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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
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.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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.
- 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
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 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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</html>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...40MPHSpecial 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...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 24 min |
| Aug 5, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 31 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.