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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 23, 2016, 2:29 PM EDT for Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 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 23, 2016, 2:29 PM EDT (18:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2016, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Wheeler County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 1484 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1093 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 23, 1:41 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 1:41 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1032 AM EDT TUE AUG 23 2016 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-241200- 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- 1032 AM EDT TUE AUG 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FEW STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON...EXCEPT THURSDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
159 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2016
GAZ097-098-109>113-231830-
WHEELER GA-DODGE GA-MONTGOMERY GA-LAURENS GA-TOOMBS GA-TREUTLEN GA-
TELFAIR GA-
159 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER...EASTERN DODGE...
MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN LAURENS...NORTHWESTERN TOOMBS...
SOUTHWESTERN TREUTLEN AND NORTHERN TELFAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM
EDT...
AT 158 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR KIBBEE TO NEAR ALAMO TO NEAR JAY BIRD SPRINGS...
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
MCRAE...LYONS...SOPERTON...ALAMO...MOUNT
VERNON...VIDALIA...HELENA...
GLENWOOD...AILEY...SCOTLAND...HIGGSTON...TARRYTOWN...LITTLE OCMULGEE
STATE PARK...BARNHILL...LOTHAIR...ACHORD...CEDAR
GROVE...KIBBEE...LANDSBURG AND JAY BIRD SPRINGS.
LAT...LON 3222 8231 3207 8262 3204 8295 3223 8318
3229 8295 3241 8260
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 302DEG 23KT 3232 8250 3219 8280 3219 8301Special weather statement, Aug 23, 2:23 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
223 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2016
GAZ107>109-231900-
DODGE GA-WILCOX GA-PULASKI GA-
223 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN DODGE...NORTHWESTERN
WILCOX AND SOUTHERN PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 223 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CEDAR CREEK...OR 9
MILES NORTHWEST OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING SOUTH 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
PINEVIEW...UNION...CEDAR CREEK...FIVE POINTS...FINLEYSON...POPE
CITY... WALLACE AND OCMULGEE BANKS.
LAT...LON 3219 8358 3225 8333 3205 8312 3196 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 337DEG 7KT 3210 8340Special weather statement, Aug 23, 2:29 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
229 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2016
GAZ110>112-231900-
WHEELER GA-MONTGOMERY GA-TELFAIR GA-
229 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER...SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY
AND EASTERN TELFAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 229 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER LUMBER CITY...OR 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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
MCRAE...ALAMO...LUMBER CITY...GLENWOOD...UVALDA...SCOTLAND...TOWNS...
CHARLOTTEVILLE...JORDAN AND SPRING HILL.
LAT...LON 3213 8289 3224 8275 3200 8248 3197 8248
3196 8250 3195 8248 3196 8257 3193 8259
3194 8260 3192 8265 3192 8268 3190 8269
3190 8270 3186 8276 3185 8279 3184 8278
3181 8282 3182 8284 3178 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 315DEG 14KT 3194 8272The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 27 min |
| Aug 23, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 31 min |
| Aug 23, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 28 min |
| Aug 23, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 31 min |
| Aug 23, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 37 min |
| Aug 23, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 36 min |
| Aug 23, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 23 min |
| Aug 23, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 37 min |
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Sources
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