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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 9, 2019Montgomery County, Treutlen County, Wheeler County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2019, 12:40 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Treutlen County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 9, 2019, 12:40 PM EDT (16:40 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2019, 1:30 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

Counties Montgomery County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Wheeler County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:44 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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 230 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: 157 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 9, 11:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 11:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1135 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

.Update...
No changes to the forecast. Overall pops still look okay. Not
confident enough to try and make changes since showers and
tunderstorms just starting to increase.

41

.Previous...
.UPDATE...
Near term forecast still appears to be on track. Area of
convection over westcentral and southwest GA SE of Columbus
continues to grow in size and intensity. Will be adding Stewart
and Webster to flash flood watch and may need to consider
additional extensions to areas further east. While most of those
areas did not see heavy rain yesterday though there was a stripe
of heavy rainfall over Taylor, Upson and Crawford counties which
is currently in the watch.

SNELSON

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 409 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019/

SHORT TERM /Today through Monday/...

Main concern in the short term period is will there be any moderate
to heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

While this time yesterday active/vigorous convection was going on in
EC AL and WC GA, seeing little in the way of convection tonight.
Just scattered showers. Upper low is pretty much over or just west
of the center of CWA and finally expected to move east of the area
this afternoon and tonight, so lift and warm advection will be
limited compared to yesterday.  Still, with such high amounts of
rainfall observed yesterday, will not take much to renew flash
flooding concerns. If we get a break in the clouds, instability could
fire up a stronger round of convection over middle and eastern GA
this afternoon. Have removed NW GA counties from flash flood watch
but left other counties in.

While the upper low/trough axis will continue slowly plodding east
of us while filling tonight and Monday, will still see chance for
showers wrapping around the periphery of low. Not expecting any
heavy rain in this pattern as rich moisture will be well to our east
during this time.

SNELSON

LONG TERM /Monday Night through Saturday/...

By Monday night, a mid-level shortwave trough axis accompanied by
an elongated surface cold front will be moving through the area,
and is expected to give the forecast area its first organized
break from the ongoing rainfall. While there will still be a
chance of rain dependent on how far the frontal system pushes into
the area, it looks to at least be more concentrated for southern
and eastern Georgia by Tuesday, as a surface high pressure looks
to keep conditions drier for north Georgia for a short period. By
Wednesday, a second stronger mid-level shortwave will influence
the region and act to strengthen a surface low-pressure system
forming and moving out of the Florida panhandle. As the low moves
towards the northeast through Wednesday and Wednesday night, rain
chances will increase for the entire forecast area. However, by
Thursday morning the low will have moved past the area, replacing
out tropical airmass with a dry, continental airmass following
another cold front. High pressure then looks to move into the area
by Friday and Saturday, giving our first days of minimal Pops to
the forecast area.

Thiem

&&

.AVIATION...
12Z Update...
IFR to low MVFR cigs expected to rise to MVFR after 14Z. Sct SHRA
will become more widespread around 18Z with some TSRA possible.
Best chances for SHRA/TSRA at airports south and east of KATL.
Cigs will go back down to IFR after 06Z Mon. Sfc winds light E to
SE will increase to 4-8kts today then decrease after sunset then
veer to W after 12-13Z Mon. With the weak surface low and isolated
SHRA/TSRA in the area, sfc wind directions will be somewhat
erratic and uncertain Sunday night and Monday.

//ATL Confidence...12Z Update...
Low confidence on timing of SHRA/TSRA.
Low-Medium confidence on wind direction Sun night/Mon.
Medium confidence on all other elements.

SNELSON

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          80  68  84  66 /  80  60  60  60
Atlanta         79  69  83  66 /  70  60  70  50
Blairsville     75  63  76  57 /  60  60  80  60
Cartersville    81  68  83  62 /  60  50  70  50
Columbus        84  70  85  68 /  60  50  60  50
Gainesville     77  68  81  65 /  70  60  70  60
Macon           82  68  86  67 /  80  60  60  50
Rome            82  68  83  61 /  60  50  60  40
Peachtree City  81  67  83  64 /  70  50  70  50
Vidalia         84  71  88  71 /  70  70  60  50

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flash Flood Watch through this evening for the following zones:
Baldwin...Banks...Barrow...Bibb...Butts...Carroll...
Chattahoochee...Cherokee...Clarke...Clayton...Cobb...Coweta...
Crawford...Dawson...DeKalb...Douglas...Fannin...Fayette...
Forsyth...Gilmer...Greene...Gwinnett...Hall...Hancock...Harris...
Heard...Henry...Jackson...Jasper...Jones...Lamar...Lumpkin...
Madison...Marion...Meriwether...Monroe...Morgan...Muscogee...
Newton...North Fulton...Oconee...Oglethorpe...Paulding...
Pickens...Pike...Putnam...Rockdale...South Fulton...Spalding...
Talbot...Taliaferro...Taylor...Towns...Troup...Union...Upson...
Walton...Warren...White...Wilkes.

&&

SHORT TERM...SNELSON
LONG TERM....Thiem
AVIATION...SNELSON

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 4:25 AM EDT, 8 hours 15 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
425 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-100830-
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-
425 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

...A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for much of north and
central Georgia through Sunday evening...

Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue
across the forecast area through tonight. Between 2 to 5 inches of
rainfall has already fallen in several places with an additional 1
to 2 inches of rain possible today and tonight. Locally higher
amounts will be possible where heavy rains persist, increasing the
threat for flash flooding. A few storms could also bring strong
gusty winds and frequent lightning. With saturated soils, trees
will be more prone to be blown over with strong thunderstorms
winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Several waves of showers and thunderstorms will be possible
through Thursday morning. A few storms could be strong to severe
with heavy rains, gusty winds, and frequent lightning possible.
Given the recent rainfall, trees will be more prone to be blown
down in strong thunderstorms winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 7:34 AM EDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
734 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

GAZ102-103-091215-
Stewart GA-Webster GA-
734 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN STEWART AND WEBSTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 815 AM EDT...

