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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2016, 9:26 PM EDT for Twiggs County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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
- Aug 13, 2016, 9:26 PM EDT (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2016, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Twiggs County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 1882 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1114 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Aug 13, 8:28 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 8:28 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 828 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 .AVIATION... 00Z Update... not a lot of changes from the previous forecast and thinking. added some tempo groups to the atlanta metro TAF sites and CSG for the greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms there through 02z. may need to update beyond 02z if they hang on but high res models suggest things should begin to subside thereafter. gusty winds can be expected with any of the showers as they are acting much more like squalls within a feeder band. gusts to 30kts are fairly common within many of the showers and thunderstorms. areas that received rainfall will have to be watched for low clouds or fog developing by around 10z...for now have left it in as a sct010 while maintaining high vis...but will need to watch for lower cigs and lower vis. expect a similar type day on sunday with much less coverage of showers. as a result have opted to keep prob30 out of the forecast. //ATL Confidence...00Z Update... Medium on shower coverage the remainder of the evening. Medium on ifr/mvfr cloud potential late tonight High on remaining elements 30 .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 220 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016/ SHORT TERM /Tonight through Sunday Night/... Persistent Bermuda high will remain in control through the short term. The atmosphere will remain nearly unchanged through Sunday night and therefore will be going with a persistence forecast. Convection will be isolated to scattered the rest of this afternoon into early this evening...and then again Sunday afternoon with slightly less coverage. Both max and min temps have been warmer than MOS guidance and have raised temps a degree or two through Sunday night.Persistent Bermuda high will remain in control through the short term. The atmosphere will remain nearly unchanged through Sunday night and therefore will be going with a persistence forecast. Convection will be isolated to scattered the rest of this afternoon into early this evening...and then again Sunday afternoon with slightly less coverage. Both max and min temps have been warmer than MOS guidance and have raised temps a degree or two through Sunday night. 17 LONG TERM /Monday through Saturday/... Only tweaks to the long term based on the latest guidance. BDL PREVIOUS Discussion... The extended forecast continues to show somewhat of a drying trend through the middle of next week. The main atmospheric feature is still the Bermuda ridge that stays parked over the region through day 7. This ridge really strengthens its hold over the area through Monday which will keep the deepest moisture to the west and north of our CWA. The ridge does begin to weaken by Tuesday Night/Wed Morning allowing the better moisture axis to move closer to the area by Wed afternoon/Evening. Will have to keep an eye on how things progress over the next few days and adjust pops as needed. Have continued the previous trend with slight chance to low chance diurnally driven pops in the forecast through Tue...with a slow increase into the likely category by Thu. With a drier atmosphere over the next few days...PWs have begun to drop to below 2.0 inches. This trend continues through Tuesday before increasing again back to 2.0 inches and higher Wed/Thu. As a result...any storms we see through Mon/Tue should not have as significant a heavy rain threat as we have seen over the past few weeks. Tropics expected to remain fairly quiet through the week. Will continue to monitor latest information. 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 75 93 74 94 / 20 20 20 30 Atlanta 75 91 75 91 / 20 20 20 40 Blairsville 71 88 70 87 / 30 30 20 40 Cartersville 74 92 73 91 / 20 20 20 40 Columbus 76 93 75 93 / 30 20 20 30 Gainesville 75 90 74 90 / 20 20 20 40 Macon 74 95 74 94 / 30 20 20 30 Rome 73 91 73 92 / 20 20 20 40 Peachtree City 73 91 72 92 / 20 20 20 40 Vidalia 75 94 76 94 / 30 20 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...30 LONG TERM....26 AVIATION...30
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 6:06 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 606 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-142215- 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- 606 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ALTHOUGH A DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY...THERE IS STILL A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. NEXT WEEK THE BEST CHANCES FOR STORMS SHIFT TO FAR NORTH GEORGIA AS A FRONT SLOWLY SAGS TOWARD THE STATE BY WEDNESDAY. SOME OF STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 13, 8:38 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
838 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
GAZ108>110-140115-
DODGE GA-TELFAIR GA-WILCOX GA-
838 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DODGE...WESTERN
TELFAIR AND EASTERN WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...
AT 838 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR RHINE...OR 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 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
ABBEVILLE...RHINE...UNION...FIVE POINTS AND BROWNING.
LAT...LON 3208 8340 3213 8312 3185 8316 3185 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 167DEG 15KT 3190 8320Special weather statement, Aug 13, 8:42 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
842 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
GAZ072-073-083-084-140115-
TWIGGS GA-WILKINSON GA-BALDWIN GA-JONES GA-
842 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TWIGGS...
