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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 15, 2017Toombs County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Feb 15, 2017, 12:29 PM EST for Toombs County, Georgia. It was in force for 16 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: Feb 15, 2017, 12:29 PM EST (17:29 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2017, 12:45 PM EST
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

County Toombs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 171 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: 110 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 554 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 251 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 264 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 Feb 15, 11:14 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 11:14 AM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 11:27 AM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 8:03 AM EST, 4 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
803 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

GAZ068>070-151330-
Lamar GA-Upson GA-Pike GA-
803 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAMAR...NORTHERN UPSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 AM EST...

At 802 AM EST...a strong thunderstorm with very heavy rain was
centered just west of Barnesville...moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
           in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Barnesville, Milner, Meansville, Aldora, Liberty Hill, Atwater,
Goggins, Lifsey Springs, Piedmont, Johnstonville, Chappel Mill and
Hannahs Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3304 8442 3320 8405 3301 8405 3293 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1302Z 241DEG 40KT 3305 8423

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 9:03 AM EST, 3 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
903 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

GAZ061-073-151430-
Baldwin GA-Hancock GA-
903 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN BALDWIN AND HANCOCK
COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM EST...

At 902 AM EST...a strong thunderstorm was near Plant Harlee Branch,
or near Milledgeville...moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
           street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Milledgeville, Sparta, Meriwether, Devereux, Beulah, Underwood and
Culverton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3323 8279 3320 8286 3313 8290 3309 8337
      3317 8333 3317 8332 3318 8332 3319 8329
      3319 8327 3326 8325 3326 8323 3327 8322
      3337 8282 3336 8281 3328 8278 3327 8278
      3326 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1402Z 260DEG 34KT 3317 8326

WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 9:32 AM EST, 2 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
932 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

GAZ061-062-074-075-151500-
Washington GA-Glascock GA-Hancock GA-Warren GA-
932 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WASHINGTON...GLASCOCK...
EASTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM EST...

At 932 AM EST...a strong thunderstorm was over Hamburg State Park, or
10 miles east of Sparta...moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
           street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Gibson, Mitchell, Edge Hill, Edgehill, Hamburg State Park, Shoals,
Agricola and Bastonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3317 8258 3315 8257 3315 8290 3328 8281
      3333 8256 3328 8243
TIME...MOT...LOC 1432Z 262DEG 45KT 3322 8280

WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 9:53 AM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
953 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

GAZ076-151515-
Jefferson GA-
953 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY
UNTIL 1015 AM EST...

At 953 AM EST...a strong thunderstorm was over Stapleton, or 8 miles
east of Gibson...moving east at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
           street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Wrens, Stapleton, Avera, Matthews and Stellaville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3316 8226 3319 8255 3331 8238 3331 8234
      3330 8231 3327 8229 3327 8227 3326 8226
      3323 8224 3323 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1453Z 268DEG 53KT 3324 8244

WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 10:13 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service PEACHTREE CITY GA
1013 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

GAZ097-109>111-151545-
Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Laurens GA-Dodge GA-
1013 AM EST WED FEB 15 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER...NORTHERN TELFAIR...
SOUTHERN LAURENS AND DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 1045 AM EST...

At 1012 AM EST...a strong thunderstorm was over Chauncey, or 9 miles
southeast of Eastman...moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
McRae, Alamo, Helena, Glenwood, Milan, Scotland, Chauncey, Towns,
Spring Hill, Landsburg, Jay Bird Springs, Achord, Little Ocmulgee
State Park and Godwinsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

LAT...LON 3216 8316 3226 8279 3224 8264 3221 8263
      3218 8263 3218 8262 3217 8262 3216 8261
      3215 8261 3213 8263 3211 8262 3200 8270
      3199 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 255DEG 47KT 3211 8306

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 12:29 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
Feb 15, 6:21 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette	24 min
Feb 15, 6:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry, Morgan, Newton	27 min
Feb 15, 8:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar	27 min
Feb 15, 9:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	27 min
Feb 15, 9:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock	28 min
Feb 15, 9:53 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	22 min
Feb 15, 10:13 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	32 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2017 Every special weather statement in 2017

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.