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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 29, 2020, 8:02 PM EDT for Hall County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Apr 29, 2020, 8:02 PM EDT (00:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2020, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Hall County, GA
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 29, 2:58 PM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 2:58 PM EDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 258 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2020 .SHORT TERM /Today through Friday/... A cold front is forecast to move across the area tonight. The concern for severe thunderstorms is Not as great. SPC is now indicating a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms across the area this afternoon into the evening with damaging winds the main Hazard. Instability has struggled to increase with the best instability currently over the sw cwa. We are not out of the woods yet and isolated severe storms are still possible. Shower chances remain high this afternoon into tonight along with thunderstorm chances. The Shower and thunderstorm chances are expected to diminish as the night goes on. An upper level trough is forecast to move across the area on Thursday. Overall moisture is limited but you can not rule out the chance for showers, favoring far n GA, and farther south to a lesser degree. Small shower chances will linger over far n GA the first part of Thursday night before ending. The stronger winds across the area this afternoon will diminish tonight but increase again for Thursday. A wind advisory is not expected at this time on Thursday. Forecast low temperatures are expected to be within a few degrees of normal across the area tonight and generally 2-6 degrees below normal Thursday night. Forecast high temperatures are running 7-15 degrees below normal on Thursday. Overall confidence is medium. BDL LONG TERM /Friday Night through Tuesday/... Friday kicks off the start of a dry hot weekend. Temperatures will be seasonable with highs in the low to mid 70s across the area some stiff WNW winds 10-15 mph gusting to 25. Friday night marks the beginning of a wind shift as the flow gradually become more southwesterly. Temperatures begin ramp up on Saturday with highs in the low 80s for most of the area. This warming trend continues into Sunday and Monday as temps could reach the low 90s in central Georgia. A series of embedded shortwaves in the upper level flow mark the passage of a weak cold front on Tuesday. Light precip is possible Monday out ahead of the front as some moisture builds back in. For Tuesday and into Wednesday, precip should be restricted to the northern parts of Georgia in limited quantities with QPF values capped off around half an inch. A few rumbles of thunder are likely as it passes through given continuous high temperatures and moderate instability. Vaughn .AVIATION... 18Z Update... A mixed bag of MVFR/VFR ceilings for this forecast with some potential for brief IFR along with showers and thunderstorms increasing this afternoon and diminishing tonight. Surface winds South 10-15 kts with gusts 20 to 25 kts. Winds becoming West this evening around 10 kts or less. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Low confidence for wind direction to start. Medium confidence for all other elements. BDL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 75 53 66 48 / 90 90 10 5 Atlanta 70 52 64 48 / 90 90 10 10 Blairsville 67 46 58 43 / 90 90 40 20 Cartersville 70 50 64 46 / 90 80 20 10 Columbus 74 53 68 49 / 90 90 5 0 Gainesville 70 52 63 47 / 90 90 20 10 Macon 77 54 69 48 / 80 80 5 5 Rome 70 50 65 46 / 90 70 20 10 Peachtree City 72 51 65 47 / 90 90 10 5 Vidalia 82 59 74 52 / 40 90 20 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...BDL LONG TERM....Vaughn AVIATION...BDL
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 2:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 245 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-301845- 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- 245 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Thunderstorms are expected today as a cold front pushes through the area. A few strong to severe storms are possible. The primary hazard will be damaging winds, though hail and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... Thunderstorms will be possible again on Monday and Tuesday, though the exact timing is still uncertain. .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.
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
802 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2020
GAZ022-023-025-300030-
Hall GA-Jackson GA-Forsyth GA-
802 PM EDT Wed Apr 29 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HALL...NORTHERN JACKSON AND
EASTERN FORSYTH COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...
At 802 PM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorms over Aqualand Park, or 9 miles southwest of
Gainesville...moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...increased chance of a brief tornado.
IMPACT...This storm has exhibited localized rotation. A brief
tornado could quickly form.
Some locations in the path of this storms include
Gainesville, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Lula, Gillsville, Candler,
Aqualand Park and Oscarville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
LAT...LON 3442 8365 3437 8367 3436 8367 3435 8365
3432 8365 3426 8358 3425 8360 3415 8397
3422 8403 3439 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 239DEG 30KT 3421 8396The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 25 min |
| Apr 29, 9:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 11:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 11:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 12:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Wilcox | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 1:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 2:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Wheeler | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 11:21 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 11 hr |
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