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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2017, 12:49 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Treutlen County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 9, 2017, 12:49 PM EDT (16:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2017, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 50
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Treutlen County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Canoochee, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF CANOOCHEE RD AND HWY 192. |
| Aug 9, 1:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Twin City, GA | TREE REPORTED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF GEORGE L. SMITH STATE PARK RD AND U.S. HIGHWAY 80. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 662 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 627 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
407
WWUS82 KFFC 091649
SPSFFC
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1249 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2017
GAZ085-086-097-098-091715-
Emanuel GA-Treutlen GA-Johnson GA-Laurens GA-
1249 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EMANUEL...NORTHERN TREUTLEN...
SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND EASTERN LAURENS COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT...
At 1248 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Garfield to near Dublin...and moving east at 15
mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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 these storms include
Dublin, Swainsboro, Soperton, East Dublin, Twin City, Adrian,
Garfield, Nunez, Covena, Modoc, Canoochee, Rockledge, Norristown,
Minter, Harlow, Dellwood, George L Smith State Park, Gillis Springs,
Orland and Orianna.
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 3256 8203 3254 8203 3256 8208 3252 8215
3250 8216 3233 8282 3250 8304 3275 8212
3266 8208 3261 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 284DEG 12KT 3268 8212 3246 8287
WIND...50MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 5:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 5:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren | 56 min |
| Aug 9, 6:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 64 min |
| Aug 9, 7:08 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Putnam, Warren | 67 min |
| Aug 9, 7:12 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Aug 9, 7:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 55 min |
| Aug 9, 7:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock | 6 hr |
| Aug 9, 9:25 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Aug 9, 9:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 54 min |
| Aug 9, 9:43 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Aug 9, 10:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 48 min |
| Aug 9, 11:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Laurens, Treutlen | 23 min |
| Aug 9, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Laurens, Treutlen | 25 min |
| Aug 9, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Troup | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.