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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2018, 2:59 PM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 31 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 8, 2018, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2018, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Dade County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 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, 7.0 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
- 95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1491 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 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 8, 2:34 PM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 2:34 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 11:47 AM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1147 AM EDT Wed Aug 8 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-091600- 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- 1147 AM EDT Wed Aug 8 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms should develop after noon, especially over north Georgia and increase in coverage as they move south during the afternoon and evening. Some storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning, large hail up to 1 inch in diameter and heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected each day, mainly during the afternoon and evening. Widespread severe weather is not anticipated, however, some storms could produce strong winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 8, 12:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1241 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2018
GAZ006-007-081715-
Gilmer GA-Fannin GA-
1241 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GILMER AND FANNIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT...
At 1240 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Cherry Log, or near
Blue Ridge...moving east at 15 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
Blue Ridge, Morganton, Dial, Cherry Log and Loving.
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 3478 8449 3487 8449 3492 8421 3475 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 269DEG 12KT 3482 8441
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 8, 12:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1257 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2018
GAZ009-081715-
Towns GA-
1257 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TOWNS COUNTY UNTIL
115 PM EDT...
At 1256 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Titus, or near
Hiawassee...moving east at 25 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
Tate City, Macedonia, Plum Orchard Gap Shelter, Titus and Mountain
Scene.
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 3495 8355 3494 8360 3492 8359 3491 8363
3490 8363 3488 8366 3485 8366 3485 8373
3495 8374 3499 8359 3499 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 257DEG 21KT 3491 8364
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 8, 2:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
259 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2018
GAZ001>005-011-012-019-081930-
Chattooga GA-Whitfield GA-Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Gordon GA-Dade GA-
Murray GA-Floyd GA-
259 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CHATTOOGA...WHITFIELD...
CATOOSA...WALKER...NORTHWESTERN GORDON...DADE...MURRAY AND
NORTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
At 258 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Fairview to near Sulpher Springs...and moving
northeast at 35 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
Dalton, Calhoun, Lafayette, Summerville, Chatsworth, Ringgold,
Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga, Trion, Varnell, Lookout
Mountain, Eton, Tunnel Hill, Cohutta, Resaca, Menlo, Center Post,
Crandall and Subligna.
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 3499 8462 3495 8462 3449 8487 3447 8550
3477 8556 3498 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 246DEG 40KT 3494 8531 3464 8553
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 18 min |
| Aug 8, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield | 36 min |
| Aug 8, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Union | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Towns, Union | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens, Polk | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall, Jackson | 23 min |
| Aug 8, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Madison | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Paulding | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 25 min |
| Aug 8, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 37 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.