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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 5, 2018Barrow County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2018, 7:34 PM EDT for Barrow County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
Aug 5, 2018, 7:34 PM EDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2018, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
40

County Barrow County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 91 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 2018-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1141 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 2018-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 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
1141 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
980 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 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 Aug 5, 2:49 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:49 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 12:28 PM EDT, 7 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1228 PM EDT Sun Aug 5 2018

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-061630-
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-
1228 PM EDT Sun Aug 5 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...
Isolated showers thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and
evening mainly over north Georgia, although a few thunderstorms
will also be possible in middle Georgia. Thunderstorms that do
develop could be strong with gusty winds, dangerous lightning and
heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected each day, with
increased chances for thunderstorms and heavy rain on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. Widespread severe weather is not
anticipated, however, some storms could produce strong winds,
frequent lightning and heavy rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
606 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2018

GAZ033-044-045-052230-
North Fulton GA-DeKalb GA-South Fulton GA-
606 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FULTON...SOUTHWESTERN
DEKALB AND EASTERN SOUTH FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

At 605 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Kirkwood, or over
Atlanta...moving west at 5 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
Atlanta, Decatur, East Point, College Park, Hapeville, Avondale
Estates, Belvedere Park, North Decatur, Midtown, Grant Park-Zoo
Atlanta, Candler-Mcafee, Druid Hills, North Druid Hills, Sweet
Auburn, Piedmont Park, Lakewood Park, East Lake, Little Five Points,
Atlantic Station and West End.

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 3381 8426 3370 8423 3365 8441 3365 8444
      3381 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 074DEG 5KT 3374 8434

WIND...40MPH
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 7:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
734 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2018

GAZ034-035-060000-
Barrow GA-Gwinnett GA-
734 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BARROW AND EASTERN
GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

At 733 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Harbin, or near
Lawrenceville...drifting northeast at 10 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
Lawrenceville, Winder, Braselton, Auburn, Dacula, Bethlehem, Carl,
Russell, Fort Yargo State Park, County Line and Harbin.

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 3396 8362 3391 8378 3393 8380 3389 8385
      3387 8391 3395 8398 3411 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 229DEG 16KT 3396 8387

WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb24 min
Aug 5, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow31 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.