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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 24, 2017Emanuel County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 24, 2017, 5:27 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 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
May 24, 2017, 5:27 PM EDT (21:27 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

County Emanuel County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 211 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2017-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 335 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, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2017-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
335 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
723 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.6

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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 May 24, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 6:30 AM EDT, 10 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
630 AM EDT Wed May 24 2017

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-250200-
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-
630 AM EDT Wed May 24 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND ALL OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING...

Showers and thunderstorms will increase across north and central
Georgia this morning and continue through the afternoon. Some
storms could be strong to severe, capable of damaging winds, large
hail and even a few tornadoes. In addition, locally heavy rain
could result in localized flash flooding.

The severe threat will diminish from west to east across the area,
this afternoon with widespread showers and thunderstorms across
far southeast counties, ending this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

There is a chance for thunderstorms late Saturday into Sunday.
Otherwise, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters should monitor the latest information later this morning
through this afternoon for possible activation across much of
north and central Georgia.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 24, 4:39 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 5:15 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 5:27 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
527 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

GAZ086-098-112-242200-
Emanuel GA-Treutlen GA-Montgomery GA-
527 PM EDT WED MAY 24 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EMANUEL...EASTERN TREUTLEN AND
NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

At 527 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Summertown to near Normantown...and moving
northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
           ground lightning.

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

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Swainsboro, Twin City, Stillmore, Oak Park, Garfield, Summertown,
Nunez, Modoc, Canoochee, Lexsy and George L Smith State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3254 8203 3256 8208 3252 8215 3248 8218
      3243 8219 3241 8220 3234 8239 3235 8241
      3232 8242 3230 8248 3272 8236 3281 8217
      3281 8215 3266 8208 3261 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 225DEG 66KT 3272 8228 3237 8243

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 8:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Floyd, Polk51 min
May 23, 8:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, Paulding44 min
May 23, 9:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Paulding49 min
May 23, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb, Forsyth45 min
May 23, 10:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson49 min
May 23, 10:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Jackson35 min
May 24, 12:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Laurens, Treutlen27 min
May 24, 2:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Jones30 min
May 24, 9:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield36 min
May 24, 9:47 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield28 min
May 24, 9:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd49 min
May 24, 10:17 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd14 min
May 24, 10:31 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon29 min
May 24, 10:48 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCGordon, Murray27 min
May 24, 11:08 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCGilmer, Murray23 min
May 24, 11:13 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens33 min
May 24, 11:22 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCPulaski, Wilcox23 min
May 24, 11:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp33 min
May 24, 11:29 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer31 min
May 24, 11:31 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly29 min
May 24, 11:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski30 min
May 24, 11:54 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly17 min
May 24, 11:56 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCUnion14 min
May 24, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski65 min
May 24, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd36 min
May 24, 12:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Peach33 min
May 24, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Warren28 min
May 24, 1:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow23 min
May 24, 1:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens28 min
May 24, 1:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens31 min
May 24, 2:14 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCLaurens31 min
May 24, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens37 min
May 24, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson25 min
May 24, 2:39 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge36 min
May 24, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly63 min
May 24, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson29 min
May 24, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton28 min
May 24, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin, White26 min
May 24, 3:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens36 min
May 24, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair30 min
May 24, 5:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Jones, Monroe25 min
May 24, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJones, Monroe24 min
May 24, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Morgan, Putnam30 min
May 24, 7:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Twiggs23 min
May 24, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson48 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.