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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 24, 2017DeKalb County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2017, 3:08 PM EDT for DeKalb County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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 24, 2017, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
40

County DeKalb County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:07 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 2017-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1248 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 12:00Z on 2017-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
1248 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
731 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 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.

194 
WWUS82 KFFC 241908
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
308 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2017
 
GAZ032>034-045-242000-
North Fulton GA-Cobb GA-DeKalb GA-Gwinnett GA-
308 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FULTON...EASTERN COBB...
NORTHWESTERN DEKALB AND SOUTHWESTERN GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...

At 307 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Chastain Memorial
Park, or 8 miles north of Atlanta...moving east 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
Atlanta, Marietta, Decatur, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek,
Alpharetta, Smyrna, Dunwoody, Duluth, Lilburn, Chamblee, Norcross,
Doraville, Clarkston, Berkeley Lake, Tucker, North Decatur, North
Atlanta and North Druid Hills.

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 3408 8418 3407 8418 3407 8416 3406 8415
      3406 8413 3384 8404 3376 8445 3393 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 250DEG 14KT 3388 8441 

WIND...40MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 8:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Oglethorpe25 min
Jul 23, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes29 min
Jul 23, 8:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Oglethorpe50 min
Jul 23, 9:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren39 min
Jul 23, 9:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Warren49 min
Jul 23, 10:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington24 min
Jul 23, 10:38 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett24 hr
Jul 23, 11:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer32 min
Jul 24, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Jones, Monroe50 min
Jul 24, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock39 min
Jul 24, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper46 min
Jul 24, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk26 min
Jul 24, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Jasper44 min
Jul 24, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Jefferson41 min
Jul 24, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta47 min
Jul 24, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry51 min
Jul 24, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette42 min
Jul 24, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Henry, Newton38 min
Jul 24, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington50 min
Jul 24, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding39 min
Jul 24, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson, Washington49 min
Jul 24, 5:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCHenry6 hr
Jul 24, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike, Upson44 min
Jul 24, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar40 min
Jul 24, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson47 min
Jul 24, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Talbot35 min
Jul 24, 7:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCHarris, Meriwether, Talbot, Taylor, Upson6 hr
Jul 24, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Harris, Macon, Peach, Talbot, Taylor39 min
Jul 24, 7:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Houston, Macon, Peach, Schley, Taylor37 min
Jul 24, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter46 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.