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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 30, 2020, 1:46 PM EDT for Chattooga County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 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 30, 2020, 1:46 PM EDT (17:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2020, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Chattooga County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 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 30, 7:36 AM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 7:36 AM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1153 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-011600- 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- 1153 AM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are possible today becoming more widespread this afternoon and into the evening. Some of these storms could become strong to severe with damaging winds, heavy rain and frequent lightning. Heat indices this afternoon will reach into the 100s up to 104 in parts of central Georgia. Be sure to stay hydrated and take frequent breaks if spending extended time outdoors. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon and evening. Gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rain will be possible with any storms that do develop. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 1:36 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
146 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020
GAZ001-002-011-301815-
Chattooga GA-Walker GA-Dade GA-
146 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CHATTOOGA...SOUTHWESTERN
WALKER AND SOUTHWESTERN DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...
At 146 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Sulpher Springs to near Fort Payne to near Yellow
Creek Falls...and moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of these storms include
Lafayette, Summerville, Trion, Lyerly, Menlo, Naomi, Center Post,
Linwood, Cloudland, Berryton and Chattoogaville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
LAT...LON 3473 8555 3471 8519 3444 8537 3429 8543
3429 8546 3472 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 279DEG 19KT 3466 8553 3447 8567 3426 8571
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 27 min |
| Jun 29, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 30 min |
| Jun 29, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 28 min |
| Jun 29, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 27 min |
| Jun 30, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Wilcox | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 29 min |
| Jun 30, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker and 1 more | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Troup | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 32 min |
| Jun 30, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 25 min |
| Jun 30, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 33 min |
| Jun 30, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 32 min |
| Jun 30, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Muscogee, Taylor | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 34 min |
| Jun 30, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart, Webster | 51 min |
| Jun 30, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 42 min |
| Jun 30, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 37 min |
| Jun 30, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 32 min |
| Jun 30, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 28 min |
| Jun 30, 6:52 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 88 min |
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