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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2020, 2:21 PM EDT for Cobb County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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
- Jul 25, 2020, 2:21 PM EDT (18:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2020, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Cobb County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 694 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 993 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
240
WWUS82 KFFC 251821
SPSFFC
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
221 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020
GAZ032-033-043-251845-
North Fulton GA-Douglas GA-Cobb GA-
221 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FULTON...NORTHEASTERN
DOUGLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN COBB COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
At 220 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Mableton, or 7 miles
south of Marietta. This storm was nearly stationary.
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 this storm include
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Smyrna, Powder Springs, Austell,
Lithia Springs, Fair Oaks, Sweetwater Creek State Park, Jim R Miller
Park, Six Flags Over Georgia, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Mableton and
Vinings.
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 3397 8468 3391 8447 3374 8447 3373 8454
3375 8457 3372 8460 3371 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 093DEG 3KT 3384 8455
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 33 min |
| Jul 24, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 37 min |
| Jul 24, 10:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 27 min |
| Jul 25, 12:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 28 min |
| Jul 25, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 25 min |
| Jul 25, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 26 min |
| Jul 25, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 36 min |
| Jul 25, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 31 min |
| Jul 25, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Butts, Jefferson, Jones, Washington | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 24 min |
| Jul 25, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Walton | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton, Paulding | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 24 min |
| Jul 25, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 36 min |
| Jul 25, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Walton | 43 min |
| Jul 25, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe, Spalding | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 26 min |
| Jul 25, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Union | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley | 33 min |
| Jul 25, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 42 min |
| Jul 25, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 26 min |
| Jul 25, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 52 min |
| Jul 25, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Upson | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 27 min |
| Jul 25, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 25 min |
| Jul 25, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 37 min |
| Jul 25, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Union | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 33 min |
| Jul 25, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 24 min |
| Jul 25, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 37 min |
| Jul 25, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Paulding, Polk | 39 min |
| Jul 25, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 36 min |
| Jul 25, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 45 min |
| Jul 25, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 48 min |
| Jul 25, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 31 min |
| Jul 25, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 30 min |
| Jul 25, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot | 36 min |
| Jul 25, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Walker | 51 min |
| Jul 25, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 43 min |
| Jul 25, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 47 min |
| Jul 25, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 43 min |
| Jul 25, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 37 min |
| Jul 25, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 32 min |
| Jul 25, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 7:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 31 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.