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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 20, 20195 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2019, 2:34 PM EDT for 5 counties in 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: Jun 20, 2019, 2:34 PM EDT (18:34 UTC)
Expired: Jun 20, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 50

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Heard County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 44 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: 465 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1113 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 20, 2:24 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:24 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
224 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 726 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019/

PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 330 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019/

SHORT TERM /Today through Friday/...
Well you can just about throw out the hi res guidance for today as
none has really handled the current situation very well. With each
run, they try to kill off activity to the west and although it has
weakened, it is unlikely given CAPE distribution that it will
dissipate entirely as many of the guidance members try to do. So,
have gone with the manual method for the most part today indicating
likely pops for the western tier early this morning, transitioning
to mid range scattered as it progresses through the forecast area by
mid morning.

The real question will be how does this initial activity affect
additional development this afternoon. I do believe we will see a
stabilizing influence behind this first wave this morning but it
will be so early that we should destabilize once again by
afternoon. Additional strong shortwave moving from the NW should
initiate another line across North central GA and progress into
the remainder of the forecast area by late afternoon into the
evening hours. This one could have a little more punch with it
allowing for some strong to isolated severe activity.

Dry conditions with some building mid level heights in store for
the remainder of the short term period. Do have some slight chance
pops for SW potions but even that could be asking a lot given
drop in deep layer moisture. Temps will be quite warm Friday with
mid 90s for Central GA and heat indices in excess of 100.

Deese

LONG TERM /Friday Night through Wednesday/...
More typical summertime conditions are expected for much of the long
term period with a mostly diurnal convection pattern.

While the upper ridge builds, models are struggling handling
potential meso convective complexes over the weekend and these will
just need to be monitored for potential rain chances.

A more organized short wave looks to enhances rain chances Monday
into Tuesday.

All in all, temperatures are favoring several degrees above normal
through much of the long term period.

BDL

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z Update...
SHRA/TSRA are beginning to pop across the area and will be
affecting the majority of the TAF sites this afternoon. We will
see storm activity continue through the evening hours then
diminish after sunset. Will see another round of SHRA/TSRA Friday
afternoon but it will not be as active as today. Ceilings will
start in the MVFR to VFR range with convection across the area
but will see VFR ceilings move in by 02-04z Fri. Not expecting any
MVFR or IFR ceilings over night. VFR ceilings should continue
through Fri afternoon when we will see some MVFR ceilings move in
with the precip activity tomorrow. VFR VSBYS will continue across
e area except some MVFR or IFR readings in and around any
stronger storms.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
Confidence medium to high on all elements.

01

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          89  71  92  71 /  70  30  10  40
Atlanta         88  72  91  73 /  70  40  20  20
Blairsville     80  63  84  65 /  60  50  10  50
Cartersville    87  68  91  71 /  60  30  20  40
Columbus        94  74  93  75 /  70  60  20  10
Gainesville     85  69  89  71 /  60  30  10  40
Macon           94  72  94  74 /  70  60  20  10
Rome            87  68  91  71 /  60  30  20  40
Peachtree City  90  70  92  72 /  70  40  20  20
Vidalia         95  74  94  76 /  70  70  10  10

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10 PM EDT this evening for the
following zones: Baldwin...Banks...Barrow...Bibb...Bleckley...
Butts...Carroll...Chattahoochee...Cherokee...Clarke...Clayton...
Cobb...Coweta...Crawford...Crisp...DeKalb...Dodge...Dooly...
Douglas...Emanuel...Fayette...Forsyth...Glascock...Greene...
Gwinnett...Hall...Hancock...Haralson...Harris...Heard...Henry...
Houston...Jackson...Jasper...Jefferson...Johnson...Jones...
Lamar...Laurens...Macon...Madison...Marion...Meriwether...
Monroe...Montgomery...Morgan...Muscogee...Newton...North
Fulton...Oconee...Oglethorpe...Paulding...Peach...Pike...
Pulaski...Putnam...Rockdale...Schley...South Fulton...Spalding...
Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taliaferro...Taylor...Telfair...
Toombs...Treutlen...Troup...Twiggs...Upson...Walton...Warren...
Washington...Webster...Wheeler...Wilcox...Wilkes...Wilkinson.

&&

SHORT TERM...Deese
LONG TERM....BDL
AVIATION...01

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 11:30 AM EDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1130 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-211530-
Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns-
Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-
Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-
North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-
Haralson-Carroll-Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-
Newton-Morgan-Greene-Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-
Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-
Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Baldwin-Washington-
Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford-Bibb-Twiggs-
Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-
Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster-
Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-
Montgomery-Toombs-
1130 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

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

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

Scattered severe thunderstorms remain possible across the area
this afternoon and into tonight. The primary hazards with any
severe storms that occur will be damaging winds and large hail.
Frequent lightning and heavy rainfall are also possible with
stronger storms. The possibility of a brief, isolated tornado
cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms can be expected Friday through
wednesday, primarily in the afternoon and evening hours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible later today. Spotters are
encouraged to submit reports of any severe weather through the web
by going to weather.gov/atlanta.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 20, 10:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1050 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE LINDALE           34.22N  85.17W
06/20/2019                   FLOYD              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE CORNER OF ALFRED AVE SE AND
            PECAN ST.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1900327

TV

Local storm report, Jun 20, 10:58 AM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1058 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0611 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW CAVE SPRING        34.10N  85.35W
06/20/2019                   FLOYD              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINE DOWN ACROSS HWY 411 NEAR THE COUNTY LINE OF
            FLOYD AND POLK SOUTH OF CAVE SPRING.

