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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2019, 2:15 PM EDT for Dooly County, Sumter County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 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, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
Counties Dooly County, GA, Sumter County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -296 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1328 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 14, 10:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 10:52 AM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1100 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-151000- 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- 1100 AM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening, mainly over areas south of I-20. A few strong to marginally severe storms are possible with strong winds, frequent lightning and very heavy rain. A Heat Advisory is in effect for much of central and a portion of north Georgia this afternoon into early this evening, generally along and south of a line from Franklin to Conyers and Lexington. Heat index values will range between 105 and 109 degrees. High heat and humidity will cause heat stress during outdoor exertion or extended exposure. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... Afternoon and evening thunderstorms will be confined to areas south and east of Macon Thursday and Friday, but chances will increase across the state beginning Saturday. Some 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
Local storm report, Aug 14, 10:39 AM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1039 AM EDT WED AUG 14 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM LIGHTNING 1 W RINGGOLD 34.91N 85.14W
08/13/2019 CATOOSA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMA REPORTED AN APARTMENT FIRE DUE TO LIGHTNING ALONG
TENNANT LANE, IN RINGGOLD. TIME ESTIMATED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1900643
DJNLocal storm report, Aug 14, 11:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1130 AM EDT WED AUG 14 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE DALTON 34.81N 84.96W
08/13/2019 WHITFIELD GA 911 CALL CENTER
LARGE TREE ACROSS BOTH LANES OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN GA-71
AND WESTWOOD CIRCLE
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1900644
KMMLocal storm report, Aug 14, 11:49 AM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1149 AM EDT WED AUG 14 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE ROCKY FACE 34.84N 84.99W
08/13/2019 WHITFIELD GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE IN ONE LANE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF POPLAR
SPRINGS RD AND HAIG MILL RD, IN THE CURVE GOING TOWARD
CROW VALLEY RD
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1900645
KMMLocal storm report, Aug 14, 11:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1158 AM EDT WED AUG 14 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ENE ROCKY FACE 34.82N 84.97W
08/13/2019 WHITFIELD GA 911 CALL CENTER
TREE IN ROADWAY NEAR THE CROSS-STREETS OF LUKE POWELL
RD NW AND CAPRICE RD
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC1900646
KMMSpecial weather statement, Aug 14, 1:46 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
146 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019
GAZ110>113-141845-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Montgomery GA-
146 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOOMBS...WHEELER...TELFAIR AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
At 145 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Lumber City, or 7
miles northwest of Hazlehurst. This storm was nearly stationary.
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
McRae, Lyons, Alamo, Mount Vernon, Vidalia, Helena, Lumber City,
Glenwood, Milan, Uvalda, Ailey, Scotland, Higgston, Santa Claus,
Alston, Jacksonville, Tarrytown, Towns, Ohoopee and Horse Creek Wma.
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 3181 8314 3189 8320 3214 8295 3215 8293
3213 8293 3219 8288 3231 8272 3229 8267
3235 8241 3229 8235 3232 8223 3217 8218
3191 8223 3197 8244 3196 8250 3195 8249
3196 8257 3192 8268 3178 8286 3178 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1745Z 233DEG 1KT 3197 8266
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 14, 2:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
215 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019
GAZ104>106-141900-
Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Sumter GA-
215 PM EDT Wed Aug 14 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CRISP...WESTERN
DOOLY AND SUMTER COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
At 215 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Methvins, or 9 miles
east of Americus. This storm was nearly stationary.
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
Americus, Vienna, Byromville, Leslie, Lilly, De Soto, Dooling, Lamar,
Richwood, New Era, Flint River Wma, Huntington, Pennington, Drayton,
Maddox and Methvins.
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 3212 8435 3219 8408 3217 8403 3221 8401
3225 8383 3204 8371 3192 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 343DEG 4KT 3210 8407
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Union | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 35 min |
| Aug 13, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 9:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and 2 more | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 9:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 11:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall | 36 min |
| Aug 13, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 29 min |
| Aug 13, 11:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 12:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 12:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Rockdale | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Clayton, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette and 7 more | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 1:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Upson | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 2:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 2:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 2:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Taliaferro, Warren | 63 min |
| Aug 14, 3:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike, Talbot and 2 more | 54 min |
| Aug 14, 3:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Talbot, Upson | 66 min |
| Aug 14, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 24 min |
| Aug 14, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 24 min |
| Aug 14, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley | 25 min |
| Aug 14, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 23 min |
| Aug 14, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 24 min |
| Aug 14, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Paulding | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 28 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.