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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Mar 8, 2019, 7:52 PM EST for Clarke County, Jackson County, Madison County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 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
- Mar 8, 2019, 7:52 PM EST (00:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2019, 8:15 PM EST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
Counties Clarke County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Madison County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2223 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 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 Mar 8, 7:00 PM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 7:00 PM EST, 52 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 223 PM EST Fri Mar 8 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-091930- 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- 223 PM EST Fri Mar 8 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the area this afternoon and through the overnight period, mainly across the northern tier of the forecast area. Hazards will include gusty winds, brief heavy downpours, and dangerous cloud to ground lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... More widespread showers and thunderstorms will return to the area late Saturday into Sunday with an approaching frontal system. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms with this activity across portions of Central Georgia Sunday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 6:13 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
644 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2019
GAZ006>008-013>016-021>024-090030-
Gilmer GA-Hall GA-Banks GA-Dawson GA-Union GA-Cherokee GA-Forsyth GA-
Pickens GA-White GA-Lumpkin GA-Fannin GA-
644 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN GILMER...HALL...
NORTHWESTERN BANKS...DAWSON...SOUTHWESTERN UNION...NORTHEASTERN
CHEROKEE...NORTHERN FORSYTH...PICKENS...SOUTHERN WHITE...LUMPKIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EST...
At 643 PM EST...strong thunderstorms extended from Chatsworth
to Talking Rock, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph, pea sized hail, frequent 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
Gainesville, Dahlonega, Jasper, Cleveland, Dawsonville, Oakwood,
Lula, Nelson, Clermont, Suches, Dougherty, Raoul, Amicalola Falls
State Park, Sequoyah Lake, Mossy Creek, Juno, Fausett Lake, Len Foote
Hike Inn, Murrayville and Cartecay.
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 3464 8372 3452 8364 3451 8367 3443 8361
3445 8360 3444 8359 3422 8382 3440 8458
3455 8442 3480 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 283DEG 51KT 3473 8469 3463 8452 3451 8448
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Mar 8, 7:29 PM EST, 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
729 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2019
GAZ001>004-090115-
Whitfield GA-Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Dade GA-
729 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WHITFIELD...
SOUTHWESTERN CATOOSA...WALKER AND SOUTHWESTERN DADE COUNTIES UNTIL
815 PM EST...
At 727 PM EST...strong thunderstorms were west of Rising Fawn,
moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph, pea sized hail, frequent 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, Lafayette, Trenton, Chickamauga, Naomi, Rising Fawn, Noble,
Suttles Mill, Wood Station, Blue Spring, Mill Creek, Linwood,
Beaumont, Villanow, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Cooper Heights and
Rock Spring.
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 3488 8517 3474 8498 3461 8512 3467 8554
3487 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 272DEG 37KT 3482 8577 3474 8560
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Mar 8, 7:31 PM EST, 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
731 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2019
GAZ019>021-090100-
Cherokee GA-Bartow GA-Floyd GA-
731 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CHEROKEE...BARTOW AND
SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EST...
At 730 PM EST...a strong thunderstorm was southeast of Rome, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph, pea sized hail, frequent 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
Rome, Canton, Cartersville, Woodstock, Holly Springs, Adairsville,
Euharlee, Emerson, White, Waleska, Kingston, Taylorsville, Cassville,
Kellogg Creek, Red Top Mountain State Park, Hobgood Park, Funkhouser,
Lake Arrowhead, Lindale and Oak Grove.
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 3441 8460 3425 8449 3408 8452 3408 8466
3410 8517 3428 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 268DEG 36KT 3420 8508
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Mar 8, 7:52 PM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
752 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2019
GAZ025-027-036-038-090115-
Madison GA-Jackson GA-Oglethorpe GA-Clarke GA-
752 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MADISON...JACKSON...
NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE AND CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EST...
At 751 PM EST...a strong thunderstorm was over Pendergrass, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph, pea sized hail, frequent 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
Jefferson, Commerce, Danielsville, Athens, Arcade, Nicholson,
Winterville, Colbert, Pendergrass, Arnoldsville, Ila, Hull, Talmo,
Whitehall, Athens-Clarke County, Westgate Park, Diamond Hill,
Smithonia, Beechwood Hills and Oconee Heights.
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 3417 8318 3398 8317 3384 8328 3385 8328
3385 8330 3411 8369 3417 8372 3421 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 290DEG 49KT 3413 8361
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 7:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade, Walker | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 7:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 29 min |
| Mar 8, 8:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 28 min |
| Mar 8, 8:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 8:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 37 min |
| Mar 8, 8:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield | 35 min |
| Mar 8, 10:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 28 min |
| Mar 8, 11:06 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 39 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:07 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 68 hr |
| Mar 9, 9:01 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 33 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 11 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 38 min |
| Mar 9, 6:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 51 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.