&&

CORRECTED EVENT TIME

EVENT NUMBER FFC1900322

TV

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 1:56 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
156 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

GAZ031-032-201830-
Cobb GA-Paulding GA-
156 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN COBB AND EASTERN PAULDING
COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...

At 156 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over New Hope, or near
Dallas...moving east 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
Marietta, Dallas, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Powder Springs, Austell, Hiram,
Fair Oaks, White Water Park, Lost Mountain Park, Jim R Miller Park,
Due West, Sandy Plains, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, New Hope 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.

LAT...LON 3387 8495 3394 8490 3399 8483 3402 8447
      3381 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 271DEG 26KT 3395 8477

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

Local storm report, Jun 20, 2:12 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
212 PM EDT THU JUN 20 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SE ROME               34.24N  85.16W
06/20/2019                   FLOYD              GA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LARGE TREE REPORTED DOWN ON A HOME ON THE 1100 BLOCK OF
            PARK BLVD SE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1900328

KING

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:21 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
221 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

GAZ027-036>039-201845-
Wilkes GA-Madison GA-Oglethorpe GA-Clarke GA-Oconee GA-
221 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WILKES...SOUTHERN MADISON...
OGLETHORPE...CLARKE AND NORTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM
EDT...

At 220 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Arnoldsville, or near
Athens...moving east at 45 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, Watkinsville, Lexington, Athens, Comer, Winterville,
Crawford, Colbert, Tignall, Arnoldsville, Carlton, Rayle, Hull,
Whitehall, Athens-Clarke County, Stephens, Delhi, Diamond Hill,
Smithonia and Beechwood Hills.

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 3380 8335 3385 8350 3398 8340 3410 8333
      3409 8302 3405 8299 3403 8293 3401 8294
      3401 8291 3398 8286 3399 8284 3397 8278
      3399 8272 3399 8265 3386 8261 3387 8258
      3387 8257 3383 8260 3371 8253
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 272DEG 39KT 3390 8328

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

Special weather statement, Jun 20, 2:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
234 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

GAZ052>054-056-066>069-201900-
Fayette GA-Upson GA-Coweta GA-Troup GA-Heard GA-Spalding GA-
Meriwether GA-Pike GA-
234 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FAYETTE...NORTHWESTERN UPSON...
COWETA...TROUP...HEARD...SOUTHWESTERN SPALDING...MERIWETHER AND
WESTERN PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

At 234 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Harrisonville, or 10
miles northeast of LaGrange...moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny 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
Newnan, LaGrange, Fayetteville, Franklin, Greenville, Peachtree City,
Tyrone, Senoia, Hogansville, Grantville, Woodbury, Luthersville,
Brooks, Centralhatchee, Moreland, Molena, Sharpsburg, Turin, Haralson
and Lone Oak.

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 3297 8519 3337 8519 3347 8444 3295 8444
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 262DEG 30KT 3317 8495

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Madison	20 min
Jun 20, 5:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dade, Walker	33 min
Jun 20, 5:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Polk	41 min
Jun 20, 5:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson, Polk	36 min
Jun 20, 6:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Gordon	44 min
Jun 20, 6:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Paulding	24 min
Jun 20, 6:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens	36 min
Jun 20, 6:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Douglas	30 min
Jun 20, 6:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Lumpkin, Pickens	30 min
Jun 20, 7:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White	31 min
Jun 20, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Paulding	34 min
Jun 20, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Wilkes	24 min
Jun 20, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe, Wilkes	49 min
Jun 20, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Meriwether, Pike, Troup, Upson	42 min
Jun 20, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Spalding	27 min
Jun 20, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Upson	22 min
Jun 20, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette, Henry	32 min
Jun 20, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro	30 min
Jun 20, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Henry	17 min
Jun 20, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	26 min
Jun 20, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene	37 min
Jun 20, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam	32 min
Jun 20, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee	48 min
Jun 20, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Upson	31 min
Jun 20, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Hancock, Morgan, Putnam	46 min
Jun 20, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Monroe	37 min
Jun 20, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Warren	5 min
Jun 20, 4:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	26 min
Jun 20, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	23 min
Jun 20, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Bibb, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs, Wilkinson	46 min
Jun 20, 4:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Taliaferro, Warren	43 min
Jun 20, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	34 min
Jun 20, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	33 min
Jun 20, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	29 min
Jun 20, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart, Webster	24 min
Jun 20, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	37 min
Jun 20, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson	34 min
Jun 20, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock	17 min
Jun 20, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	30 min
Jun 20, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	23 min
Jun 20, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	37 min
Jun 20, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston	21 min
Jun 20, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Washington	28 min
Jun 20, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Sumter	39 min
Jun 20, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	37 min
Jun 20, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly, Sumter	35 min
Jun 20, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski	30 min
Jun 20, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel	21 min
Jun 20, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Telfair, Wilcox	41 min
Jun 20, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	32 min
Jun 20, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair, Wheeler	27 min
Jun 20, 6:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen and 1 more	58 min
Jun 20, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	16 min
Jun 20, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	33 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.