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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2020, 5:21 PM EDT for Whitfield 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, 5:21 PM EDT (21:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2020, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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.
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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 Jul 25, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 301 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020 .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Sunday Night/... Still trapped in stagnant pattern with only subtle changes next 36 hours. Slight weakness in upper ridge to continue to weaken slightly as ridge over the SW CONUS and western Atlantic build. Flow aloft should become light SEly but plenty of moisture so diurnal convection with 40-60 PoPs Sunday afternoon certainly reasonable. Only had to drop PoPs overnight but most blends doing OK on placement. SNELSON .LONG TERM /Monday through Saturday/... High pressure and weak steering aloft will continue to drive the afternoon convective pattern similar to the one we have seen for the better part of a month now. An upper level trough will bring a cold front down to the Tennessee river valley on Tuesday before stalling and being pulled off to the east along with the associated upper level low. This stationary front will increase the chance for pops across northern Georgia until Wednesday. Thunderstorms remain in the forecast as high pressure returns to the gulf pushing ample amounts of moisture into our area beginning Wednesday and running into the weekend. Temperatures should be moderated beginning this week thanks to increased rain chances. Highs in the low to mid 90s on Monday will gradually fall to the mid to upper 80s across the CWA which is around 5 degrees cooler than our climatological average temperatures for July. Most of the models are indicating an increase it tropical activity toward the end of the long term. While the European brings a system into Gulf, the GFS brings a powerful storm toward the southeastern coast. While there is still too much disagreement among the models to make any real predictions, we'll be keeping a careful eye on the tropics over the next several days. Vaughn && .AVIATION... 18Z Update... SHRA/TSRA firing up a little earlier than last few days. Adjusted TAFs in ATL metro and KAHN to show this. Winds will be light E to SE except near TSRA outflows. Very similar pattern and timing of clouds and SHRA/TSRA Sunday. Not much chance of MVFR fog/stratus Sunday morning but possible at KMCN. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium confidence on TSRA timing and MVFR fog/stratus. High confidence on all other elements. SNELSON && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 69 90 71 93 / 40 40 30 30 Atlanta 71 89 72 91 / 40 50 30 40 Blairsville 64 82 65 84 / 50 60 40 60 Cartersville 70 91 71 91 / 40 50 40 50 Columbus 71 93 73 94 / 40 40 20 50 Gainesville 68 89 70 90 / 40 50 30 40 Macon 71 92 72 93 / 40 30 20 40 Rome 70 92 71 92 / 40 50 30 50 Peachtree City 69 91 71 92 / 40 50 30 40 Vidalia 72 92 74 94 / 40 40 20 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...SNELSON LONG TERM....Vaughn AVIATION...SNELSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 11:47 AM EDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1147 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-261600- 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- 1147 AM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop over north and central Georgia this afternoon into the evening. A few storms could be strong with damaging winds, hail, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... Scattered thunderstorms are expected across the area. A few storms may be strong to severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning, hail, and locally heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 25, 5:06 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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</html>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, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 24 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, 5:23 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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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.