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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 30, 2016Monroe County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Nov 30, 2016, 3:33 PM EST for Monroe County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 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: Nov 30, 2016, 3:33 PM EST (20:33 UTC)
Expired: Nov 30, 2016, 4:00 PM EST
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Monroe County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 73 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 64 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 660 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 278 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 274 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.8

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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 Nov 30, 3:29 PM EST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 3:29 PM EST, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 5:23 AM EST, 10 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
523 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-011030-
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-
523 AM EST WED NOV 30 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY. A
FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND BRIEF TORNADOES. IN ADDITION...LIGHTNING
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 30, 2:43 PM EST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
243 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

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

0142 PM     TORNADO          CARDELL                 33.78N  84.54W
11/30/2016                   COBB               GA   911 CALL CENTER

            ROOF DAMAGE AND MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE
            REPORTED DOWN IN THE AREA OF DISCOVERY BLVD AND MABLETON
            PARKWAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1600627

RWILLIS

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 3:02 PM EST, 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
302 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

GAZ069-078>080-089-302030-
MUSCOGEE GA-HARRIS GA-TALBOT GA-UPSON GA-TAYLOR GA-
302 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MUSCOGEE...
SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS...TALBOT...UPSON AND NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES
UNTIL 330 PM EST...

AT 301 PM EST...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM
SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK TO NEAR TALBOTTON TO NEAR BAUGHVILLE...AND
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND AND HEAVY RAIN.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
           MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
           LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. 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
THOMASTON...TALBOTTON...WOODLAND...YATESVILLE...JUNCTION CITY...
GENEVA...LINCOLN PARK...SUNSET VILLAGE...PRATTSBURG...BALDWINVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...SALEM...LOGTOWN...BAUGHVILLE...CARSONVILLE...OLIVE
BRANCH...PO BIDDY CROSSROADS...WESLEY CHURCH...BIG LAZER CREEK WMA
AND REDBONE CROSSROADS.

LAT...LON 3270 8464 3287 8447 3291 8412 3283 8412
      3280 8414 3280 8415 3279 8415 3274 8418
      3259 8442 3255 8484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 262DEG 40KT 3286 8445 3272 8457 3261 8471

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 3:04 PM EST, 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
304 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

GAZ090-102-302030-
STEWART GA-CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-
304 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN STEWART AND
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EST...

AT 303 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CUSTER ROAD
TERRACE TO NEAR FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 50
MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND AND ENHANCED RISK OF A BRIEF TORNADO.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. WHILE
           WINDS SHOULD RESULT IN MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND
           BLOWING AROUND OF LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS...THE LEADING
           EDGE OF THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS ALSO EXHIBITED AREAS OF
           LOCALIZED ROTATION. A BRIEF TORNADO COULD QUICKLY FORM.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
LUMPKIN...CUSSETA...RICHLAND...FORT BENNING/LAWSON ARMY AIR FLD...
OMAHA...EELBECK/WEST FORT BENNING...FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK...
BROOKLYN...CHRISTOPHER...CHARLES...RENFROE...LOUVALE...PROVIDENCE
CANYON STATE PARK...MANTA AND JAMESTOWN/SOUTH FORT BENNING.

LAT...LON 3207 8505 3213 8506 3218 8501 3220 8496
      3222 8498 3222 8493 3225 8492 3226 8489
      3233 8501 3237 8498 3241 8488 3242 8477
      3249 8473 3253 8464 3249 8464 3249 8466
      3223 8466 3218 8463 3216 8465 3203 8465
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 248DEG 44KT 3237 8492 3211 8507

Special weather statement, Nov 30, 3:16 PM EST, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 30, 3:29 PM EST, 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 30, 3:33 PM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 29, 11:57 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	33 min
Nov 30, 12:05 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dade	40 min
Nov 30, 1:14 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dade, Walker	31 min
Nov 30, 1:18 AM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Dade, Walker	26 min
Nov 30, 1:37 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Walker	23 min
Nov 30, 1:53 AM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Catoosa	18 min
Nov 30, 2:05 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Whitfield	25 min
Nov 30, 2:06 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	24 min
Nov 30, 3:36 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	24 min
Nov 30, 3:47 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	43 min
Nov 30, 4:49 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	26 min
Nov 30, 5:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	30 min
Nov 30, 5:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	27 min
Nov 30, 7:27 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade	33 min
Nov 30, 7:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	31 min
Nov 30, 8:36 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	39 min
Nov 30, 9:18 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Walker	42 min
Nov 30, 10:18 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	27 min
Nov 30, 10:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	38 min
Nov 30, 10:50 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	25 min
Nov 30, 11:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	45 min
Nov 30, 12:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	15 min
Nov 30, 12:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer	43 min
Nov 30, 12:26 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Haralson	34 min
Nov 30, 12:52 PM EST	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	FFC	Carroll, Haralson, Paulding	25 min
Nov 30, 1:04 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas, Fulton	26 min
Nov 30, 1:15 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding	45 min
Nov 30, 1:38 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton	37 min
Nov 30, 1:58 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall	47 min
Nov 30, 2:02 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Troup	28 min
Nov 30, 2:05 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris	40 min
Nov 30, 2:08 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Gwinnett	37 min
Nov 30, 2:11 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall	34 min
Nov 30, 2:14 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall	18 min
Nov 30, 2:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Meriwether	37 min
Nov 30, 2:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson	47 min
Nov 30, 2:32 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Meriwether	14 min
Nov 30, 2:40 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	35 min
Nov 30, 2:43 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Barrow, Clarke, Jackson	32 min
Nov 30, 2:50 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Pike, Upson	25 min
Nov 30, 3:02 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot, Upson	28 min
Nov 30, 3:04 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	26 min
Nov 30, 3:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lamar, Spalding	20 min
Nov 30, 3:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Jackson, Madison	49 min
Nov 30, 3:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton, Walton	29 min
Nov 30, 3:21 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton	24 min
Nov 30, 3:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Taylor	46 min
Nov 30, 3:34 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee	26 min
Nov 30, 3:46 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam	44 min
Nov 30, 3:52 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Madison, Oglethorpe	38 min
Nov 30, 3:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Jones	47 min
Nov 30, 4:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro	36 min
Nov 30, 4:27 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Houston	33 min
Nov 30, 4:34 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	26 min
Nov 30, 4:39 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley, Webster	36 min
Nov 30, 4:48 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Hancock, Warren	27 min
Nov 30, 5:00 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock	45 min
Nov 30, 5:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Twiggs	28 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.