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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 4, 2019Banks County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2019, 2:48 PM EDT for Banks County, Georgia. It was in force for 12 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: May 4, 2019, 2:48 PM EDT (18:48 UTC)
Expired: May 4, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 12 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Banks County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 153 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: 872 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.0

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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 May 4, 2:05 PM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 2:05 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 10:42 AM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1042 AM EDT Sat May 4 2019

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-051445-
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-
1042 AM EDT Sat May 4 2019

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

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

A few severe storms are possible across north and central
Georgia this afternoon and tonight.

A strong storm system will move across Georgia today and tonight.
This will bring scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms
to north and central Georgia.

A few storms could be severe just about anywhere across north and
central Georgia, although the main focus will be north of a line
from Preston to Macon to Louisville. The best time for severe
storm development will be from around noon today until midnight
tonight.

The main hazards from the severe storms will be damaging winds and
hail up to 1 inch in diameter.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

There remains a chance of thunderstorms Sunday as the Saturday
storm system exits. Although a few storms could be strong with
gusty winds, severe storms are not expected on Sunday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms across parts of central Georgia
and also the northeast mountains Tuesday afternoon...and then for
all of north and central Georgia Wednesday through Friday. A few
storms could be strong with gusty winds.

.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, May 4, 2:05 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 2:19 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 2:24 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 4, 2:35 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
235 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019

GAZ023-024-041845-
Hall GA-Banks GA-
235 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HALL AND BANKS
COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...

At 234 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Lula, or near Homer...
moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Gainesville, Homer, Lula, Maysville, Gillsville, Candler, Pinefield
Crossroads and Hollingsworth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3448 8346 3447 8341 3438 8338 3432 8339
      3431 8338 3425 8356 3429 8362 3421 8372
      3417 8387 3441 8365 3449 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 242DEG 26KT 3437 8358

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, May 4, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
245 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019

GAZ039-041900-
Wilkes GA-
245 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WILKES COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

At 245 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was centered near
Washington...moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Washington, Danburg, Metasville and Floral Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3367 8277 3377 8281 3392 8263 3386 8261
      3387 8258 3387 8257 3386 8257 3384 8258
      3383 8260 3370 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 242DEG 25KT 3374 8274

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, May 4, 2:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
248 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019

GAZ024-041900-
Banks GA-
248 PM EDT Sat May 4 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BANKS COUNTY UNTIL
300 PM EDT...

At 248 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was centered near Pinefield
Crossroads, or 7 miles north of Homer...moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Hollingsworth and Pinefield Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3448 8346 3446 8340 3442 8338 3436 8339
      3435 8346 3447 8358 3449 8355 3449 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 242DEG 25KT 3443 8346

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 9:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker	51 min
May 4, 10:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	32 min
May 4, 11:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	36 min
May 4, 11:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	24 min
May 4, 12:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer	36 min
May 4, 12:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer	45 min
May 4, 12:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pickens	24 min
May 4, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	33 min
May 4, 12:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oconee	31 min
May 4, 12:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	30 min
May 4, 12:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson	36 min
May 4, 12:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Pickens	23 min
May 4, 12:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lumpkin, Union, White	48 min
May 4, 1:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	30 min
May 4, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Lumpkin	25 min
May 4, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	34 min
May 4, 1:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns, Union	33 min
May 4, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	29 min
May 4, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	13 min
May 4, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	35 min
May 4, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall, Lumpkin, White	31 min
May 4, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	30 min
May 4, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	25 min
May 4, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	11 min
May 4, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe	21 min
May 4, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	10 min
May 4, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	15 min
May 4, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oconee	17 min
May 4, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	10 min
May 4, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	30 min
May 4, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilkes	34 min
May 4, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oconee	35 min
May 4, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	18 min
May 4, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	13 min
May 4, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	29 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.