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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 8, 2017Greene County, Taliaferro County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2017, 9:13 PM EDT for Greene County, Taliaferro County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 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, 9:13 PM EDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2017, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
40

Counties Greene County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 00:00Z on 2017-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 633 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2017-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
633 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1325 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

159 
WWUS82 KFFC 090113
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
913 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017
 
GAZ039-050-051-062-090200-
Taliaferro GA-Wilkes GA-Warren GA-Greene GA-
913 PM EDT SAT JUL 8 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TALIAFERRO...SOUTHERN WILKES...
NORTHWESTERN WARREN AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM
EDT...

At 913 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Union Point, or 7
miles northeast of Greensboro...moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph 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, Greensboro, Crawfordville, Union Point, Woodville,
Siloam, Sharon, Ficklin, Cadley, Lundberg, Robinson, Daniel Springs,
Aonia, Rocky Creek Fire Dept., Lyneville, Raytown, Alexander Stephens
Park, Sandy Cross, Carters Grove and Barnett.

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 3364 8258 3361 8265 3348 8260 3355 8317
      3371 8315 3370 8311 3371 8305 3369 8301
      3372 8296 3371 8257
TIME...MOT...LOC 0113Z 278DEG 25KT 3363 8308 

WIND...40MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 8:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCWashington, Wilkinson6 hr
Jul 8, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro32 min
Jul 8, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro, Warren47 min
Jul 8, 8:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene23 min
Jul 9, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley35 min
Jul 9, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson27 min
Jul 9, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford29 min
Jul 9, 7:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Monroe42 min
Jul 9, 7:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.