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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 30, 2018Murray County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 30, 2018, 8:09 PM EDT for Murray County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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 30, 2018, 8:09 PM EDT (00:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 30, 2018, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

County Murray County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 239 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1290 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1146 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -10 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 30, 7:09 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 7:09 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 30, 2:38 PM EDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
238 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-311845-
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-
238 PM EDT Thu Aug 30 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms can be expected over most of north and
central Georgia this afternoon and evening. A few storms will be
strong with gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

Isolated to Scattered 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 30, 5:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
550 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2018

GAZ098-111>113-302215-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Treutlen GA-Montgomery GA-
550 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN TOOMBS...WHEELER...
SOUTHEASTERN TREUTLEN AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

At 547 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Center, or 8 miles
southwest of Lyons...moving northwest at 15 mph. Additional strong
thunderstorms stretched from Charlotteville to Higgston and were
also moving northwest between 10 and 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. Wait
           30 minutes after the last rumble of thunder before
           resuming outdoor activities.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Lyons, Soperton, Alamo, Mount Vernon, Vidalia, Glenwood, Uvalda,
Ailey, Higgston, Santa Claus, Alston, Tarrytown, Lothair, Spring
Hill, Barnhill, McNatt Falls, South Thompson, Cedar Crossing, Jordan
and Zaidee.

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 3215 8290 3226 8278 3227 8276 3228 8276
      3236 8267 3248 8247 3213 8229 3196 8246
      3197 8248 3196 8250 3195 8248 3195 8249
      3196 8251 3196 8257 3194 8258 3192 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 144DEG 13KT 3212 8243

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 6:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
601 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2018

GAZ109>111-302245-
Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Dodge GA-
601 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WHEELER...TELFAIR
AND SOUTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 601 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Horse Creek Wma, or 14
miles south of McRae...moving north 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
McRae, Helena, Lumber City, Milan, Scotland, Chauncey, Jacksonville,
Towns, Horse Creek Wma, Jay Bird Springs, Five Points, Achord, Little
Ocmulgee State Park and Workmore.

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 3207 8321 3221 8303 3215 8299 3217 8293
      3192 8264 3192 8268 3191 8268 3190 8269
      3190 8270 3186 8276 3186 8278 3185 8279
      3184 8279 3181 8282 3182 8284 3178 8288
      3179 8298 3178 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 160DEG 11KT 3186 8290

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 6:03 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
603 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2018

GAZ006-008-009-302230-
Union GA-Towns GA-Fannin GA-
603 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN UNION...NORTHWESTERN
TOWNS AND NORTHEASTERN FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

At 603 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Hot House, or 8 miles
northeast of Blue Ridge...moving southeast 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
Blue Ridge, Blairsville, Young Harris, Morganton, Hemp, Gumlog,
Nottely Dam, Hurst, Ivy Log, Loving, Jones Creek, Epworth, Dial,
Mineral Bluff, Track Rock, Alexanders Mill, Culberson and Copperhill.

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 3487 8383 3474 8423 3496 8440 3499 8436
      3499 8387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 317DEG 7KT 3497 8427

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 30, 6:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 30, 7:37 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 30, 8:09 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 30, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	27 min
Aug 30, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	34 min
Aug 31, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	26 min
Aug 31, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	32 min
Aug 31, 7:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart, Sumter, Webster	29 min

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Sources

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