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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 23, 20176 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 23, 2017, 5:13 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2017, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2017, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
40

Counties Chattooga County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Polk County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 23, 5:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wnw James H. Floyd St, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN BLOCKING THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 100 AT NORTON ROAD.
Jun 23, 5:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Sprite, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 20 WEST AND HIGHWAY 100 SOUTH.
Jun 23, 5:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nne Anniedelle, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 20 AND OLD RIVER ROAD NEAR THE BOAT RAMP.
Jun 23, 5:40 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 351 Wsw Coosa, GAMESONET STATION GA319, 1 WSW COOSA.
Jun 23, 5:48 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Rome, GAA POWER LINE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON WILSON AVENUE.
Jun 23, 5:48 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ne Chubbtown, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BOOGER HOLLOW ROAD AND MILLER MOUNTAIN ROAD.
Jun 23, 5:48 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Wnw Relay, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LYONS BRIDGE ROAD SOUTHWEST AND BOOGER HOLLOW ROAD.
Jun 23, 5:51 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 383 Sse Armuchee, GAASOS STATION RMG, RICHARD B. RUSSELL FIELD.
Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nne Reeseburg, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF DONAHOO ROAD SOUTHEAST AND REECEBURG ROAD SOUTHEAST.
Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Rosedale, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON GRANT ROAD OFF OF HIGHWAY 156.
Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Rosedale, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE 4500 BLOCK OF OLD DALTON ROAD.
Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGRidgewood Estates, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF RIDVEVIEW DRIVE AND OLD ROCKMART ROAD.
Jun 23, 5:54 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSilvermont, GAA TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PINE RIDGE DRIVE AND OLD ROCKMART ROAD.
Jun 23, 5:59 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 302 Ssw Lindale, GAMESONET STATION E2723, 2 SSW LINDALE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2017-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 150 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1201 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

927 
WWUS82 KFFC 232113
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
513 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017
 
GAZ002>005-011-012-019-020-030-041-232200-
Chattooga GA-Whitfield GA-Polk GA-Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Gordon GA-
Haralson GA-Bartow GA-Murray GA-Floyd GA-
513 PM EDT FRI JUN 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHATTOOGA...WHITFIELD...POLK...
SOUTHERN CATOOSA...WALKER...WESTERN GORDON...NORTHWESTERN HARALSON...
WESTERN BARTOW...WESTERN MURRAY AND FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM
EDT...

At 512 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from 6 miles northwest of Center Post to near Coloma to
near Alpine...and moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph and heavy rain. 

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of 
           light...unsecured objects. Trees can also down more 
           easily with already wet soil from previous rainfall. 
           Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially 
           in poor drainage areas. 

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Rome, Dalton, Calhoun, Cedartown, Lafayette, Summerville, Chatsworth,
Adairsville, Tallapoosa, Trion, Varnell, Aragon, Cave Spring, Tunnel
Hill, Cohutta, Kingston, Resaca, Plainville, Shannon and Lyerly.

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 3425 8490 3368 8534 3457 8552 3470 8549
      3474 8546 3487 8512 3499 8483 3499 8475
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 247DEG 40KT 3465 8546 3400 8563 3340 8620 

WIND...40MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 8:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Gwinnett, Walton39 min
Jun 22, 8:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Putnam, Walton47 min
Jun 22, 8:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 1 more43 min
Jun 22, 9:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock28 min
Jun 22, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Madison, Oglethorpe31 min
Jun 22, 9:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Taliaferro, Wilkes31 min
Jun 22, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Taliaferro, Wilkes30 min
Jun 23, 3:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchFFCBanks, Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga and 38 more35 hr
Jun 23, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker39 min
Jun 23, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk48 min
Jun 23, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHaralson, Polk52 min
Jun 23, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens34 min
Jun 23, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Haralson, Paulding, Polk45 min
Jun 23, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Pickens39 min
Jun 23, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Haralson45 min
Jun 23, 7:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Fulton49 min
Jun 23, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin, White51 min
Jun 23, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Heard50 min
Jun 23, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard50 min

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.