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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 7, 2019, 2:52 PM EDT for Dawson County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 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
- Jun 7, 2019, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2019, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
County Dawson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 261 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -42 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- 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 Jun 7, 1:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 1:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 12:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1201 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-081615- 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- 1201 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue to develop this afternoon into tonight. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out especially this afternoon. Otherwise...a few strong storms with heavy rain...gusty winds...and lightning can be expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Saturday through Thursday with the greatest coverage Saturday through Monday. Any thunderstorms will be capable of gusty winds, lightning and heavy rain. Flooding could be a growing concern as we approach the weekend with continued rounds of showers and storms. Please monitor updates for any changes. .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, Jun 7, 2:40 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
240 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019
GAZ031-032-042-043-071915-
Douglas GA-Cobb GA-Carroll GA-Paulding GA-
240 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN DOUGLAS...SOUTHWESTERN
COBB...NORTHEASTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTIES UNTIL
315 PM EDT...
At 239 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Villa Rica, or 11
miles west of Douglasville...moving northeast at 25 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
Douglasville, Dallas, Villa Rica, Powder Springs, Austell, Temple,
Hiram, Lithia Springs, Lost Mountain Park, Brownsville, Winston, Lake
Val-Do-Mar, New Georgia and Mableton.
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 3365 8496 3379 8504 3398 8470 3379 8458
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 240DEG 24KT 3375 8494
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 7, 2:52 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
252 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019
GAZ014-015-022-023-071930-
Hall GA-Dawson GA-Forsyth GA-Lumpkin GA-
252 PM EDT Fri Jun 7 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HALL...SOUTHEASTERN
DAWSON...NORTHEASTERN FORSYTH AND SOUTHEASTERN LUMPKIN COUNTIES UNTIL
330 PM EDT...
At 252 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Silver City, or near
Dawsonville...moving northeast at 25 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
Gainesville, Dahlonega, Dawsonville, Dougherty, Matt, Silver City,
Chestatee, Murrayville, Auraria, Garland, Coal Mountain and War Hill
Park.
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 3424 8416 3439 8424 3456 8391 3436 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 242DEG 22KT 3434 8414
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 4:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 59 min |
| Jun 7, 4:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 5:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 10 min |
| Jun 7, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Stewart | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Webster | 41 min |
| Jun 7, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 36 min |
| Jun 7, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Polk | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 34 min |
| Jun 7, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Meriwether, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 38 min |
| Jun 7, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Taylor | 48 min |
| Jun 7, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 24 min |
| Jun 7, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Taylor | 47 min |
| Jun 7, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Peach | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 27 min |
| Jun 7, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dooly, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 35 min |
| Jun 7, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 30 min |
| Jun 7, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 25 min |
| Jun 7, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 33 min |
| Jun 7, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Wilcox | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 31 min |
| Jun 7, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 27 min |
| Jun 7, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 37 min |
| Jun 7, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Treutlen | 19 min |
| Jun 7, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| Jun 7, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 29 min |
| Jun 7, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 24 min |
| Jun 7, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Jun 7, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 35 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.