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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 9, 2019Walker County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2019, 8:35 PM EDT for Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 10 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: Jul 9, 2019, 8:35 PM EDT (00:35 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2019, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 10 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

County Walker County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 1009 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1135 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 2 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 Jul 9, 7:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 7:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 4:15 AM EDT, 16 hours 20 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
415 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-100815-
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-
415 AM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

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

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

Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms can be expected.
While the threat for severe thunderstorms remains low, any strong
thunderstorm will be capable of producing heavy rainfall, brief
gusty winds, and frequent cloud to ground lightning.

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

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected each day with
the highest thunderstorm coverage in the afternoon and evening
hours. Strong to isolated severe storms will be possible, with gusty
winds, heavy rainfall, and cloud to ground lightning the primary
threats. The heavy rain could lead to localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated through tonight, but spotters
are encouraged to report any significant rainfall, wind or
damage.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 6:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 6:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:35 PM EDT, 1 hour before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
735 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

GAZ102>104-100000-
Stewart GA-Sumter GA-Webster GA-
735 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEWART...
SOUTHWESTERN SUMTER AND WEBSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

At 735 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Plains, or 8 miles
southeast of Preston...moving west 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 this storm include
Preston, Richland, Plains, Weston, Troutman, Kimbrough, Croxton
Crossroads, Centerpoint, Dumas and Leveretts.

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 3192 8438 3197 8444 3193 8444 3192 8446
      3192 8467 3193 8468 3192 8469 3192 8474
      3215 8472 3207 8428 3191 8430 3192 8434
      3190 8434 3189 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 093DEG 16KT 3200 8442

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:59 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
759 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

GAZ102-103-100030-
Stewart GA-Webster GA-
759 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEWART AND WEBSTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

At 759 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Centerpoint, or near
Preston...moving west 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 this storm include
Lumpkin, Preston, Richland, Weston, Troutman, Charles, Kimbrough,
Westville, Centerpoint, Dumas and Leveretts.

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 3192 8467 3193 8468 3192 8469 3192 8480
      3193 8480 3192 8481 3192 8487 3214 8485
      3208 8446 3192 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 089DEG 19KT 3199 8456

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:31 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
831 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

GAZ102-103-100045-
Stewart GA-Webster GA-
831 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEWART AND
SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

At 831 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Kimbrough, or 8 miles
southeast of Lumpkin...moving west 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
Lumpkin, Richland, Weston, Troutman, Kimbrough, Westville and
Providence Canyon State 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 3192 8467 3193 8468 3193 8469 3192 8469
      3192 8480 3193 8480 3192 8481 3192 8491
      3193 8492 3193 8493 3214 8492 3208 8457
      3192 8458
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 091DEG 12KT 3200 8467

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:35 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
835 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

GAZ002-003-100045-
Catoosa GA-Walker GA-
835 PM EDT Tue Jul 9 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CATOOSA AND WALKER
COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

At 834 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Noble, or near
Lafayette...moving southwest 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
Lafayette, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga, Linwood, Noble, Cooper
Heights, Rock Spring and Blue Spring.

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 3480 8516 3465 8531 3480 8545 3482 8545
      3491 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 056DEG 13KT 3479 8531

WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 8:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	14 min
Jul 9, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Walker	31 min
Jul 9, 8:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	28 min
Jul 9, 9:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield	29 min
Jul 9, 9:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Walker	28 min
Jul 9, 9:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	24 min
Jul 9, 10:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	31 min
Jul 9, 10:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga	26 min
Jul 9, 11:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	29 min
Jul 9, 11:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Walker	45 min
Jul 9, 11:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Madison	27 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2019 Every special weather statement in 2019

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.