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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2017, 6:07 PM EDT for Catoosa County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 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 8, 2017, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2017, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 50
County Catoosa County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 845 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 904 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
607 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
GAZ003-082230-
Catoosa GA-
607 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CATOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 630
PM EDT...
At 607 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Indian Springs, or
over Ringgold...moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny 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
Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, Boynton and Indian Springs.
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 3499 8508 3492 8501 3491 8501 3491 8502
3490 8502 3485 8514 3494 8521 3499 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 317DEG 7KT 3494 8515
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPH
$$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 8, 3:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 329 PM EDT Sat Jul 8 2017 .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Sunday Night/... Current radar loop shows showers and isolated Thunderstorms developing across the CWA this afternoon. The main line of storms associated with the frontal boundary is located NE to SW just north of the ATL area. For today and Sunday afternoon the models are showing decent cape values in the 2000 to 3000 J/kg with some shear noted as well. The better instability moves south tomorrow along with the frontal boundary and the associated storms. Expect some storms to become strong to severe mainly north today and central Sun as the frontal boundary sinks into south Ga through Monday. The main threats with any storms through the short term will be gusty winds, frequent lightning, small hail and heavy rain. Temperatures will remain near normal through the period. 01 .LONG TERM /Monday through Saturday/... No major changes to the extended forecast needed. Old frontal boundary will continue across portions of central Georgia through the early part of next week. Even though the boundary should be very weak and a trough by this time, a convergence zone will remain. In addition, a shear axis aloft will remain situated just near the boundary. The slightly drier airmass across northern GA, north of the boundary, should begin to erode late Monday or early Tuesday. Typical summertime high humidities and hot temperatures will be the rule. Thunderstorms will have plenty of fuel to work with and are expected each afternoon and evening through the week. Heat Indices will begin to creep up near 100 degrees by the middle to late part of next week. Values may approach Heat Advisory criteria across the SE portion of the outlook area beginning Thursday. NListemaa && .AVIATION... 18Z Update... Showers and isolated thunderstorms across the area this afternoon. Will see SHRA/TSRA activity diminish by 02-04z with clearing skies over night. Winds will remain out of the West to Northwest 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. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 71 89 70 89 / 40 10 20 20 Atlanta 72 88 71 88 / 40 10 10 20 Blairsville 64 82 63 85 / 30 10 5 10 Cartersville 69 88 66 89 / 30 5 5 10 Columbus 74 90 73 90 / 40 40 30 50 Gainesville 70 87 69 88 / 30 10 5 10 Macon 73 91 72 89 / 40 40 40 40 Rome 69 88 66 90 / 30 5 5 5 Peachtree City 70 89 69 88 / 40 20 10 20 Vidalia 74 92 74 90 / 40 60 40 60 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....NListemaa AVIATION...01
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 2:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 251 PM EDT Sat Jul 8 2017 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-091200- 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- 251 PM EDT Sat Jul 8 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... A weak frontal boundary will sag south across much of north and central Georgia today. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected to develop along and south of this boundary. Strong thunderstorms are likely, with a few becoming severe. The main hazards will be damaging winds, large hail and frequent lightning. Locally heavy rainfall will also be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day, favoring central Georgia Sunday and Monday, and most so during the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could be strong to severe with gusty winds and frequent lightning the main hazards. Hail and locally heavy rainfall will also be possible. Heat Index values may approach 105 degrees in the southeast portion of the outlook area during the middle to late part of next week. .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
Local storm report, Jul 8, 5:33 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
533 PM EDT SAT JUL 08 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W BALL GROUND 34.34N 84.41W
07/08/2017 CHEROKEE GA PUBLIC
REPORT OF DIME SIZED HAIL AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN 2
MILES WEST OF BALL GROUND IN CHEROKEE CO
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1701068
THIEMSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 5:33 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
533 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
GAZ003-082200-
Catoosa GA-
533 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CATOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM EDT...
At 533 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Graysville, or near
Ringgold...moving south at 10 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
Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, Boynton, Indian Springs, Graysville, East
Ridge and Apison.
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 3499 8502 3493 8500 3491 8501 3491 8502
3488 8520 3499 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 353DEG 9KT 3498 8513
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 5:44 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
544 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
GAZ021-082215-
Cherokee GA-
544 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM
EDT...
At 544 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Waleska to near Ball Ground...and moving
southeast at 20 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
Canton, Ball Ground, Waleska, Buffington, Free Home, Holbrook and
Lathemtown.
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 3429 8427 3424 8426 3421 8426 3421 8455
3432 8459 3433 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 301DEG 16KT 3429 8452 3430 8433
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 5:57 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
557 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
GAZ083-096-082230-
Bleckley GA-Twiggs GA-
557 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BLECKLEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN TWIGGS COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
At 557 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Tarversville, or 10
miles north of Cochran...moving east at 15 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
Tarversville and Cary.
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 3248 8346 3256 8347 3262 8329 3248 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 253DEG 15KT 3253 8341
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
559 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
GAZ097-109-111-082230-
Wheeler GA-Laurens GA-Dodge GA-
559 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN WHEELER...
SOUTHEASTERN LAURENS AND EASTERN DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
At 558 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was centered 2 miles south of
Cedar Grove, or 4 miles west of Alamo...moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny 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
Alamo.
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 3213 8294 3214 8293 3215 8293 3214 8295
3212 8295 3214 8298 3224 8294 3227 8275
3212 8275 3212 8291
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 264DEG 11KT 3220 8288
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 6:07 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
607 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
GAZ003-082230-
Catoosa GA-
607 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CATOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 630
PM EDT...
At 607 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Indian Springs, or
over Ringgold...moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny 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
Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, Boynton and Indian Springs.
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 3499 8508 3492 8501 3491 8501 3491 8502
3490 8502 3485 8514 3494 8521 3499 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 317DEG 7KT 3494 8515
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 36 min |
| Jul 7, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 23 min |
| Jul 7, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 27 min |
| Jul 8, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 28 min |
| Jul 8, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington, Wilkinson | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 30 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2017Every special weather statement in 2017
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.