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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 24, 2018Gilmer County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 24, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT for Gilmer County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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: May 24, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2018, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Gilmer County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 260 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: 637 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -50 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1037 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 15 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 May 24, 2:20 PM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:20 PM EDT, 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 5:15 AM EDT, 9 hours 45 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
515 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-250915-
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-
515 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018

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

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

A lingering area of low pressure will continue to provide a focus
for shower and isolated thunderstorm development over portions of
central Georgia through the morning. The potential for flash
flooding will continue mainly across southwest portions of
central Georgia. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for this
area through 11am.

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this
afternoon and evening across north and central Georgia. A strong
thunderstorm will be possible with the main hazards being gusty
winds, lightning, and heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms can be expected across the area
each day through Wednesday. On any given day, A few storms could
be strong with the main hazards being gusty winds, frequent
lightning and heavy rainfall. The best chance for thunderstorms
each day will be during the afternoon and evening hours. Localized
flooding will also be possible where storms remain over an area
for prolonged periods.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time, but spotters
are encouraged to submit reports of any severe or significant
weather and flooding.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 24, 2:13 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
213 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2018

GAZ086-241845-
Emanuel GA-
213 PM EDT THU MAY 24 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN EMANUEL COUNTY UNTIL
245 PM EDT...

At 213 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Stillmore, or 10 miles
west of Metter...moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Frequent lightning and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. If you can
           hear thunder...you are close enough to be struck by
           lightning. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding
           especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Stillmore and Oak Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.  Electrical
appliances should not be used unless in an emergency. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3252 8215 3248 8218 3243 8219 3235 8225
      3235 8227 3242 8233 3259 8221 3253 8213
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 277DEG 13KT 3240 8225

Special weather statement, May 24, 2:15 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 2:31 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 2:40 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 2:48 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 3:00 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
May 23, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	23 min
May 23, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	32 min
May 24, 12:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Talbot	35 min
May 24, 1:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Talbot	24 min
May 24, 1:43 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Talbot	6 hr
May 24, 1:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	30 min
May 24, 1:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	28 min
May 24, 2:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	28 min
May 24, 3:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	33 min
May 24, 12:12 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	FFC	Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 75 more	39 hr
May 24, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	37 min
May 24, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	32 min
May 24, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer	45 min
May 24, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Treutlen	29 min
May 24, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	35 min
May 24, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	27 min
May 24, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	28 min
May 24, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	31 min
May 24, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	31 min
May 24, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer	26 min
May 24, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	31 min
May 24, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	37 min
May 24, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	32 min
May 24, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	44 min
May 24, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee	41 min
May 24, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oconee, Walton	46 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.