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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 19, 2019Chattahoochee County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2019, 3:20 PM EDT for Chattahoochee County, Georgia. It was in force for 55 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 19, 2019, 3:20 PM EDT (19:20 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2019, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

County Chattahoochee County, GA

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:19 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 129 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: 932 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1090 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 4 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 19, 2:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 2:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 4:41 AM EDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
441 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2019

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-200845-
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-
441 AM EDT Fri Jul 19 2019

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

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

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening.
A few storms could be strong with gusty winds, frequent lightning
and heavy rain. While most storms will not be severe, one or two
could briefly reach severe thresholds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected through
at least Tuesday, with some decrease in chances possible over
north Georgia Wednesday and Thursday. Any storms will again have
the potential for strong gusty winds, frequent lightning and very
heavy rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:05 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:10 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:11 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:14 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:17 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	43 min
Jul 19, 12:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Haralson	36 min
Jul 19, 12:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	22 min
Jul 19, 12:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Heard	36 min
Jul 19, 1:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	38 min
Jul 19, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson, Polk	49 min
Jul 19, 1:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Heard, Troup	44 min
Jul 19, 1:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding	43 min
Jul 19, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Harris, Henry, Meriwether, Pike and 2 more	37 min
Jul 19, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson, Johnson, Washington	24 min
Jul 19, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	35 min
Jul 19, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	32 min
Jul 19, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Pike, Talbot	45 min
Jul 19, 2:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	24 min
Jul 19, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	28 min
Jul 19, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth, Gwinnett	25 min
Jul 19, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	50 min
Jul 19, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	64 min
Jul 19, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton, Rockdale	31 min
Jul 19, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	58 min
Jul 19, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery	38 min
Jul 19, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	52 min
Jul 19, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper, Putnam	46 min
Jul 19, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pickens	45 min
Jul 19, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	36 min
Jul 19, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Peach, Schley and 1 more	34 min
Jul 19, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Rockdale	46 min
Jul 19, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Houston, Peach, Twiggs	44 min
Jul 19, 3:55 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens	5 hr
Jul 19, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	32 min
Jul 19, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Treutlen	46 min
Jul 19, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Sumter, Webster	44 min
Jul 19, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	38 min
Jul 19, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Rockdale	58 min
Jul 19, 4:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly, Macon, Schley, Sumter	42 min
Jul 19, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson	66 min
Jul 19, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Peach	33 min
Jul 19, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	31 min
Jul 19, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan, Oconee	29 min
Jul 19, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	28 min
Jul 19, 4:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	36 min
Jul 19, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	46 min
Jul 19, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	44 min
Jul 19, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	13 min
Jul 19, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Gwinnett	65 min
Jul 19, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Jones, Twiggs	49 min
Jul 19, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston, Macon, Peach, Twiggs	47 min
Jul 19, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe	44 min
Jul 19, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	27 min
Jul 19, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	42 min
Jul 19, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	36 min
Jul 19, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	34 min
Jul 19, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	30 min
Jul 19, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	30 min
Jul 19, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro	29 min
Jul 19, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee	57 min
Jul 19, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	26 min
Jul 19, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Telfair	38 min
Jul 19, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	37 min
Jul 19, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	32 min
Jul 19, 6:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Jones	26 min
Jul 19, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	36 min
Jul 19, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	17 min
Jul 19, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs and 3 more	46 min
Jul 19, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin	63 min
Jul 19, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	12 min
Jul 19, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen	60 min
Jul 19, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	51 min

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Sources

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