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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 23, 2020Toombs County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 23, 2020, 1:41 PM EDT for Toombs County, Georgia. It was in force for 19 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Apr 23, 2020, 1:41 PM EDT (17:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 50

County Toombs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 200 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1362 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 225 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 23, 1:29 PM EDT, 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 1:29 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 11:00 AM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1100 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-241500-
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 Thu Apr 23 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and
early evening over central Georgia and possible over portions of
north Georgia. Primary threats will be tornadoes, damaging winds,
and isolated flash flooding, with the highest threat for tornadoes
over central Georgia.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

There is a threat for isolated strong to severe thunderstorms on
Saturday for north Georgia, though coverage is expected to be low.

Thunderstorms will be possible again on Wednesday.

.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.  Please relay any information about observed severe
weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC
guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 10:46 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1046 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

GAZ096-097-104>109-231530-
Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Sumter GA-Wilcox GA-Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-
Dodge GA-Pulaski GA-
1046 AM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CRISP...SOUTHEASTERN DOOLY...
SOUTHEASTERN SUMTER...WILCOX...SOUTHERN LAURENS...SOUTHERN
BLECKLEY...DODGE AND PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EDT...

At 1045 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Empire to near Cordele...and moving east at 50 mph.

  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 these storms include
Cordele, Cochran, Eastman, Hawkinsville, Vienna, Abbeville, Chester,
Rochelle, Arabi, Cadwell, Pineview, Rhine, Chauncey, Pitts, Rentz,
Cobb, Union, Plainfield, Mobley Crossing and Mock Springs.

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 3185 8394 3191 8392 3192 8408 3243 8340
      3241 8270 3229 8275 3213 8293 3215 8293
      3214 8295 3190 8321 3188 8319 3184 8323
      3185 8361 3180 8361 3180 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 1445Z 259DEG 45KT 3235 8331 3198 8383

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 12:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1200 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

GAZ110>113-231645-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Montgomery GA-
1200 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOOMBS...WHEELER...TELFAIR AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT...

At 1159 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Alamo to near Jacksonville...and moving east at
40 mph.

  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 these storms include
McRae, Lyons, Alamo, Mount Vernon, Vidalia, Helena, Lumber City,
Glenwood, Uvalda, Ailey, Scotland, Higgston, Santa Claus, Alston,
Jacksonville, Towns, Ohoopee, Horse Creek Wma, New Branch and Spring
Hill.

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 8309 3223 8282 3226 8278 3224 8221
      3216 8218 3191 8223 3194 8228 3193 8232
      3196 8238 3197 8248 3196 8250 3195 8248
      3195 8249 3196 8252 3196 8255 3192 8263
      3192 8268 3178 8287 3179 8298 3178 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1559Z 268DEG 35KT 3219 8274 3184 8302

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 12:45 PM EDT, 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1245 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

GAZ111>113-231715-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
1245 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOOMBS...SOUTHEASTERN WHEELER AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT...

At 1244 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was extending from
Ponderosa to Cedar Crossing...and moving east at 40 mph.

  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 these storms include
Lyons, Mount Vernon, Vidalia, Uvalda, Ailey, Higgston, Santa Claus,
Alston, Center, Toombs Central, Ohoopee, New Branch, Ponderosa,
McNatt Falls, South Thompson, English Eddy, Rock Springs, Cedar
Crossing, Johnson Corner and Charlotteville.

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 3194 8228 3193 8230 3195 8231 3193 8232
      3194 8238 3196 8238 3196 8240 3195 8240
      3197 8243 3197 8250 3196 8248 3195 8249
      3196 8253 3196 8257 3192 8263 3225 8257
      3224 8221 3216 8218 3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1644Z 262DEG 37KT 3219 8225 3200 8243

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 1:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
141 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

GAZ113-231800-
Toombs GA-
141 PM EDT Thu Apr 23 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TOOMBS COUNTY UNTIL
200 PM EDT...

At 141 PM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm near Ponderosa, or near Lyons...moving northeast
at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and increased chance of a brief
           tornado.

  IMPACT...While winds should result in minor damage to tree limbs
           and blowing around of light...unsecured objects...this
           storm has also exhibited localized rotation. A brief
           tornado could quickly form.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Toombs
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

LAT...LON 3220 8224 3222 8228 3230 8223 3227 8222
      3226 8222 3224 8221 3222 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 224DEG 16KT 3224 8223

WIND...50MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 8:24 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Telfair, Wheeler	53 hr
Apr 23, 10:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Wilcox	44 min
Apr 23, 11:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dodge, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair and 3 more	42 min
Apr 23, 12:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler	45 min
Apr 23, 12:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs	30 min
Apr 23, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	24 min
Apr 23, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Jasper	35 min
Apr 23, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Putnam, Taliaferro	47 min
Apr 23, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	25 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.