At 734 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Brooklyn to Centerpoint...and moving northeast at
15 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
Preston, Richland, Seminole, Brooklyn, Centerpoint and Dumas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3217 8472 3223 8466 3223 8463 3204 8444
      3202 8444 3196 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 1134Z 205DEG 12KT 3219 8468 3201 8455

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 9:31 AM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
931 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

GAZ054-056-068-069-091415-
Fayette GA-Upson GA-Spalding GA-Pike GA-
931 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE...
NORTHWESTERN UPSON...SPALDING AND PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 AM EDT...

At 931 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Vaughn to Molena...and moving north at 10 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
Griffin, Zebulon, Brooks, Molena, Williamson, Meansville, Woolsey,
Sunny Side, East Griffin, Highland Mills, Towalaga, Atwater,
Experiment, Hilltop, Walker Mill, Birdie, Lifsey Springs, Vaughn,
Hollonville and Rover.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3336 8444 3336 8439 3335 8439 3335 8425
      3334 8425 3333 8415 3319 8423 3319 8425
      3315 8425 3294 8435 3297 8453 3298 8452
      3300 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 1331Z 200DEG 11KT 3329 8439 3299 8448

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 10:15 AM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1015 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

GAZ068-091445-
Pike GA-
1015 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PIKE COUNTY UNTIL 1045 AM EDT...

At 1015 AM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Lifsey Springs, or
near Zebulon...moving northeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
           in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Zebulon, Meansville, Lifsey Springs and Hilltop.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3316 8441 3305 8426 3299 8440 3299 8444
      3306 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1415Z 224DEG 8KT 3304 8441

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:45 AM EDT, 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1145 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

GAZ048-049-057>060-091615-
Butts GA-Morgan GA-Putnam GA-Jasper GA-Newton GA-Henry GA-
1145 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BUTTS...SOUTHWESTERN
MORGAN...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...JASPER...NEWTON AND SOUTHEASTERN HENRY
COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM EDT...

At 1145 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Ola to Calvin to near Stanfordville...and moving
northeast at 15 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
Covington, Eatonton, Monticello, Porterdale, Newborn, Mansfield,
Shady Dale, Stewart, Turtle Cove, Ola, Worthville, Godfrey,
Starrsville, Willard, Central Georgia Experiment Stn, Calvin, Farrar,
Eudora, North Alcovy and Stanfordville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3318 8354 3333 8371 3338 8407 3357 8401
      3359 8399 3358 8357 3334 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1545Z 206DEG 12KT 3342 8401 3340 8368 3327 8354

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:14 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1214 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

GAZ048>050-059-060-091645-
Morgan GA-Putnam GA-Jasper GA-Greene GA-Newton GA-
1214 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN...NORTHERN PUTNAM...
NORTHERN JASPER...GREENE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1245
PM EDT...

At 1214 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Eudora to near Godfrey to near Rock Eagle 4-H
Center...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
Eatonton, Madison, Greensboro, Rutledge, Newborn, Mansfield, White
Plains, Shady Dale, Buckhead, Phoenix, Reynolds at Lake Oconee,
Liberty, Veazey, Harmony, Godfrey, Hard Labor Creek State Park,
Greshamville, Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Central Georgia Experiment Stn
and Farrar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3333 8335 3339 8358 3343 8381 3370 8360
      3366 8328 3345 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 238DEG 22KT 3345 8376 3349 8350 3337 8333

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 12:40 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1240 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

GAZ085-086-097-098-110>113-091730-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Emanuel GA-Treutlen GA-Johnson GA-
Montgomery GA-Laurens GA-
1240 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN TOOMBS...WHEELER...
EASTERN TELFAIR...WESTERN EMANUEL...TREUTLEN...EASTERN JOHNSON...
MONTGOMERY AND EASTERN LAURENS COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

At 1240 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Rockledge to near Lumber City...and moving
northeast at 20 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 these storms include
Soperton, Mount Vernon, Lumber City, Glenwood, Adrian, Uvalda, Ailey,
Higgston, Alston, Tarrytown, Towns, Lothair, Spring Hill, Rockledge,
Barnhill, McNatt Falls, Jordan, Zaidee, Landsburg and Orland.

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 3245 8278 3281 8255 3197 8245 3197 8249
      3196 8250 3196 8248 3195 8251 3196 8253
      3196 8257 3193 8259 3194 8260 3192 8265
      3192 8268 3191 8268 3190 8269 3190 8270
      3187 8275
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 207DEG 17KT 3241 8272 3190 8268

WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 8:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Spalding	27 hr
Jun 8, 8:44 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	6 hr
Jun 9, 12:14 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Spalding	25 hr
Jun 9, 12:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	66 min
Jun 9, 7:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	41 min
Jun 9, 9:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike, Spalding	44 min
Jun 9, 9:38 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Butts, Henry, Newton	10 hr
Jun 9, 10:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike	30 min
Jun 9, 11:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper, Newton	30 min
Jun 9, 11:59 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fayette, Spalding	37 hr
Jun 9, 12:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	31 min
Jun 9, 12:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Jasper, Morgan, Newton	5 hr
Jun 9, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Toombs	31 min
Jun 9, 1:54 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Bibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs	48 hr
Jun 9, 2:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Jefferson	45 min
Jun 9, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot, Taylor	40 min
Jun 9, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart, Webster	30 min
Jun 9, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	65 min
Jun 9, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	64 min
Jun 9, 5:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Taylor and 1 more	4 hr
Jun 9, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee	42 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.