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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 5, 2020, 2:15 PM EDT for Carroll 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
- Jun 5, 2020, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2020, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
County Carroll County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:18 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 43 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
- 508 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 819 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jun 5, 1:44 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 1:44 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 113 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-061715- 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- 113 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop across the forecast area today into tonight. An isolated strong to severe storm cannot be ruled out. Lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds will be possible with any storms which do form. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Thunderstorms are expected each day through Thursday. Frequent lightning, heavy rain, and gusty winds will be the primary hazards with any storms which do form. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 5, 12:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
153 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020
GAZ062-051830-
Warren GA-
153 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WARREN COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
At 153 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Camak, or near
Warrenton...moving east at 20 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 this storm include
Warrenton, Norwood, Camak, Reese and Mesena.
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 3329 8241 3336 8276 3353 8273 3354 8272
3353 8262 3346 8259 3341 8255 3335 8255
3336 8253 3334 8250 3334 8245 3333 8242
3332 8241 3331 8239
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 275DEG 19KT 3345 8267
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 5, 2:06 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
206 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020
GAZ059-071-072-051830-
Monroe GA-Jones GA-Jasper GA-
206 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MONROE...
NORTHWESTERN JONES AND SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...
At 206 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Juliette, or 12 miles
southwest of Monticello...moving east at 10 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 this storm include
Wayside, Hillsboro, Dames Ferry, McElheneys Crossroads, Berner, Round
Oak, Juliette, Adgateville, Plant Scherer and Jarrell Plantation.
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 3307 8388 3320 8384 3318 8382 3319 8381
3321 8383 3324 8382 3325 8382 3324 8354
3317 8355 3317 8354 3297 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1806Z 281DEG 10KT 3315 8378
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 5, 2:15 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
215 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020
GAZ042-053-051845-
Coweta GA-Carroll GA-
215 PM EDT Fri Jun 5 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN COWETA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
At 215 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Carrollton...moving
southeast at 15 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 this storm include
Carrollton, Whitesburg, Dunaway Gardens, Clem, Plant Yates, Byers
Crossroads, Abilene, Lowell, Arnco-Sargent, Roscoe, Handy and Seaton
Lake.
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 3367 8504 3360 8491 3357 8490 3357 8485
3356 8482 3354 8483 3353 8482 3351 8482
3351 8475 3331 8494 3336 8499 3342 8501
3343 8506 3353 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 309DEG 14KT 3356 8504
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 10:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 50 min |
| Jun 5, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 11:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Walton | 27 min |
| Jun 5, 12:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 30 min |
| Jun 5, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 51 min |
| Jun 5, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 37 min |
| Jun 5, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike, Upson | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 41 min |
| Jun 5, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 28 min |
| Jun 5, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 29 min |
| Jun 5, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 32 min |
| Jun 5, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 24 min |
| Jun 5, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 26 min |
| Jun 5, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 27 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.