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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2019, 5:45 PM EDT for Jackson County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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, 5:45 PM EDT (21:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2019, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Jackson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 126 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
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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 Aug 19, 2:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 2:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 238 PM EDT Mon Aug 19 2019 .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Tuesday Night/... Weak upper level trough over the area will support higher precipitation coverage through the short term. The trough has allowed deeper moisture to advect into the area, contributing to a moist and unsettled airmass over the state. A surface low nearby will traverse the state through Tuesday, triggering greater diurnally- driven storm development each afternoon and evening. Forecast continues to show areas of likely pops each afternoon, with good chance pops elsewhere. Widespread severe weather is not a concern through the short term, although it is still possible for a few storms to become strong to marginally severe. The main concerns are gusty winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall. Increased cloudiness and storm coverage will result in slightly cooler high temperatures on Tuesday. Expect most areas to reach only the upper 80s to low 90s, with Heat Index values under 100. 31 .LONG TERM /Wednesday through Monday/... Only tweaks to the long term based on the latest guidance. BDL PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... Diurnally driven scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be the norm in the extended periods of the forecast. The area will remain situated in the weak upper trough between the ridge over the Plains and western Atlantic ridge. Moisture continues to slowly increase across the area through the end of the week which will will provide a boost each afternoon for convective development. By the end of the week, the models are showing a cold front pushing south out of the great lake state Thursday and into North GA Friday. The models show this frontal boundary stalling across the southeastern U.S. and keeping rain chances across the region through the end of the forecast period. Another weaker wave also pushes northeast out of the western gulf which will also keep precip chances going through day 7. As for now, will continue with scattered to numerous convection each day. Temperatures, while tempered somewhat by increased convection, will remain above normal through the week. The increased moisture will also keep afternoon heat index values from the upper 90s to low 100s. 01 && .AVIATION... 18Z Update... Expect better precipitation coverage today, and have indicated TEMPO TSRA for all TAF sites generally 20-00Z. MVFR-VFR cigs will continue, with some improvement this evening with diminishing precip before degrading overnight. IFR cigs and IFR-MVFR visibilities will move northwestward into the area from the south, with IFR cigs expected at KCSG, KMCN, and AHN. The Atlanta-area sites could see FEW-SCT low MVFR, but lowest cigs are expected to stay south of the KATL airport at this time. Will be dependent on rain today. Winds will be east, with a shift to the west possible after 00z Wednesday. Speeds under 8kt except near convection. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium on all elements. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 71 89 70 90 / 40 60 50 40 Atlanta 73 89 72 90 / 40 50 40 40 Blairsville 65 85 65 87 / 30 50 40 40 Cartersville 71 92 71 92 / 30 40 30 40 Columbus 74 90 72 92 / 50 50 30 40 Gainesville 71 89 71 90 / 30 50 40 40 Macon 72 88 71 91 / 50 60 40 40 Rome 71 93 72 93 / 20 30 30 40 Peachtree City 71 91 71 92 / 40 50 40 40 Vidalia 72 89 72 92 / 60 50 40 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...31 LONG TERM....BDL AVIATION...31
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 10:10 AM EDT, 7 hours 35 minutes before
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.
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Local storm report, Aug 19, 5:17 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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</html>The 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, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 29 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, 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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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.