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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2018, 8:32 PM EDT for Schley County, Sumter 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
- Jun 1, 2018, 8:32 PM EDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2018, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 50
Counties Schley County, GA, Sumter County, GA
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -329 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 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 Jun 1, 8:16 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 8:16 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 301 PM EDT Fri Jun 1 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-021915- 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- 301 PM EDT Fri Jun 1 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for mainly western portions of north and central Georgia through 10pm tonight. Areas within the watch have the potential to experience strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging wind, large hail, and heavy rainfall. Although thunderstorms are not expected to remain stationary, given recent heavy rainfall, the threat for flash flooding will exist within stronger thunderstorm activity. Elsewhere, isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible through the remainder of the afternoon and evening hours. A few of these storms could become strong with gusty winds and heavy rainfall possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Another strong system will push through the area late Saturday night through Sunday bringing additional chances of severe storms including damaging winds and hail to the area. No hazardous weather is expected Monday and Tuesday. There will be a slight chance of thunderstorms over portions of central Georgia on Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight, but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of any severe weather and flooding through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 8:03 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
803 PM EDT FRI JUN 01 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW ATLANTIC STATION 33.82N 84.41W
06/01/2018 FULTON GA BROADCAST MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF VERY LARGE TREE FALLING THROUGH
A HOUSE IN THE 700 BLOCK OF WOODLEY DR. MAJOR DAMAGE TO
HOME OCCURED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1800189
THIEMSpecial weather statement, Jun 1, 8:04 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
804 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
GAZ090-102-020030-
Chattahoochee GA-Stewart GA-
804 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CHATTAHOOCHEE AND
NORTHERN STEWART COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...
At 804 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Omaha, or 14 miles
southwest of Cusseta...moving east at 20 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
Lumpkin, Richland, Omaha, Charles, Brooklyn, Louvale and Kimbrough.
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 3213 8506 3218 8501 3220 8496 3221 8498
3222 8498 3222 8493 3224 8491 3225 8492
3226 8489 3229 8492 3228 8487 3218 8463
3216 8465 3215 8464 3208 8464 3200 8465
3200 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 282DEG 19KT 3221 8500
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 1, 8:13 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
813 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
GAZ086-098-112-113-020045-
Toombs GA-Emanuel GA-Treutlen GA-Montgomery GA-
813 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOOMBS...SOUTHERN EMANUEL...
SOUTHEASTERN TREUTLEN AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
At 813 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Higgston, or 7 miles
west of Lyons...moving southeast 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 this storm include
Lyons, Vidalia, Uvalda, Oak Park, Ailey, Higgston, Santa Claus,
Alston, Center, Toombs Central, Ohoopee, New Branch, Ponderosa,
Kibbee, South Thompson, English Eddy, Grays Landing, Rock Springs,
Cedar Crossing and Johnson Corner.
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 3194 8228 3193 8230 3195 8231 3193 8231
3194 8238 3195 8238 3196 8241 3195 8240
3207 8261 3241 8249 3236 8225 3235 8225
3235 8224 3223 8221 3217 8218 3214 8220
3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 305DEG 17KT 3225 8245
WIND...50MPHLocal storm report, Jun 1, 8:21 PM EDT, 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 12:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 12:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Oconee | 21 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 9:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Marion, Meriwether, Talbot, Troup | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 11:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 43 min |
| Jun 2, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 52 min |
| Jun 2, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 27 min |
| Jun 2, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair, Wilcox | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 35 min |
| Jun 2, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 25 min |
| Jun 2, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 28 min |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 25 min |
| Jun 2, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 23 min |
| Jun 2, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Twiggs | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Peach, Pulaski | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Houston, Pulaski | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston, Pulaski | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 30 min |
| Jun 2, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 30 min |
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