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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 14, 2019, 9:49 PM EDT for Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
- Apr 14, 2019, 9:49 PM EDT (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2019, 10:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 50
County Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:51 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 00:00Z, 1.8 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
- 268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1049 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
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 Apr 14, 3:39 PM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 3:39 PM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 339 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019 ...Another round of severe storms possibly developing in north Georgia late afternoon into evening... .SHORT TERM /Rest of today through Monday Night/... While the first prefrontal wave of precip and embedded severe/tornado potential is exiting over portions of east central Georgia, the next focus will be with possible convective redevelopment along a confluence zone in north GA/central TN. SPC has this area in a meso discussion to where the shear and some increasing instability with previous clearing could allow for another round of strong to severe storms capable of hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. The HRRR and Nam Nest models have consistently indicated such convection occurring over the last 2 days of runs. Cannot rule out another Tornado Watch in the next hour or two. Otherwise drier air will build in tonight through Monday Night into midweek as a strong ridge builds in. Baker && .LONG TERM /Tuesday through Saturday/... Forecast looks largely on track with next storm system still in the late Thurs/Friday period and lingering upper trough influence going into the weekend. No changes made and previous discussion follows... Baker .LONG TERM /Monday Night through Saturday/... Extended forecast starts with high pressure over the area, lasting through mid week. Next system moves in late Thursday, and have backed off pops Wednesday given the slightly later model solutions. Strong frontal system looks well organized and brings the next chance for severe storms. SPC already highlighting the area for Day 6 and 7 severe threat risk, and so this system will certainly be the forecast concern through the latter half of the week. A secondary wave swings through the long-wave trough Friday night into Saturday, keeping chance pops in the forecast. High pressure returns to the state late Saturday. Saturday, expect the coolest temperatures for the week, with highs only in the 60s, and lows largely in the mid to upper 40s by Sunday morning. 31 && .AVIATION... 18Z Update... Storms and rain in first round exiting east, where will need to watch some redevelopment here in the next few hours across mainly the northern sites. Cannot rule out strong to severe storms given the environment and will update TAFs once trends are assessed if need to add TS or higher winds. Otherwise cu mainly in the 2500-5000 ft range. Could again have MVFR cigs overnight in the north then scatter out for Monday. Enhanced SW to west winds 14-18 kts gusting 22-28 kts then slightly lower Monday out of the WNW. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium on redevelopment of additional storms for northern sites this afternoon into evening. Medium on overnight cigs. High on all else. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 76 45 67 45 / 100 30 0 0 Atlanta 76 45 66 48 / 100 30 0 0 Blairsville 71 37 59 40 / 100 40 0 0 Cartersville 78 42 65 45 / 100 30 0 0 Columbus 79 47 71 48 / 100 20 0 0 Gainesville 74 44 64 45 / 100 30 0 0 Macon 79 47 69 46 / 100 20 0 0 Rome 77 42 66 44 / 90 30 0 0 Peachtree City 78 43 68 45 / 100 20 0 0 Vidalia 83 52 72 49 / 80 40 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Tornado Watch until 7 PM EDT this evening for the following zones: Baldwin...Dodge...Emanuel...Glascock...Greene...Hancock... Jefferson...Johnson...Laurens...Madison...Montgomery... Oglethorpe...Taliaferro...Telfair...Toombs...Treutlen...Warren... Washington...Wheeler...Wilkes...Wilkinson. Wind Advisory until 10 PM EDT this evening for the following zones: 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. && SHORT TERM...Baker LONG TERM....31/Baker AVIATION...Baker
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 5:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 558 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-152200- 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- 558 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019 .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... A line of showers and thunderstorms has redeveloped across portions of north Georgia. Some stronger storms embedded within this line could be strong to severe, and produce damaging wind gusts and small hail. A brief tornado also cannot be ruled out at this time. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect for north Georgia until 10 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... Another front will move across the state Thursday and Friday bringing another chance of thunderstorms to the area. .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, Apr 14, 6:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
652 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
GAZ033-044-045-053>055-057-142315-
Fayette GA-North Fulton GA-Clayton GA-Coweta GA-DeKalb GA-Henry GA-
South Fulton GA-
652 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAYETTE...NORTH FULTON...
CLAYTON...NORTHEASTERN COWETA...SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB...NORTHWESTERN
HENRY AND EASTERN SOUTH FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
At 651 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Peachtree City, or 8
miles southwest of Fayetteville...moving northeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny sized hail...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
Atlanta, Newnan, Decatur, Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Peachtree City,
East Point, Stockbridge, Union City, Forest Park, Riverdale, College
Park, Fairburn, Tyrone, Morrow, Hapeville, Senoia, Lake City,
Sharpsburg and Turin.
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 3382 8442 3370 8415 3324 8454 3335 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 212DEG 53KT 3340 8460
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Apr 14, 6:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
657 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
GAZ034-045-142330-
DeKalb GA-Gwinnett GA-
657 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DEKALB AND GWINNETT
COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
At 656 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over North Atlanta, or near
Decatur...moving northeast at 45 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 this storm include
Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Decatur, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Duluth,
Sugar Hill, Snellville, Suwanee, Buford, Lilburn, Chamblee, Norcross,
Doraville, Clarkston, Stone Mountain, Dacula, Avondale Estates,
Grayson and Berkeley Lake.
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 3414 8397 3394 8381 3375 8434 3377 8435
3392 8435 3396 8429 3396 8426 3398 8426
3401 8422 3399 8420 3399 8419 3403 8417
3403 8412 3405 8410 3408 8412 3415 8401
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 239DEG 38KT 3386 8428
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Apr 14, 7:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
722 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
GAZ033-034-044-045-055-142345-
North Fulton GA-Clayton GA-DeKalb GA-Gwinnett GA-South Fulton GA-
722 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FULTON...NORTHERN
CLAYTON...DEKALB...SOUTHERN GWINNETT AND EASTERN SOUTH FULTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
At 722 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Conley, or 7 miles
south of Atlanta...moving northeast at 50 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 this storm include
Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Decatur, Duluth, Forest Park, Snellville,
Riverdale, Lilburn, Norcross, Doraville, Clarkston, Morrow,
Hapeville, Stone Mountain, Avondale Estates, Grayson, Lake City,
Berkeley Lake, Pine Lake and Tucker.
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 3390 8390 3363 8424 3365 8425 3365 8428
3364 8428 3363 8426 3361 8426 3355 8434
3362 8445 3406 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 2322Z 217DEG 42KT 3364 8435
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Apr 14, 7:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
724 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
GAZ023-025-034-035-150000-
Hall GA-Jackson GA-Barrow GA-Gwinnett GA-
724 PM EDT Sun Apr 14 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HALL...JACKSON...
NORTHERN BARROW AND NORTHEASTERN GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM
EDT...
At 724 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Dacula, or near
Lawrenceville...moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny sized hail 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
Lawrenceville, Winder, Jefferson, Suwanee, Buford, Braselton, Auburn,
Dacula, Arcade, Hoschton, Pendergrass, Carl, Gillsville, Talmo, Peach
State Speedway, County Line, Thompsons Mill, Harbin, Chateau Elan and
Chestnut Mountain.
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 3391 8392 3402 8409 3430 8363 3406 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 241DEG 41KT 3400 8394
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Apr 14, 7:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 14, 8:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 9:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 23 min |
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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.