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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 18, 2016Webster County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2016, 11:11 PM EDT for Webster County, Georgia. It was in force for 64 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 18, 2016, 11:11 PM EDT (03:11 UTC)
Expired
Aug 19, 2016, 12:15 AM EDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Webster County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 137 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 00:00Z on 2016-08-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 417 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 00:00Z on 2016-08-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
417 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1160 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 Aug 18, 10:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 10:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 7:16 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
716 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

GAZ025-027-035>038-047-190000-
MADISON GA-OGLETHORPE GA-OCONEE GA-BARROW GA-CLARKE GA-JACKSON GA-
WALTON GA-
716 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MADISON...NORTHWESTERN
OGLETHORPE...NORTHERN OCONEE...BARROW...CLARKE...JACKSON AND
NORTHEASTERN WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

AT 715 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM JEFFERSON TO NEAR BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR TO NEAR
BOGART...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
WINDER...JEFFERSON...COMMERCE...WATKINSVILLE...DANIELSVILLE...ATHENS.
.. BRASELTON...AUBURN...STATHAM...ARCADE...NICHOLSON...HOSCHTON...COM
ER...
WINTERVILLE...BOGART...BETHLEHEM...COLBERT...PENDERGRASS...ARNOLDSVIL
LE AND ILA.

LAT...LON 3425 8323 3414 8305 3405 8298 3383 8328
      3387 8381 3392 8382 3393 8380 3400 8383
      3413 8382 3415 8379 3425 8346 3420 8340
      3421 8337 3426 8330
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 260DEG 11KT 3413 8359 3401 8350 3390 8358
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 7:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
720 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

GAZ106-190000-
CRISP GA-
720 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CRISP COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM
EDT...

AT 720 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER ARABI...OR
7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CORDELE. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.

  HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT 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...ARABI...HATLEY...WENONA AND EAST CRISP.

LAT...LON 3181 8382 3181 8383 3183 8384 3182 8385
      3182 8386 3183 8386 3199 8379 3199 8361
      3180 8361 3180 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 299DEG 4KT 3186 8372
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 7:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
753 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

GAZ023-190030-
HALL GA-
753 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN HALL COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM
EDT...

AT 753 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CANDLER...OR NEAR
GAINESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 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
GAINESVILLE...FLOWERY
BRANCH...OAKWOOD...GILLSVILLE...CANDLER...CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN AND
AQUALAND PARK.

LAT...LON 3435 8365 3432 8365 3430 8362 3418 8376
      3411 8390 3412 8393 3421 8397 3422 8396
      3423 8397 3424 8395 3427 8395 3428 8393
      3429 8394 3434 8378 3436 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 249DEG 29KT 3424 8379
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 8:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
801 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

GAZ106-190100-
CRISP GA-
801 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN CRISP COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM
EDT...

AT 800 PM EDT...A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING OVER WENONA...OR NEAR
CORDELE HAVE BEEN RESULTING IN CONTINUED HEAVY RAINFALL.

  HAZARD...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
           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...ARABI...HATLEY...WENONA AND EAST CRISP.

LAT...LON 3181 8382 3181 8383 3183 8384 3182 8385
      3182 8386 3184 8386 3199 8380 3199 8361
      3180 8361 3180 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 285DEG 2KT 3190 8374
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 8:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
815 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

GAZ027-038-190045-
MADISON GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
815 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MADISON AND
NORTHEASTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 815 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER WATSON MILL BRIDGE
STATE PARK...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANIELSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 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
COMER...COLBERT...CARLTON...SMITHONIA...VESTA...POINT PETER...PAOLI
AND WATSON MILL BRIDGE STATE PARK.

LAT...LON 3390 8314 3408 8323 3416 8307 3412 8305
      3411 8303 3410 8304 3408 8300 3405 8299
      3403 8293 3401 8294 3401 8291 3399 8287
      3399 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 245DEG 18KT 3403 8308
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 11:11 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp59 min
Aug 18, 8:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe30 min
Aug 19, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike33 min
Aug 19, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether30 min
Aug 19, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin30 min
Aug 19, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox42 min
Aug 19, 3:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones40 min
Aug 19, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow32 min
Aug 19, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson24 min
Aug 19, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan35 min
Aug 19, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding35 min
Aug 19, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas32 min
Aug 19, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan28 min
Aug 19, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Peach37 min
Aug 19, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe27 min
Aug 19, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas46 min
Aug 19, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clarke, Jackson26 min
Aug 19, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes46 min
Aug 19, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas44 min
Aug 19, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks26 min
Aug 19, 5:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe36 min
Aug 19, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Jackson, Madison30 min
Aug 19, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Heard28 min
Aug 19, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly36 min
Aug 19, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Rockdale44 min
Aug 19, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette30 min
Aug 19, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCNewton24 min
Aug 19, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts38 min
Aug 19, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan23 min

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