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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 20, 2019, 6:29 PM EDT for Telfair County, Georgia. It was in force for 16 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, 6:29 PM EDT (22:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2019, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 16 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 50
County Telfair County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 1332 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 829 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.0
The text
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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 20, 3:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 3:19 PM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 319 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019 .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Friday Night/... Current radar loop shows a developing line of showers and thunderstorms oriented from NE to SW across the state. Currently this line extends from just north of Athens...through the ATL area...then down to LaGrange. A few storms along this line are severe and will see more severe storms as the afternoon and evening continues. Capes along the line ranging from 1000 to 3000J/Kg with LIs in the -3 to -6 range. Precipitable waters are in the 1.4 to 1.6in range with Effective Bulk Shear values ranging from 35 to 45kt. With all this being said its still looks like our greatest threats from any severe storms will be strong gusty winds, Frequent Lightning, hail, and periods of heavy rain. The risk of tornadoes is very low but not going to completely rule them out. Expecting this activity to continue moving South and east through tonight with the storms diminishing by 03-05z Friday. Models show this line moving south of the area overnight with a drier airmass moving in behind it. There will still be enough moisture and instability around Friday afternoon for diurnally driven convection to develop, but expecting things to be a lot more isolated and weaker than today. Temps will be quite warm Friday with mid 90s for Central GA and heat indices in excess of 100. Lows will be mainly in the 70s tonight and Friday night. 01 .LONG TERM /Saturday through Thursday/... The extended portion of the forecast remains on track, with only minor tweaks made based on the latest guidance. Typical summertime conditions are expected throughout the weekend and into next week, with scattered diurnally driven convection each afternoon. Temperatures through the long term period will be slightly above climatological normals. As an upper level ridge builds in over the southeastern CONUS from the west, disturbances in the northwesterly flow aloft could allow for the potential for mesoscale complexes during the weekend. This will need to continue to be monitored as guidance does not currently have a good handle on the timing and locations of these more organized systems. The approach of a more organized and well-defined shortwave on Monday night into Tuesday could enhance PoPs primarily across northern Georgia. However, some disagreement remains in the model guidance with respect of the timing and nature of this system. The latest GFS brings the shortwave and associated rain into north Georgia a bit faster than the latest ECMWF -- on Monday night as opposed to Tuesday morning -- and overall indicates more widespread precipitation. High temperatures are anticipated to be 1-4 degrees above average with mainly upper 80s in north Georgia and low to mid 90s in central Georgia, while low temperatures are anticipated to be 4-8 degrees above average with upper 60s in north Georgia and low 70s in central Georgia. King && .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 71 92 71 92 / 30 10 40 50 Atlanta 72 91 73 90 / 40 20 20 50 Blairsville 63 84 65 85 / 50 10 50 50 Cartersville 68 91 71 90 / 30 20 40 50 Columbus 74 93 75 92 / 60 20 10 50 Gainesville 69 89 71 89 / 30 10 40 50 Macon 72 94 74 94 / 60 20 10 50 Rome 68 91 71 91 / 30 20 40 50 Peachtree City 70 92 72 90 / 40 20 20 50 Vidalia 74 94 76 95 / 70 10 10 50 && .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...01 LONG TERM....King AVIATION...01
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 11:30 AM EDT, 6 hours 59 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
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 5:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
523 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019
GAZ096-097-109-202200-
Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-
523 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAURENS...SOUTHEASTERN BLECKLEY
AND NORTHWESTERN DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
At 523 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Roddy, or near
Cochran...moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...nickel 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
Cochran, Chester, Dexter, Cadwell, Rentz, Dubois, Plainfield, Empire,
Yonkers, Roddy and Cedar Grove.
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 3230 8335 3240 8334 3248 8289 3225 8289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 267DEG 26KT 3235 8326
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...50MPHLocal storm report, Jun 20, 5:46 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
546 PM EDT THU JUN 20 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0318 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S MOLENA 32.99N 84.50W
06/20/2019 PIKE GA EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES DOWN ON LAWRENCE MILL RD NEAR KELLY RD
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1900334
SNELSONSpecial weather statement, Jun 20, 5:58 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
558 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019
GAZ096>098-109-111-112-202230-
Wheeler GA-Treutlen GA-Montgomery GA-Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-
558 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN WHEELER...WESTERN
TREUTLEN...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...LAURENS...EASTERN BLECKLEY AND
NORTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
At 558 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Plainfield, or 10
miles north of Eastman...moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and enhanced risk for downed trees.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects is expected. Trees can also
down more easily with already wet soil from previous
rainfall.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Dublin, Eastman, Soperton, East Dublin, Chester, Dexter, Dudley,
Cadwell, Rentz, Tarrytown, Lothair, Plainfield, Cedar Grove,
Rockledge, Rowland, Barnhill, Minter, Lovett, Harlow and Brewton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
LAT...LON 3223 8303 3220 8318 3245 8327 3267 8279
3266 8279 3261 8267 3252 8267 3251 8263
3227 8254 3215 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 255DEG 36KT 3234 8312
WIND...50MPHLocal storm report, Jun 20, 6:01 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
601 PM EDT THU JUN 20 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0155 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S PEACH STATE SPEEDWA 34.15N 83.56W
06/20/2019 JACKSON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN AND ALUMINUM BLEACHERS BLOWN
OVER AT LAMAR MURPHY PARK
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1900335
SNELSONSpecial weather statement, Jun 20, 6:03 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
603 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019
GAZ110>112-202230-
Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Montgomery GA-
603 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER...TELFAIR AND WESTERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
At 603 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Jay Bird Springs, or 7
miles northwest of McRae...moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and enhanced risk for downed trees.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects is expected. Trees can also
down more easily with already wet soil from previous
rainfall.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
McRae, Alamo, Mount Vernon, Helena, Lumber City, Glenwood, Ailey,
Scotland, Jacksonville, Towns, Horse Creek Wma, Spring Hill, Little
Ocmulgee State Park, Jordan and Workmore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
LAT...LON 3179 8299 3212 8295 3214 8295 3215 8293
3213 8293 3218 8288 3227 8254 3196 8254
3196 8257 3192 8263 3192 8268 3190 8269
3190 8270 3186 8276 3185 8279 3184 8278
3182 8281 3178 8292
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 262DEG 25KT 3213 8300
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 20, 6:29 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>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, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 26 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, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 33 min |
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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.