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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 14, 2018, 2:41 PM EDT for Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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 14, 2018, 2:41 PM EDT (18:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2018, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
County Laurens County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 167 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
- 418 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 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 14, 1:56 PM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 1:56 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 422 AM EDT Thu Jun 14 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-150830- 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- 422 AM EDT Thu Jun 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms can be expected this afternoon into this evening. Some storms could be strong and an isolated severe storm cannot be ruled out. The main threats will be isolated flooding from locally heavy rainfall, strong damaging winds and frequent lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... 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
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 1:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
238 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2018
GAZ112-113-141930-
Toombs GA-Montgomery GA-
238 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOOMBS AND EASTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
At 238 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Ohoopee to near Johnson Corner to near Alston...
and moving east at 15 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 these storms include
Alston, South Thompson, Toombs Central, Ohoopee, New Branch, 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 3214 8220 3213 8219 3211 8220 3202 8221
3202 8242 3210 8260 3210 8239 3220 8222
3218 8218 3216 8218
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 289DEG 13KT 3215 8222 3208 8233 3210 8256
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 14, 2:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
241 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2018
GAZ097-141915-
Laurens GA-
241 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAURENS COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM
EDT...
At 241 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Dudley, or 10 miles
west of Dublin...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
Dublin, East Dublin, Dudley and Harlow.
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 3251 8314 3257 8312 3258 8287 3236 8294
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 285DEG 16KT 3252 8309
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 24 min |
| Jun 13, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 9:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Twiggs | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 31 min |
| Jun 14, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 12 min |
| Jun 14, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Jun 14, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 42 min |
| Jun 14, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 37 min |
| Jun 14, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 31 min |
| Jun 14, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 32 min |
| Jun 14, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 31 min |
| Jun 14, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 26 min |
| Jun 14, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe | 19 min |
| Jun 14, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 26 min |
| Jun 14, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 33 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.