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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2019, 2:01 PM EDT for Lumpkin County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 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 19, 2019, 2:01 PM EDT (18:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2019, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 50
County Lumpkin County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:04 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, 6.0 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
- 1022 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 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 19, 12:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 12:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1010 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-201000- 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- 1010 AM EDT Mon Aug 19 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 across much of north and central Georgia this afternoon into tonight. Gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall are possible. Heat index values will range between 100 and 105 degrees across portions of north and central Georgia this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected across much of north and central Georgia through the week, mainly in the afternoon and evening. A few storms could be strong to marginally severe with gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of any severe weather or flooding through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 1:24 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
201 PM EDT Mon Aug 19 2019
GAZ015-191830-
Lumpkin GA-
201 PM EDT Mon Aug 19 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LUMPKIN COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM
EDT...
At 201 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Dahlonega. This storm
was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny sized hail...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
Dahlonega, Porter Springs, Nimblewill and Camp Merrill.
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 3463 8390 3447 8395 3449 8408 3455 8418
3465 8409 3466 8407 3464 8406 3464 8404
3467 8402
TIME...MOT...LOC 1801Z 021DEG 1KT 3458 8403
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 19 min |
| Aug 19, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Gordon | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 45 min |
| Aug 19, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 18 min |
| Aug 19, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 18 min |
| Aug 19, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd | 44 min |
| Aug 19, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth, Fulton | 42 min |
| Aug 19, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Lumpkin, Union | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 51 min |
| Aug 19, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 26 min |
| Aug 19, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 16 min |
| Aug 19, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 14 min |
| Aug 19, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 16 min |
| Aug 19, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 15 min |
| Aug 19, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Jackson, Oconee | 40 min |
| Aug 19, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 12 min |
| Aug 19, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Walton | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 7:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 36 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.