue to show
at least 30-40 percent chance of daytime pops and 20-30 percent
chance of nighttime pops through the extended periods. It still
appears the severe storm threat should remain minimal with
nothing widespread or too organized expected as the environment
remains weakly sheared with only moderate afternoon/evening
instability expected at this time. However... can never rule out
the potential for a few strong to severe storms during peak
daytime heating this time of year. Otherwise... highs mainly in
the 90s and lows in the 70s will persist.

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&&

.AVIATION...
18Z Update...
VFR conditions for most of the TAF period. However, expect
VCSH/TSRA to move through this afternoon yielding brief SUB-VFR
conditions. This activity, which is currently developing across
the north, will continue south and east and arrive in the next
hour. At AHN/MCN/CSG, expect the arrival to be delayed to around
19Z. Most of the precipitation should slowly dwindle after sunset.
Light west flow overnight with lingering convective debris.
Possible stratus/fog development in the early morning hours. Feel
the main area of concern for tomorrow in regards to storms is
across the southern TAF sites (MCN/CSG) where the front/lingering
outflow boundaries will be located.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
Medium confidence all elements.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          72  93  73  90 /  40  40  30  50
Atlanta         73  92  74  90 /  40  40  20  50
Blairsville     66  88  67  86 /  40  40  20  50
Cartersville    71  92  73  91 /  30  30  20  40
Columbus        74  93  74  91 /  40  40  20  50
Gainesville     72  91  72  88 /  40  40  30  50
Macon           73  93  74  91 /  50  40  30  60
Rome            71  94  72  93 /  30  30  20  40
Peachtree City  71  92  72  89 /  40  40  20  50
Vidalia         74  92  74  90 /  50  50  30  60

&&

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

SHORT TERM...26
LONG TERM....BDL
AVIATION...26

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
256 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-031200-
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-
256 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

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

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

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE EXPECTED TOWARD THE PEAK OF DAYTIME
HEATING AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50
MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH ANY STRONG STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

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 WILL NOT BE NEEDED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
SUBMIT REPORTS OF DAMAGE OR FLOODING THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
552 PM EDT TUE AUG 02 2016

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

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STONE MOUNTAIN          33.81N  84.17W
08/02/2016                   DEKALB             GA   911 CALL CENTER

            MANY TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE AREA OF STONE
            MOUNTAIN.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1600580

GEO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
554 PM EDT TUE AUG 02 2016

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

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LITHONIA                33.71N  84.11W
08/02/2016                   DEKALB             GA   911 CALL CENTER

            A FEW TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE TOWN OF LITHONIA.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1600581

GEO

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
631 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

GAZ083-022300-
TWIGGS GA-
631 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TWIGGS COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 631 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER JEFFERSONVILLE...
MOVING SOUTH AT 20 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
JEFFERSONVILLE...DANVILLE...ALLENTOWN...MARION...DISTRICT PATH...
FITZPATRICK AND RIPLEY.

LAT...LON 3275 8348 3279 8335 3258 8323 3256 8328
      3252 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 346DEG 16KT 3270 8337

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
748 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

GAZ086-098-030015-
TREUTLEN GA-EMANUEL GA-
748 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN TREUTLEN AND EMANUEL
COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

AT 748 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR NUNEZ...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SWAINSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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. 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
SWAINSBORO...STILLMORE...OAK PARK...NUNEZ...GILLIS
SPRINGS...COVENA... ZAIDEE...NORRISTOWN JUNCTION...LEXSY AND
NORRISTOWN.

LAT...LON 3239 8222 3235 8243 3233 8252 3253 8258
      3253 8256 3256 8259 3258 8259 3263 8234
      3243 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 326DEG 21KT 3252 8243

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
751 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

GAZ104>106-030015-
SUMTER GA-CRISP GA-DOOLY GA-
751 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SUMTER...NORTHWESTERN
CRISP AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

AT 751 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER LILLY...OR 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF VIENNA...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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. 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
CORDELE...VIENNA...UNADILLA...BYROMVILLE...PINEHURST...LILLY...COBB..
.
GEORGIA VETERANS MEMORIAL ST PK...TREMONT...RICHWOOD...DRAYTON...METHVINS
AND FLINT RIVER WMA.

LAT...LON 3188 8393 3190 8393 3191 8392 3191 8396
      3211 8413 3229 8374 3204 8361 3203 8361
      3189 8392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 326DEG 21KT 3214 8390

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
757 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

GAZ097-030030-
LAURENS GA-
757 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAURENS COUNTY UNTIL
830 PM EDT...

AT 756 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER RENTZ...OR 13 MILES
SOUTH OF DUBLIN...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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. 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
CADWELL...RENTZ AND CEDAR GROVE.

LAT...LON 3215 8299 3237 8307 3244 8291 3227 8276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 333DEG 20KT 3235 8298