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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 29, 2018, 2:18 PM EDT for Chattooga County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 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 29, 2018, 2:18 PM EDT (18:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2018, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
County Chattooga County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 779 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 959 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 29, 1:45 PM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 1:45 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 29, 2:18 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 218 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-301830- 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- 218 PM EDT Wed Aug 29 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia, most so this afternoon and evening. A few strong storms will be possible with gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... Scattered to possibly numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected across the area. At this time, the threat for any severe weather is low, however, a few storms could be strong with gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall. .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 29, 9:52 AM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
952 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2018
GAZ005-007-291430-
Gilmer GA-Murray GA-
952 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN GILMER AND
EAST CENTRAL MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 AM EDT...
At 950 AM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Fort Mountain State
Park, or near Chatsworth. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Chatsworth, Eton, Crandall, Conasauga Lake and Fort Mountain State
Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3489 8462 3485 8462 3485 8454 3468 8464
3475 8480 3492 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 1350Z 290DEG 4KT 3481 8468Special weather statement, Aug 29, 2:18 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
218 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2018
GAZ011-019-291845-
Chattooga GA-Floyd GA-
218 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CHATTOOGA AND
NORTHERN FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
At 217 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Trion, or near
Summerville. This storm was nearly stationary.
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
Summerville, Trion, Lyerly, Subligna, Berryton, Tidings, Armuchee and
James H. Floyd State Park.
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 3459 8537 3458 8535 3459 8535 3459 8512
3436 8514 3438 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 354DEG 4KT 3453 8525
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 43 min |
| Aug 28, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 32 min |
| Aug 29, 9:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 24 min |
| Aug 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 28 min |
| Aug 29, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 25 min |
| Aug 29, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 37 min |
| Aug 29, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 33 min |
| Aug 29, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 23 min |
| Aug 29, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 27 min |
| Aug 29, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 30 min |
| Aug 29, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 26 min |
| Aug 29, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 37 min |
| Aug 29, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 29 min |
| Aug 29, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 28 min |
| Aug 29, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 23 min |
| Aug 29, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 29 min |
Nearby
Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018
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.