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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 17, 2017Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 17, 2017, 3:36 PM EDT for Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 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: Jun 17, 2017, 3:36 PM EDT (19:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2017, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Laurens County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 166 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: 242 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 886 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 13 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 Jun 17, 2:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:00 AM EDT, 11 hours 36 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
400 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-181000-
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-
400 AM EDT Sat Jun 17 2017

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

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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon,
lingering into the evening. A few strong thunderstorms will be
possible. The primary hazards will be frequent lightning, gusty
winds, small hail and heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

There is a chance of thunderstorms each day. The best chances will be
late Sunday through Tuesday as a weak cold front settles into the
region and stalls. The primary hazards will be frequent lightning,
strong, gusty winds and heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to
submit reports of severe weather or flooding through the web by going
to weather.gov/atlanta.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:12 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
312 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2017

GAZ096-107-171945-
Bleckley GA-Pulaski GA-
312 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BLECKLEY AND
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

At 312 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Baileys Park, or near
Cochran...moving north at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning
           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
Cochran, Hawkinsville, Paulk, Mobley Crossing, Hartford, Pulaski
State Prison, Porter, Baileys Park and Empire.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3227 8346 3240 8348 3243 8335 3238 8326
      3234 8330 3232 8329 3228 8333 3229 8334
      3228 8334 3226 8337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 196DEG 5KT 3232 8338

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 3:36 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
336 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2017

GAZ096-097-109-172015-
Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-
336 PM EDT SAT JUN 17 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LAURENS...
NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY AND NORTHERN DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

At 336 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Dexter, or 13 miles
southwest of Dublin...moving north at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 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 this storm include
Dublin, Chester, Dexter, Dudley, Cadwell, Rentz, Montrose, Harlow,
Yonkers, Goldsboro, Rebie and Rowland.

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 3233 8301 3236 8324 3257 8325 3266 8306
      3257 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 1936Z 194DEG 16KT 3243 8310

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley	33 min
Jun 17, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens	45 min
Jun 17, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	36 min
Jun 17, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	28 min
Jun 17, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	29 min
Jun 17, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	23 min
Jun 17, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Douglas	42 min
Jun 17, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	36 min
Jun 17, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Montgomery, Treutlen	43 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.