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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 11, 2018Taylor County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 11, 2018, 5:57 PM EDT for Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 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 11, 2018, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2018, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Taylor County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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: 68 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -155 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1055 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 1 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 11, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 3:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
312 PM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018

.SHORT TERM /Tonight through Tuesday Night/...
Main forecast concerns in the short term period are coverage of
afternoon/evening convection and influence, if any, from weak wedge
front/sfc ridging moving in late tonight. Afternoon convection
already in progress as we've seen last few days. Coverage highest in
eastcentral GA near KAHN and just outside of far NW Georgia east of
KCHA. Convection complex in northern FL may have been helpful by
inhibiting convection over middle GA this afternoon. Have tweaked
PoPs down some there. Expect convection to be quite strong with a
few likely becoming severe, lightning, damaging winds and hail up to
1 inch are the primary threats based on observed SBCAPE 2000-3000
J/kg and very weak vertical wind shear. Convection should diminish
quickly after 01Z and mostly dissipated after 04Z, though isolated
SHRA could linger overnight.

Weak wedge front expected to move into NE Georgia by 06Z. Can't rule
out weak/elevated convection developing along or behind front as
hinted at by some hires guidance. Nothing too strong or widespread.
Another round of TSRA likely Tuesday afternoon/evening as weak NW
flow still in place though somewhat weaker than this afternoon.

SNELSON

.LONG TERM /Wednesday through Monday/...

Did not make any fundamental changes to the Long-Term Forecast
trends with this cycle. Still looking at a diurnally favored
convective cycle each day through the period. Broad, weak upper
trough over the region through the work week yields to the building
upper ridge over the the southern plains by this weekend and into
early next week. However, with ample moisture remaining over the
region, ridge does not look sufficiently dominant to stifle all
afternoon/evening convection.

20

PREV LONG TERM DISCUSSION...
/Issued 348 AM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018/
Guidance continues to indicate a continued moist/tropical regime
through the fcst period with daily diurnally driven showers and
storms. Difficult to pin point any other period of enhanced
convection though some weak impulses from the north could help
focus. Models are in agreement with some amplified upper ridging
just west of the region for the weekend, which could limit some
coverage but not thinking strong enough to suppress the overall
chance of development lower than 30-40 percent. Each afternoon and
evening could see a few strong to severe storms similar to what
has been the story in the short term recently. Not much variation
in temps either, with daytime max values mainly in the upper 80s
to low 90s.

Baker

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z Update...

Areas of TSRA with SCT035-040 with areas of BKN coverage this
afternoon and evening, which should diminish after 02Z with greatest
coverage from now through 22-23Z. Sfc winds will become E at 4-8kt
after 08Z at KAHN and 10Z at Atlanta metro airports then ESE
Tuesday. With this back door cold front, will also see near IFR cigs
behind them which will break up after 15Z. Middle GA airports
including KCSG and KMCN will only see brief period of near IFR cigs
around 13-15Z. Another round of TSRA likely Tuesday afternoon and
have include Prob30 at KATL after 19Z.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...

Medium on TSRA likelihood and coverage.
Medium on IFR cigs Tuesday morning.
High on all other elements.

SNELSON

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          69  82  68  89 /  50  40  30  50
Atlanta         70  85  70  88 /  60  50  50  50
Blairsville     63  79  64  83 /  50  50  30  50
Cartersville    68  86  69  87 /  50  50  40  50
Columbus        71  88  71  89 /  50  60  40  60
Gainesville     68  81  68  87 /  50  40  40  50
Macon           70  87  70  90 /  50  60  50  60
Rome            68  87  69  88 /  50  50  40  50
Peachtree City  69  86  69  88 /  60  60  50  60
Vidalia         72  88  72  90 /  50  70  50  50

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...SNELSON
LONG TERM....20
AVIATION...SNELSON

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 12:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1200 PM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-120745-
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-
1200 PM EDT Mon Jun 11 2018

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

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

Scattered thunderstorms can be expected this afternoon into this
evening. A few storms could be strong to severe, with the main
hazards being strong, gusty winds, frequent lightning and isolated
flooding from heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

There is a chance of thunderstorms each day, mainly during the
afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could be strong to severe
each day with strong, gusty winds, frequent lightning and isolated
flooding from heavy rain.

