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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 18, 2019Madison County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2019, 1:41 PM EDT for Madison County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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 18, 2019, 1:41 PM EDT (17:41 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2019, 2:15 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

County Madison County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:43 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 155 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: 776 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 18, 7:49 AM EDT, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 7:49 AM EDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 10:19 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1019 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2019

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-191015-
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-
1019 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2019

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

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

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across the area through
tonight. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible,
mainly this afternoon and evening. The main hazards will be gusty
winds, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

Scattered thunderstorms can be expected on Wednesday and numerous
to occasional thunderstorms are expected on Thursday. Some storms
could be strong to severe with gusty winds, frequent lightning and
heavy rainfall.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms can be expected Friday into
Monday, most so during the afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:35 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
135 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2019

GAZ080-081-094-181800-
Peach GA-Taylor GA-Crawford GA-
135 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEACH...NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR AND
CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...

At 134 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Reynolds, or 7 miles
south of Roberta...moving east at 15 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
Fort Valley, Roberta, Reynolds, Knoxville, Lee Pope and Horns.

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 3254 8412 3265 8416 3278 8390 3258 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 248DEG 13KT 3262 8406

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
141 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2019

GAZ027-181815-
Madison GA-
141 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY UNTIL 215
PM EDT...

At 140 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Danielsville...moving
northeast at 15 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
Danielsville, Ila and Pocataligo.

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 3426 8312 3423 8308 3421 8309 3417 8310
      3415 8308 3416 8307 3414 8306 3409 8325
      3420 8332 3425 8325 3424 8324 3425 8324
      3425 8320 3424 8317 3427 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 242DEG 13KT 3415 8324

WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 8:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	28 min
Jun 17, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	36 min
Jun 17, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	29 min
Jun 17, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	23 min
Jun 17, 8:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	35 min
Jun 18, 1:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	24 min
Jun 18, 1:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	25 min
Jun 18, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	52 min
Jun 18, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	33 min
Jun 18, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton, Rockdale	37 min
Jun 18, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Walton	27 min
Jun 18, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee	37 min
Jun 18, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	33 min
Jun 18, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Talbot, Taylor	30 min
Jun 18, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike	30 min
Jun 18, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Pike, Spalding	24 min
Jun 18, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette	17 min
Jun 18, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Talbot	29 min
Jun 18, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry, Spalding	13 min
Jun 18, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Taylor, Upson	50 min
Jun 18, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	30 min
Jun 18, 5:35 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Jackson, Madison	6 hr
Jun 18, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Twiggs	28 min
Jun 18, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe	25 min
Jun 18, 5:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	53 min
Jun 18, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe	43 min
Jun 18, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	23 min
Jun 18, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	33 min
Jun 18, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs, Wilkinson	32 min
Jun 18, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro	31 min
Jun 18, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	37 min
Jun 18, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	22 min
Jun 18, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro	20 min
Jun 18, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Warren	13 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.