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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 8, 2018Cobb County, Fulton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 8, 2018, 3:05 PM EDT for Cobb County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 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 8, 2018, 3:05 PM EDT (19:05 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2018, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

Counties Cobb County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 64 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: 409 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -75 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1308 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -35 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 Jun 8, 1:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 1:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 4:30 AM EDT, 10 hours 35 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
430 AM EDT Fri Jun 8 2018

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-091000-
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-
430 AM EDT Fri Jun 8 2018

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

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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms can be expected today
into tonight. A few storms could be strong this afternoon and
evening with gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms can be expected Saturday
through Thursday, most so during the afternoon and evening
each day. On any given day, a few storms could be strong with
gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:17 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:39 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:56 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:00 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
300 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018

GAZ067>069-079-081945-
Upson GA-Meriwether GA-Talbot GA-Pike GA-
300 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR UPSON...SOUTHEASTERN
MERIWETHER...NORTHEASTERN TALBOT AND PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM
EDT...

At 259 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms extended from Zebulon
to Atwater, Thomaston and Redbone Crossroads, moving southwest at 5
mph.

  HAZARD...40 mph wind, up to penny sized hail, 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
Thomaston, Zebulon, Molena, Meansville, Sunset Village, Lincoln Park,
Atwater, Hilltop, Lifsey Springs, Redbone Crossroads, Sprewell Bluff
State Park, Crest, Sunnyside, Hannahs Mill and Big Lazer Creek Wma.

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 3313 8451 3296 8456 3280 8449 3275 8434
      3288 8419 3292 8428 3300 8431 3316 8430
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 066DEG 6KT 3311 8435 3298 8438 3290 8435 3288
8427

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:05 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
305 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018

GAZ021-032-033-044-045-081945-
De Kalb GA-North Fulton GA-Cobb GA-Cherokee GA-South Fulton GA-
305 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DEKALB...NORTH
FULTON...EASTERN COBB...SOUTHERN CHEROKEE AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH
FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

At 304 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms extended from Sandy
Plains to Chastain Memorial Park to Bankhead, moving northeast at 5
mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and
           very heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain will cause temporary
           street flooding, especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Atlanta, Marietta, Decatur, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta,
Smyrna, Dunwoody, East Point, Kennesaw, Woodstock, College Park,
Chamblee, Doraville, Hapeville, Avondale Estates, North Decatur,
North Atlanta, Midtown and Druid Hills.

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 3415 8455 3402 8428 3394 8427 3385 8424
      3372 8429 3364 8450 3405 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 213DEG 5KT 3403 8451 3388 8439 3376 8444

WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 2:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	45 min
Jun 8, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	43 min
Jun 8, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	51 min
Jun 8, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	49 min
Jun 8, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike, Upson	45 min
Jun 8, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	49 min
Jun 8, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	41 min
Jun 8, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Fulton	50 min
Jun 8, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Peach	41 min
Jun 8, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	42 min
Jun 8, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	40 min
Jun 8, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	39 min
Jun 8, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford, Taylor, Upson	51 min
Jun 8, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Rockdale	43 min
Jun 8, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Jasper, Morgan, Putnam	40 min
Jun 8, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Newton, Rockdale	35 min
Jun 8, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	41 min
Jun 8, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley	41 min
Jun 8, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley, Sumter	48 min
Jun 8, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton	43 min
Jun 8, 5:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Spalding	39 min
Jun 8, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Spalding	46 min
Jun 8, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	44 min
Jun 8, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Floyd	50 min
Jun 8, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns, Union	43 min
Jun 8, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, Washington, Wilkinson	40 min
Jun 8, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Taliaferro	50 min
Jun 8, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	47 min
Jun 8, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	43 min
Jun 8, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Haralson	46 min
Jun 8, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene	42 min
Jun 8, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski, Wilcox	43 min
Jun 8, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Wilkinson	41 min
Jun 8, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	44 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.