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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 23, 2017Webster County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Oct 23, 2017, 4:14 AM EDT for Webster County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 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: Oct 23, 2017, 4:14 AM EDT (08:14 UTC)
Expired: Oct 23, 2017, 4:45 AM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

County Webster County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 149 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 887 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Oct 23, 3:57 AM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 3:57 AM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 11:45 AM EDT, 16 hours 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1145 AM EDT Sun Oct 22 2017

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-231000-
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-
1145 AM EDT Sun Oct 22 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central
Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight...

Isolated thunderstorms are possible across north and central Georgia
after midnight. The primary hazard from any thunderstorms will be
occasional lightning and gusty winds. Heavy rainfall will also be
possible along and northwest of the Interstate 85 corridor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of a cold front
Monday. A few strong thunderstorms are likely, with isolated severe
thunderstorms possible. The primary hazard from any strong to severe
thunderstorms will be occasional lightning and strong, possibly
damaging wind gusts. Heavy rainfall can also be expected over much
of the area.

There is also a chance of thunderstorms next Saturday as another cold
front sweeps through the region.

Otherwise no hazardous weather is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 23, 2:09 AM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
209 AM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

GAZ083-084-096-097-109-230700-
Wilkinson GA-Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-Twiggs GA-
209 AM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WILKINSON...NORTHWESTERN
LAURENS...BLECKLEY...NORTHWESTERN DODGE AND SOUTHEASTERN TWIGGS
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM EDT...

At 209 AM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Roddy, or near
Cochran...moving north at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...40 mph wind 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
Cochran, Chester, Dudley, Danville, Montrose, Allentown, Dubois,
Gresston, Empire, Yonkers, Roddy, Baileys Park, Rowland, District
Path, Goldsboro, Rebie and Cary.

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 3228 8335 3229 8337 3266 8338 3269 8321
      3261 8301 3224 8316
TIME...MOT...LOC 0609Z 192DEG 20KT 3234 8325

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Oct 23, 3:40 AM EDT, 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
340 AM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

GAZ093-104-230830-
Macon GA-Sumter GA-
340 AM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MACON AND EASTERN SUMTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 430 AM EDT...

At 340 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near New Era to near Chokee...and moving north at 25
mph.

  HAZARD...40 mph wind 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
Oglethorpe, Leslie, De Soto, Desoto, Cobb, Lamar, Whitewater State
Park, New Era, Huntington, Pennington, Andersonville National
Historic, Clearview and Methvins.

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 3192 8414 3207 8418 3237 8407 3218 8402
      3218 8403 3215 8403 3213 8401 3212 8401
      3197 8397 3191 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 189DEG 23KT 3208 8413 3184 8409

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Oct 23, 3:49 AM EDT, 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
349 AM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

GAZ081-094-230815-
Peach GA-Crawford GA-
349 AM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN PEACH AND CRAWFORD
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM EDT...

At 349 AM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Lee Pope, or near Fort
Valley...moving north at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...40 mph wind 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, Roberta, Knoxville, Nakomis, Lee Pope, Sandy Point,
Horns and Musella.

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 3263 8407 3263 8406 3264 8408 3265 8408
      3266 8409 3277 8417 3277 8416 3283 8390
      3256 8391 3254 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 0749Z 167DEG 25KT 3259 8398

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Oct 23, 4:14 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
414 AM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

GAZ103-230845-
Webster GA-
414 AM EDT MON OCT 23 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEBSTER COUNTY UNTIL 445 AM
EDT...

At 414 AM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Parrott, or 7 miles
northwest of Dawson...moving north at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...40 mph wind 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
Preston, Weston, Centerpoint, Dumas, Leveretts and Chambliss.

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 3213 8464 3213 8443 3204 8443 3204 8444
      3193 8445 3192 8446 3192 8460
TIME...MOT...LOC 0814Z 175DEG 34KT 3187 8451

WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 23, 2:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley	51 min
Oct 23, 3:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	50 min
Oct 23, 3:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	26 min
Oct 23, 4:10 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	FFC	Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White	9 hr
Oct 23, 4:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	36 min
Oct 23, 4:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly, Macon, Schley, Taylor	32 min
Oct 23, 9:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Harris, Meriwether	26 min
Oct 23, 10:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, Fayette, Fulton and 1 more	32 min
Oct 23, 10:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion, Talbot	30 min
Oct 23, 10:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion, Taylor, Upson	35 min
Oct 23, 10:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Dawson, DeKalb, Forsyth, Spalding	33 min
Oct 23, 11:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Monroe, Taylor	34 min
Oct 23, 11:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Lumpkin and 3 more	32 min
Oct 23, 11:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	29 min
Oct 23, 11:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Macon, Monroe	35 min
Oct 23, 11:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Butts, Hall, Newton, Walton	33 min
Oct 23, 11:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White	31 min
Oct 23, 12:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Jasper and 6 more	26 min
Oct 23, 12:33 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fulton, Gwinnett	24 hr
Oct 23, 12:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan and 3 more	30 min
Oct 23, 1:08 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett	24 hr
Oct 23, 1:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Madison, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro and 2 more	45 min
Oct 23, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	23 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.