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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 22, 2017, 5:02 PM EDT for Marion County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 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
- Aug 22, 2017, 5:02 PM EDT (21:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2017, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 50
County Marion County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 839 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Aug 22, 3:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 3:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 320 AM EDT Tue Aug 22 2017 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-230730- 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- 320 AM EDT Tue Aug 22 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible over north and central Georgia, mainly this afternoon and early evening. As a cold front approaches northwest Georgia late tonight, the chances of thunderstorms will increase toward daybreak Wednesday morning across extreme northwest Georgia. The primary hazards will be gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Thunderstorms will become more numerous Wednesday ahead of a cold front that will move across the region. A few of these storms could be strong to severe with the main threats being frequent lightning, strong to damaging gusty winds and locally heavy rain. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day, mainly across central Georgia Thursday and Friday, and across all of north and central Georgia Saturday through Monday. A few storms could be strong with gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 2:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
207 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
GAZ082-083-095-221830-
Bibb GA-Houston GA-Twiggs GA-
207 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BIBB...NORTHEASTERN
HOUSTON AND NORTHWESTERN TWIGGS COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
At 207 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Rutland, or near
Macon...moving southeast at 10 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
Macon, Warner Robins, Robins Air Force Base, Marion, Bullard,
Rutland, Fitzpatrick, Ripley, Huber, Cross Keys, Dry Branch,
Skipperton, Elberta, Franklinton and Middle Georgia Regional Airport.
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 3273 8371 3287 8358 3276 8334 3255 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 310DEG 9KT 3277 8361
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 22, 2:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
249 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
GAZ081-094-221915-
Peach GA-Crawford GA-
249 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEACH AND SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD
COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
At 248 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was centered near Lee Pope, or
4 miles northwest of Fort Valley. This storm was nearly stationary.
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
Fort Valley, Lee Pope, Powerville and Miami Valley.
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 3249 8389 3250 8392 3251 8392 3251 8397
3262 8401 3269 8385 3254 8372 3253 8375
3253 8376 3248 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 342DEG 2KT 3260 8392
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 22, 5:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 23 min |
| Aug 22, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 26 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.