NORTHWESTERN WILKINSON...SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTHEASTERN JONES
COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...
AT 842 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR GORDON...OR 8 MILES
NORTH OF JEFFERSONVILLE...MOVING NORTH 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. 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
GORDON...IVEY...FITZPATRICK...JAMES...GREENBERRY
CROSSROADS...RIPLEY... GRISWOLDVILLE...MOUNTAIN SPRINGS...MYRICKS
MILL AND POSTELL.
LAT...LON 3282 8350 3282 8349 3283 8350 3296 8356
3299 8332 3274 8326 3270 8344
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 167DEG 15KT 3280 8339Special weather statement, Aug 13, 8:44 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
844 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
GAZ061-073-074-084-140115-
WILKINSON GA-WASHINGTON GA-BALDWIN GA-HANCOCK GA-
844 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WILKINSON...
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND SOUTHERN HANCOCK
COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...
AT 843 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR TOOMSBORO...OR 7 MILES
NORTHEAST OF IRWINTON...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 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
MILLEDGEVILLE...TOOMSBORO...OCONEE...DEEPSTEP...MIDWAY-
HARDWICK...LINTON... HARDWICK AND HEBRON.
LAT...LON 3283 8291 3280 8312 3310 8326 3313 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 167DEG 14KT 3290 8310Special weather statement, Aug 13, 8:59 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
859 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
GAZ083-094-095-105-107-140130-
TWIGGS GA-PEACH GA-HOUSTON GA-DOOLY GA-PULASKI GA-
859 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TWIGGS...
SOUTHEASTERN PEACH...HOUSTON...NORTHEASTERN DOOLY AND WESTERN PULASKI
COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...
AT 859 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR UNADILLA...OR 10 MILES
WEST OF HAWKINSVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 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
PERRY...HAWKINSVILLE...UNADILLA...GROVANIA...OCMULGEE PUBLIC FISHING
AREA...WALLACE...HAYNEVILLE...HENDERSON...BROWNDALE...GROVE
PARK...MOCK SPRINGS...CLINCHFIELD...KATHLEEN...MOSS
OAK...MEADOWDALE...ELKO...SAND BED AND KLONDIKE.
LAT...LON 3219 8373 3247 8385 3253 8348 3246 8348
3246 8349 3245 8350 3244 8349 3243 8349
3242 8348 3241 8348 3240 8350 3238 8348
3217 8347
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 167DEG 14KT 3229 8365Special weather statement, Aug 13, 9:15 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
915 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
GAZ060-061-072>074-083-084-140145-
TWIGGS GA-WILKINSON GA-WASHINGTON GA-BALDWIN GA-JONES GA-PUTNAM GA-
HANCOCK GA-
915 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN TWIGGS...NORTHERN
WILKINSON...WESTERN WASHINGTON...BALDWIN...EASTERN JONES...SOUTHERN
PUTNAM AND HANCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EDT...
AT 914 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR MCINTYRE...OR 7 MILES
NORTH OF IRWINTON...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 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
MILLEDGEVILLE...SANDERSVILLE...GRAY...SPARTA...IRWINTON...GORDON...
TENNILLE...IVEY...MCINTYRE...TOOMSBORO...OCONEE...DEEPSTEP... MIDWAY-
HARDWICK...MERIWETHER...WARTHEN...SCOTTSBORO...HEBRON...CULVERTON...
GRISWOLDVILLE AND MYRICKS MILL.
LAT...LON 3294 8269 3270 8346 3280 8350 3282 8349
3285 8351 3314 8362 3336 8285
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 167DEG 26KT 3292 8318Special weather statement, Aug 13, 9:26 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
926 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
GAZ082-083-095-096-140200-
TWIGGS GA-BLECKLEY GA-HOUSTON GA-BIBB GA-
926 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TWIGGS...WESTERN
BLECKLEY...NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON AND SOUTHERN BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 1000
PM EDT...
AT 925 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR ROBINS AIR FORCE
BASE... OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JEFFERSONVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 30
MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 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 PERRY...WARNER
ROBINS...ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE...MARION...KATHLEEN...
ELBERTA...BONAIRE...TARVERSVILLE...MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL
AIRPORT...SAND BED AND BULLARD.
LAT...LON 3240 8352 3240 8353 3242 8365 3271 8365
3268 8336 3239 8349 3240 8350 3239 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 189DEG 26KT 3256 8353The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Washington, Wilkinson | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Pulaski | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Washington, Wilkinson | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Warren | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 11:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 36 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.