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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 14, 20195 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2019, 2:57 AM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 63 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
Aug 14, 2019, 2:57 AM EDT (06:57 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2019, 4:00 AM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

Counties Baldwin County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Jones County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Warren County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:57 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2019-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2333 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2019-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2333 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1400 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.4

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 14, 1:00 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 1:00 AM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 10:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1025 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2019

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Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
1025 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

A line of thunderstorms is moving through far north Georgia and
will continue to drop south into the early morning hours. A few of
these storms may be strong to severe with damaging wind gusts,
some hail, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and heavy rain.
Elsewhere across the region, isolated to scattered thunderstorms
will be possible this evening into the overnight hours. A few of
these storms could be strong with gusty winds, frequent cloud-to-ground
lightning and heavy rain.

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

A Heat Advisory is in effect for much of central Georgia Wednesday
afternoon and early evening with heat index values above 105
degrees. High heat and humidity will cause heat stress during
outdoor exertion or extended exposure.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected each day, especially during the
afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could be strong with gusty
winds, heavy rain and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.

.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, Aug 14, 12:26 AM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin31 min
Aug 13, 8:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Union32 min
Aug 13, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade24 min
Aug 13, 8:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa35 min
Aug 13, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray29 min
Aug 13, 8:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Whitfield37 min
Aug 13, 9:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union30 min
Aug 13, 9:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and 2 more32 min
Aug 13, 9:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga30 min
Aug 13, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray29 min
Aug 13, 9:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker34 min
Aug 13, 9:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White46 min
Aug 13, 10:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga29 min
Aug 13, 10:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd33 min
Aug 13, 10:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall24 min
Aug 13, 10:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite30 min
Aug 13, 11:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Jackson30 min
Aug 13, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk30 min
Aug 13, 11:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Hall36 min
Aug 13, 11:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow30 min
Aug 13, 11:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson29 min
Aug 13, 11:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Cobb37 min
Aug 14, 12:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett30 min
Aug 14, 12:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe47 min
Aug 14, 12:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Rockdale49 min
Aug 14, 1:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clarke, Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette and 7 more43 min
Aug 14, 1:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Pike, Upson39 min
Aug 14, 2:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard42 min
Aug 14, 2:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Taliaferro, Wilkes43 min
Aug 14, 3:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Talbot and 2 more54 min
Aug 14, 3:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson66 min
Aug 14, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler59 min
Aug 14, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Sumter45 min
Aug 14, 2:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler24 min
Aug 14, 2:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly33 min
Aug 14, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWebster31 min
Aug 14, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart24 min
Aug 14, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler29 min
Aug 14, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs28 min
Aug 14, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Schley25 min
Aug 14, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly, Macon27 min
Aug 14, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen29 min
Aug 14, 3:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston29 min
Aug 14, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp23 min
Aug 14, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge37 min
Aug 14, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge24 min
Aug 14, 4:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox37 min
Aug 14, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb45 min
Aug 14, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Paulding39 min
Aug 14, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson44 min
Aug 14, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett44 min
Aug 14, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike30 min
Aug 14, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones28 min

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Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2019Every 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.