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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2017, 3:41 PM EDT for Barrow County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 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
- Jul 7, 2017, 3:41 PM EDT (19:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2017, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
County Barrow County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1391 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 880 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jul 7, 3:38 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:38 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 338 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Saturday Night/... Current radar loop shows showers and isolated Thunderstorms across the CWA this afternoon. The main line of storms just north of ATL appears to be associated with the lingering front that is expected to move slowly south through the short term. For today and sat afternoon the models are showing decent cape values in the 2000 to 3000 J/kg with some shear noted as well. Expect some storms to become strong to severe mainly north today and central Sat as the frontal boundary sinks into south Ga by Sunday. The main threats with any storms through the short term will be gusty winds, frequent lightning, small hail and heavy rain. Models indicating storms will linger through the evening hours and taper off towards midnight each day. Temperatures will remain near normal through the period. 01 .LONG TERM /Sunday through Friday/... Stagnant long-wave upper level pattern will exist for at least the first part of this period (Sunday/Monday) as a trough covers the eastern half of the CONUS while a strong ridge impacts the West. Models hinting at "relatively drier" air moving into north Georgia Sunday, diminishing the threat of showers/thunderstorms both Sunday and Monday - mainly north of I-85/I-20. South of this line, expect deeper moisture and plenty of instability (daytime heating) along a remnant boundary, to support scattered mainly afternoon/evening showers and storms. This time of year, any of these storms will be capable of producing very localized strong to damaging winds, frequent cloud to ground lightning, and heavy rainfall which could lead to isolated instances of flash flooding. By the middle of the week, upr trough will exit the east coast as ridge relaxes a bit and shifts east across the southern Plains. This will result in a very warm and humid pattern with scattered diurnally-driven (mainly afternoon and evening) showers and thunderstorms. At this time, there really isn't any definitive feature/reason to deviate from POPs in the 30-50% range. By the middle to end of next week, temps will be running slightly above normal as we approach mid July. DJN.83 && AVIATION... 18Z Update... Showers and isolated thunderstorms across the area mainly north of Interstate 20. expecting more precipitation across central GA later this afternoon with all TAF sites being affected by tonight. Will see SHRA/TSRA activity diminish by 02-04z with clearing skies over night. Winds will remain out of the west at 10kt or less except will see some variable gusty winds in and around any convective activity. Will also see VFR Ceilings and VSBYS except some MVFR reading in and around TSRA activity. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Confidence Medium to High on all elements 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 71 90 70 89 / 30 30 20 10 Atlanta 72 88 71 88 / 40 30 30 20 Blairsville 65 83 62 83 / 20 30 10 5 Cartersville 71 88 68 87 / 30 30 20 10 Columbus 75 91 73 91 / 40 30 30 40 Gainesville 71 87 69 87 / 30 30 10 10 Macon 74 91 73 90 / 30 30 30 40 Rome 71 88 68 88 / 20 40 20 5 Peachtree City 71 89 70 88 / 40 30 30 20 Vidalia 75 94 74 91 / 20 30 30 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....DJN.83 AVIATION...01
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 2:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 205 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-081000- 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- 205 PM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will affect north and central Georgia through early this evening. A few storms could become strong to severe, with the main hazards being heavy rainfall, strong to damaging wind gusts and frequent lightning. Expect storms to diminish after sunset this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day, most so during the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could be strong to severe with gusty winds...frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall as the main hazards. Brief localized flooding of poor drainage areas will also be possible. .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, Jul 7, 2:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
236 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
GAZ037-038-050-071915-
Oglethorpe GA-Oconee GA-Greene GA-
236 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE...
SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE AND NORTHERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
At 236 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Farmington, or 8 miles
south of Watkinsville...moving east at 30 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 this storm include
Greensboro, Lexington, Union Point, Crawford, North High Shoals,
Woodville, Bishop, Maxeys, Stephens, Wrayswood, Hutchings, Barnett
Shoals, Penfield and Farmington.
