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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 14, 2018Laurens County, Georgia

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 418 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2018-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -87 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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 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, Jun 14, 4:22 AM EDT, 10 hours 19 minutes before
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, Jun 14, 2:38 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
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...40MPH
Special 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...40MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry24 min
Jun 13, 8:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry30 min
Jun 13, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton33 min
Jun 13, 9:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry36 min
Jun 13, 9:40 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCClayton, DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale6 hr
Jun 14, 2:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Twiggs44 min
Jun 14, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb31 min
Jun 14, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs52 min
Jun 14, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens34 min
Jun 14, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery33 min
Jun 14, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs32 min
Jun 14, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs12 min
Jun 14, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery35 min
Jun 14, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs29 min
Jun 14, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMontgomery, Wheeler42 min
Jun 14, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTelfair, Wheeler38 min
Jun 14, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel37 min
Jun 14, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge34 min
Jun 14, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel33 min
Jun 14, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall31 min
Jun 14, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair32 min
Jun 14, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall33 min
Jun 14, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard30 min
Jun 14, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin33 min
Jun 14, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor38 min
Jun 14, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard31 min
Jun 14, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford26 min
Jun 14, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Monroe19 min
Jun 14, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson33 min
Jun 14, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb26 min
Jun 14, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb33 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.