.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 11, 5:38 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
538 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0208 PM     LIGHTNING        CANDLER                 34.21N  83.79W
06/11/2018                   HALL               GA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            A LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE
            ON CEDAR HILL DR IN GAINSVILLE

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1800324

THIEM

Local storm report, Jun 11, 5:40 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
540 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     LIGHTNING        2 WSW FLOWERY BRANCH    34.18N  83.95W
06/11/2018                   HALL               GA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            LIGHTNING STRUCK A RESIDENCE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE ON
            DEEP WOODS CT IN FLOWERY BRANCH

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1800325

THIEM

Local storm report, Jun 11, 5:43 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
543 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     LIGHTNING        1 SE MOSSY CREEK        34.53N  83.67W
06/11/2018                   WHITE              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON NEW BRIDGE RDIN WHITE
            COUNTY. HEAVY DAMAGE IF NOT A TOTAL LOSS OCCURED TO THE
            RESIDENCE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1800326

THIEM

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:47 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
547 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2018

GAZ057-058-112215-
Butts GA-Henry GA-
547 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BUTTS AND SOUTHEASTERN HENRY
COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

At 547 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over McKibben, or near
Jackson. This storm was nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Jackson, Locust Grove, Flovilla, Jenkinsburg, McKibben, Indian
Springs State Park, Fincherville and Stark.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3347 8397 3323 8383 3320 8397 3320 8408
      3326 8412 3329 8409 3330 8411 3330 8413
      3332 8415 3333 8415 3334 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 243DEG 4KT 3329 8405

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:50 PM EDT, 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
550 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2018

GAZ032-112215-
Cobb GA-
550 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COBB COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

At 550 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Due West, or near
Marietta...moving southeast at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Marietta, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Powder Springs, Austell, Fair Oaks,
Lithia Springs, White Water Park, Lost Mountain Park, Vinings, Jim R
Miller Park, Due West, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Mableton and
Kennesaw State University.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3405 8460 3393 8442 3391 8445 3389 8444
      3386 8446 3376 8459 3380 8462 3381 8469
      3386 8473 3395 8472 3395 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 320DEG 6KT 3394 8463

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 5:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
557 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2018

GAZ080-112245-
Taylor GA-
557 PM EDT MON JUN 11 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL
645 PM EDT...

At 557 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Charing, or near
Butler...moving southeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Butler, Rupert, Charing and Mauk.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3240 8432 3240 8434 3238 8435 3240 8435
      3240 8436 3243 8436 3242 8439 3243 8439
      3245 8441 3248 8441 3248 8442 3253 8444
      3260 8425 3247 8414 3240 8420 3240 8425
      3237 8425 3237 8432
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 334DEG 10KT 3250 8431

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 6:38 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens and 3 more	70 min
Jun 11, 1:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	25 min
Jun 11, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Walton	28 min
Jun 11, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	37 min
Jun 11, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Hall, Jackson, Morgan and 1 more	49 min
Jun 11, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	31 min
Jun 11, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	30 min
Jun 11, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	33 min
Jun 11, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene	32 min
Jun 11, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	27 min
Jun 11, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga	38 min
Jun 11, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Heard	45 min
Jun 11, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	37 min
Jun 11, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer, Murray, Walker	35 min
Jun 11, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	33 min
Jun 11, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Taliaferro	42 min
Jun 11, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton	33 min
Jun 11, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	29 min
Jun 11, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	48 min
Jun 11, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	29 min
Jun 11, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilkes	12 min
Jun 11, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton	33 min
Jun 11, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	47 min
Jun 11, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	41 min
Jun 11, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Putnam	36 min
Jun 11, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	34 min
Jun 11, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	32 min
Jun 11, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Rockdale	44 min
Jun 11, 5:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	DeKalb	25 min
Jun 11, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	48 min
Jun 11, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	47 min
Jun 11, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	46 min
Jun 11, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	45 min
Jun 11, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	48 min
Jun 11, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	47 min
Jun 11, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry, Rockdale	46 min
Jun 11, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	29 min
Jun 11, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dooly	43 min
Jun 11, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts	28 min
Jun 11, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	25 min
Jun 11, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	45 min
Jun 11, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Jefferson	27 min
Jun 11, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Fulton	34 min
Jun 11, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Jones, Lamar, Monroe	33 min
Jun 11, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike, Spalding	42 min
Jun 11, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Monroe	37 min
Jun 11, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	30 min
Jun 11, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	27 min
Jun 11, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	31 min
Jun 11, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Candler	42 min
Jun 11, 7:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	41 min
Jun 11, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	46 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.