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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 5, 2020Carroll County, Georgia

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2020-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 508 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2020-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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 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, Jun 5, 1:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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, Jun 5, 12:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 1:34 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 1:53 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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...40MPH
Special 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...40MPH
Special 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...40MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 10:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, DeKalb, Fulton50 min
Jun 5, 11:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett, Walton32 min
Jun 5, 11:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee, Walton27 min
Jun 5, 12:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee30 min
Jun 5, 12:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes51 min
Jun 5, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCNewton46 min
Jun 5, 1:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Spalding41 min
Jun 5, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren37 min
Jun 5, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones24 min
Jun 5, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPike, Upson29 min
Jun 5, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Heard29 min
Jun 5, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether34 min
Jun 5, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Pike, Spalding41 min
Jun 5, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard26 min
Jun 5, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford, Peach28 min
Jun 5, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard29 min
Jun 5, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee32 min
Jun 5, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup24 min
Jun 5, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley26 min
Jun 5, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee27 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2020Every special weather statement in 2020

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.