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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jan 23, 2019, 10:08 PM EST for Houston County, Macon County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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
- Jan 23, 2019, 10:08 PM EST (03:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2019, 11:00 PM EST
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 50
Counties Houston County, GA, Macon County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 379 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 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 Jan 23, 9:22 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 9:22 PM EST, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 935 AM EST Wed Jan 23 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-241445- 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- 935 AM EST Wed Jan 23 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Increased gusty winds across the area today into this evening. will see winds gusting to 35mph especially across North and Western portions of the state. A line of showers with isolated thunderstorms is expected to move through the area late this afternoon into the overnight. No severe weather is expected at this time but up to two inches of rain could fall in North Georgia where soils are already saturated and runoff could cause rivers and creeks in the area to rise and spill out of their banks. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 23, 7:19 PM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
719 PM EST WED JAN 23 2019
GAZ011-012-019-020-030-240145-
Chattooga GA-Polk GA-Gordon GA-Bartow GA-Floyd GA-
719 PM EST WED JAN 23 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHATTOOGA...WESTERN POLK...
GORDON...NORTHWESTERN BARTOW AND FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EST...
At 718 PM EST...a line of heavy showers was along a line extending
from Resaca to Forney...and moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of these storms include
Rome, Calhoun, Cedartown, Adairsville, Cave Spring, Kingston, Resaca,
Plainville, Shannon, Fairmount, Ranger, Pinson, Esom Hill, Redbud,
Folsom, Lake Marvin, Coosa, Oakman, Holland and Sonoraville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3459 8511 3459 8506 3462 8505 3462 8493
3463 8491 3462 8491 3461 8486 3462 8476
3454 8465 3446 8465 3390 8535 3390 8538
3434 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 228DEG 51KT 3455 8494 3410 8546Special weather statement, Jan 23, 7:23 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
723 PM EST WED JAN 23 2019
GAZ020-021-031>033-042>044-052-053-066-240130-
North Fulton GA-Douglas GA-Cobb GA-Coweta GA-Cherokee GA-Bartow GA-
Carroll GA-Troup GA-Heard GA-Paulding GA-South Fulton GA-
723 PM EST WED JAN 23 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FULTON...DOUGLAS...COBB...
WESTERN COWETA...SOUTHERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW...EASTERN
CARROLL...NORTHERN TROUP...HEARD...EASTERN PAULDING AND WESTERN SOUTH
FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EST...
At 723 PM EST...a line of heavy showers was along a line extending
from near Acworth to near Buffalo...and moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of these storms include
Marietta, Newnan, Douglasville, LaGrange, Carrollton, Canton, Dallas,
Franklin, Roswell, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Villa Rica,
Powder Springs, Holly Springs, Austell, Palmetto, Hiram and
Hogansville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3427 8464 3424 8426 3301 8502 3319 8525
3332 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 244DEG 22KT 3406 8472 3292 8544Special weather statement, Jan 23, 8:34 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
834 PM EST WED JAN 23 2019
GAZ089>091-102-240215-
Chattahoochee GA-Stewart GA-Marion GA-Muscogee GA-
834 PM EST WED JAN 23 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHATTAHOOCHEE...STEWART...WESTERN
MARION AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EST...
At 833 PM EST...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Ladonia to near Lakepoint Resort State Park...and
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind 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
Columbus, Lumpkin, Cusseta, Richland, North Fort Benning, Bibb City,
Upatoi, Fort Benning/lawson Army Air Fld, Laurel Hills, Green Island
Hills, Westville, Vista Terrace, Columbus Metropolitan Airport,
Jamestown/south Fort Benning, Brooklyn, Renfroe, Rose Hill, Manta,
Troutman and Omaha.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3192 8491 3195 8496 3198 8496 3199 8507
3209 8504 3213 8506 3220 8496 3222 8498
3222 8493 3225 8492 3226 8489 3233 8501
3243 8496 3245 8500 3252 8500 3256 8504
3256 8467 3252 8469 3253 8464 3192 8467
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 265DEG 37KT 3247 8512 3195 8512
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Jan 23, 9:23 PM EST, 45 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 7:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 86 min |
| Jan 23, 7:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Heard, Paulding and 1 more | 67 min |
| Jan 23, 8:29 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 26 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart | 41 min |
| Jan 23, 9:04 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 20 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley, Taylor, Webster | 37 min |
| Jan 23, 10:23 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 21 days |
| Jan 23, 10:26 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 2 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:48 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 21 days |
| Jan 23, 11:15 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 40 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 9 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 4 days |
| Jan 24, 2:07 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 10 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 21 days |
| Jan 24, 6:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 46 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:51 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 18 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:58 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 10 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:35 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:57 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly | 20 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:06 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Floyd | 24 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:06 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Newton | 11 hr |
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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.