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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 24, 2017Butts County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2017, 6:50 PM EDT for Butts County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 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 24, 2017, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2017, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

County Butts County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 46 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: 149 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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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 24, 3:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 3:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 11:31 AM EDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1131 AM EDT Sat Jun 24 2017

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-251545-
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-
1131 AM EDT Sat Jun 24 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Showers and thunderstorms are possible throughout the day into
the evening hours as remnant moisture from Tropical Storm Cindy
interacts with a front moving south through the region. Some
isolated severe storms could develop, especially in portions of
central Georgia. The main threats associated with and storms
will be damaging winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain.

A Flash Flood Watch continues for north and portions of central
Georgia, through this evening.

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

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible across across central
Georgia Sunday. The primary hazards will be frequent lightning,
gusty winds and heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:04 PM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
204 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

GAZ072-082>084-241830-
Wilkinson GA-Bibb GA-Jones GA-Twiggs GA-
204 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILKINSON...
SOUTHEASTERN BIBB...SOUTHEASTERN JONES AND TWIGGS COUNTIES UNTIL 230
PM EDT...

At 204 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Rutland, or near
Macon...moving east at 30 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
Macon, Jeffersonville, Gordon, Ivey, Marion, Rutland, Griswoldville,
Fitzpatrick, Ripley, Huber, Cross Keys, Dry Branch, Myricks Mill,
Franklinton and Middle Georgia Regional Airport.

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 3268 8368 3269 8369 3287 8366 3291 8325
      3261 8329
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 274DEG 21KT 3277 8360

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:17 PM EDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
217 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

GAZ102-103-241845-
Stewart GA-Webster GA-
217 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STEWART AND SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...

At 217 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Sanford, or 10 miles
southwest of Lumpkin...moving east at 30 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
Lumpkin, Richland, Weston, Troutman, Charles, Kimbrough, Sanford,
Westville, Brooklyn, Centerpoint, Louvale and Providence Canyon 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. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3192 8480 3193 8480 3192 8481 3192 8491
      3194 8495 3195 8496 3198 8496 3198 8501
      3201 8502 3222 8481 3218 8463 3196 8451
      3192 8467 3193 8468 3192 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 262DEG 20KT 3194 8492

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 24, 6:50 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
650 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

GAZ048-056-058-059-070-242315-
Butts GA-Lamar GA-Jasper GA-Spalding GA-Newton GA-
650 PM EDT SAT JUN 24 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BUTTS...NORTHEASTERN LAMAR...
NORTHWESTERN JASPER...SOUTHEASTERN SPALDING AND SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

At 650 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Rocky Plains to Jenkinsburg to Orchard Hill...and
moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...dangerous 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 these storms include
Jackson, Newborn, Flovilla, Mansfield, Jenkinsburg, Orchard Hill,
Stewart, Turtle Cove, Worthville, McKibben, Chappel Mill, Eudora,
Liberty Hill, North Alcovy, Indian Springs State Park, Fincherville,
Stark and Rocky Plains.

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 3330 8409 3330 8407 3332 8407 3331 8406
      3333 8404 3336 8403 3336 8401 3339 8397
      3340 8398 3345 8392 3345 8393 3347 8394
      3354 8388 3353 8368 3331 8383 3320 8400
      3320 8404 3317 8404 3313 8411 3318 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 273DEG 15KT 3348 8388 3332 8403 3319 8422

WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 23, 8:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson	47 min
Jun 23, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	29 min
Jun 23, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding	48 min
Jun 23, 8:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson	40 min
Jun 23, 8:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	38 min
Jun 23, 9:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale	47 min
Jun 23, 9:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan, Newton	48 min
Jun 24, 10:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	33 min
Jun 24, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	26 min
Jun 24, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	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.