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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 15, 2018Newton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 15, 2018, 2:34 PM EDT for Newton County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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: Apr 15, 2018, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)
Expired: Apr 15, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Newton County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 70 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: 34 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 331 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 382 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 Apr 15, 2:31 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 2:31 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 5:02 AM EDT, 9 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
502 AM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-160915-
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-
502 AM EDT Sun Apr 15 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Showers and thunderstorms will continue to move across north and
central Georgia during the morning hours. Some storms could
become strong to severe during the late morning into the early
afternoon, mainly east of a line from Macon to Athens. These
storms will be capable of producing damaging winds and even a
brief tornado. Locally heavy rainfall could lead to minor
flooding.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated but spotters are encouraged to
report any damage or significant weather through the early morning
hours Sunday.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 9:51 AM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
951 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2018

GAZ080-091>093-104>106-151415-
Macon GA-Schley GA-Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Taylor GA-Sumter GA-Marion GA-
951 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MACON...SCHLEY...
NORTHWESTERN CRISP...SOUTHWESTERN DOOLY...SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR...
SUMTER AND EASTERN MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 AM EDT...

At 951 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Oakland to Ellaville to near Americus to
Scrutchins...and moving northeast at 50 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
Americus, Ellaville, Oglethorpe, Montezuma, Ideal, Leslie,
Andersonville, De Soto, Desoto, Cobb, Lamar, Murrays Crossroads, New
Era, Rupert, La Crosse, Huntington, Pennington, Drayton, Clearview
and Tazewell.

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 3190 8393 3191 8392 3192 8423 3199 8423
      3219 8433 3239 8455 3249 8420 3220 8397
      3206 8387 3192 8386 3188 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1351Z 221DEG 45KT 3243 8450 3225 8429 3204 8419 3186
8418

WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:18 AM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1018 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2018

GAZ093>095-104>108-151500-
Macon GA-Peach GA-Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Sumter GA-Houston GA-Wilcox GA-
Pulaski GA-
1018 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MACON...SOUTHEASTERN
PEACH...NORTHERN CRISP...DOOLY...SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER...HOUSTON...
NORTHWESTERN WILCOX AND WESTERN PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...

At 1017 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Winchester to Lilly to near Cobb...and moving
northeast at 35 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
Perry, Cordele, Hawkinsville, Vienna, Warner Robins, Unadilla,
Marshallville, Byromville, Pineview, Pinehurst, Lilly, Dooling,
Robins Air Force Base, Cobb, Hayneville, Browndale, Meadowdale,
Richwood, Houston Lake and Elko.

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 3189 8393 3191 8392 3191 8403 3209 8395
      3240 8401 3266 8361 3266 8356 3263 8354
      3257 8355 3253 8354 3249 8349 3245 8350
      3241 8348 3240 8350 3239 8348 3212 8348
      3206 8351
TIME...MOT...LOC 1417Z 238DEG 32KT 3237 8393 3213 8389 3193 8398

WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 10:34 AM EDT, 4 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1034 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2018

GAZ108>110-151500-
Telfair GA-Wilcox GA-Dodge GA-
1034 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TELFAIR...SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX AND
SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...

At 1034 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Browning to near Ashton to Wray to 7 miles south of
Ambrose to near Willacoochee...and moving northeast at 40 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
McRae, Abbeville, Helena, Lumber City, Milan, Rhine, Scotland,
Jacksonville, Towns, Horse Creek Wma, Temperance, Browning, China
Hill and Workmore.

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 3181 8309 3181 8313 3185 8318 3185 8329
      3197 8337 3208 8288 3205 8281 3202 8278
      3201 8273 3192 8265 3192 8268 3186 8276
      3185 8279 3184 8279 3181 8283 3182 8284
      3178 8287 3179 8297 3178 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 1434Z 237DEG 33KT 3191 8325 3176 8312 3161 8306 3149
8305 3134 8309

WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 11:02 AM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1102 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2018

GAZ072-073-082>084-095-096-105-107-151545-
Wilkinson GA-Dooly GA-Baldwin GA-Bibb GA-Houston GA-Jones GA-
Bleckley GA-Twiggs GA-Pulaski GA-
1102 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN WILKINSON...NORTHEASTERN
DOOLY...WESTERN BALDWIN...EASTERN BIBB...EASTERN HOUSTON...EASTERN
JONES...WESTERN BLECKLEY...TWIGGS AND NORTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTIES
UNTIL 1145 AM EDT...

At 1101 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Gray to Dry Branch to near Tarversville to near
Pinehurst...and moving northeast at 20 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
Macon, Milledgeville, Cochran, Hawkinsville, Gray, Jeffersonville,
Gordon, Ivey, Midway-Hardwick, Meriwether, Marion, Browndale,
Tarversville, Postell, Bradley, Mountain Springs, Griswoldville,
Mobley Crossing, Mock Springs and Royal.

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 3217 8375 3246 8357 3272 8355 3305 8360
      3318 8347 3318 8339 3317 8337 3318 8335
      3317 8333 3317 8332 3318 8332 3319 8328
      3295 8324 3269 8326 3227 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1501Z 228DEG 18KT 3303 8353 3277 8349 3251 8351 3219
8371

WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 11:05 AM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 2:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 8:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd, Polk	46 min
Apr 14, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	13 min
Apr 14, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd, Polk	30 min
Apr 14, 9:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	30 min
Apr 14, 9:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	26 min
Apr 15, 5:22 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dade	25 hr
Apr 15, 9:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dooly	37 min
Apr 15, 9:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Pulaski and 1 more	28 min
Apr 15, 9:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley, Sumter	24 min
Apr 15, 10:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly, Houston, Pulaski	42 min
Apr 15, 10:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach	26 min
Apr 15, 10:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	26 min
Apr 15, 11:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones, Twiggs	43 min
Apr 15, 11:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Wheeler	25 min
Apr 15, 11:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler	42 min
Apr 15, 11:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen	39 min
Apr 15, 12:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel	50 min
Apr 15, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Jackson	35 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2018 Every special weather statement in 2018

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.