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 3356 8301 3366 8338 3383 8349 3386 8331
3385 8328 3386 8327 3390 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 279DEG 25KT 3374 8338
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 2:52 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
252 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
GAZ012-013-020-021-071930-
Cherokee GA-Gordon GA-Bartow GA-Pickens GA-
252 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE...
SOUTHEASTERN GORDON...NORTHEASTERN BARTOW AND SOUTHWESTERN PICKENS
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
At 251 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Sonoraville, or near
Calhoun...moving east 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
Calhoun, Adairsville, Fairmount, Ranger, Sonoraville, Salacoa Valley,
Pine Log, Talmadge, Redbud, Folsom, Funkhouser and Hinton.
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 3440 8496 3456 8484 3450 8451 3425 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 291DEG 16KT 3446 8484
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 3:13 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
313 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
GAZ034-035-037-047-071945-
Walton GA-Barrow GA-Gwinnett GA-Oconee GA-
313 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WALTON...SOUTHEASTERN BARROW...
SOUTHEASTERN GWINNETT AND NORTHWESTERN OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM
EDT...
At 313 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Loganville, or 9 miles
southeast of Lawrenceville...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
Monroe, Loganville, Grayson, Statham, Bethlehem, Between, Good Hope,
Bold Springs, Windsor, Nicholasville, Youth, Pannell, Campton and
Gratis.
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 3378 8395 3391 8395 3397 8359 3384 8351
3374 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 266DEG 28KT 3385 8388
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 3:29 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
329 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
GAZ038-039-050-051-072030-
Taliaferro GA-Wilkes GA-Oglethorpe GA-Greene GA-
329 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TALIAFERRO...SOUTHERN WILKES...
SOUTHERN OGLETHORPE AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM
EDT...
At 329 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Carters Grove, or 9
miles west of Washington...moving southeast at 15 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
Washington, Crawfordville, Woodville, Rayle, Sharon, Ficklin,
Lundberg, Daniel Springs, Aonia, Rocky Creek Fire Dept., Celeste,
Lyneville, Raytown, Philomath, Alexander Stephens Park, Sandy Cross,
Carters Grove and Newtown.
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 3364 8256 3364 8258 3363 8258 3364 8259
3363 8261 3363 8262 3362 8262 3361 8265
3360 8265 3360 8267 3359 8270 3354 8272
3351 8275 3352 8282 3369 8314 3384 8291
3373 8253 3369 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 301DEG 14KT 3373 8290
WIND...40MPHLocal storm report, Jul 7, 3:34 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
334 PM EDT FRI JUL 07 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE BALL GROUND 34.31N 84.37W
07/07/2017 CHEROKEE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORT OF A TREE DOWN ON FLATBOTTOM RD IN BALL GROUND
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1701040
THIEMSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 3:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
341 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
GAZ023-025-034-035-072030-
Hall GA-Jackson GA-Barrow GA-Gwinnett GA-
341 PM EDT FRI JUL 7 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN HALL...WESTERN
JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN BARROW AND NORTHEASTERN GWINNETT COUNTIES
UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
At 341 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Buford, or 9 miles
north of Lawrenceville...moving east at 20 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
Winder, Jefferson, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Buford, Braselton, Auburn,
Flowery Branch, Dacula, Hoschton, Pendergrass, Carl, Talmo, Rest
Haven, County Line, Thompsons Mill, Chateau Elan, Russell, Chestnut
Mountain and Road Atlanta-Lanier Speedway.
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 3401 8406 3410 8404 3419 8404 3418 8362
3396 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 281DEG 19KT 3409 8397
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 60 min |
| Jul 7, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 61 min |
| Jul 7, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 53 min |
| Jul 7, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 53 min |
| Jul 7, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Putnam | 49 min |
| Jul 7, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 32 min |
| Jul 7, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 32 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.