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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 25, 2020Gordon County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2020, 6:43 PM EDT for Gordon County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 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, 6:43 PM EDT (22:43 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2020, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

County Gordon County, GA

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 134 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 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

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The text

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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 Jul 25, 3:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 3:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 42 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, 6 hours 56 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

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:16 PM EDT, 27 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
616 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020

GAZ084-096>098-109-252245-
Wilkinson GA-Treutlen GA-Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-
616 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILKINSON...WESTERN
TREUTLEN...LAURENS...NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY AND NORTHERN DODGE
COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 616 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Harlow, or near
Dublin...moving west at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 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
Dublin, East Dublin, Dexter, Dudley, Danville, Montrose, Allentown,
Orland, Rockledge, Rowland, Minter, Harlow, Goldsboro, Chappells
Mill, Rebie, Brewton and Nicklesville.

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 3238 8268 3241 8331 3256 8328 3258 8323
      3263 8326 3272 8324 3260 8267 3252 8267
      3252 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 096DEG 23KT 3252 8296

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:17 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
617 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020

GAZ108>110-252300-
Telfair GA-Wilcox GA-Dodge GA-
617 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN TELFAIR...EASTERN WILCOX
AND SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

At 617 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Temperance, or 12
miles southeast of Abbeville...moving west 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 this storm include
Abbeville, Helena, Milan, Rhine, Chauncey, Union, Temperance,
Browning, China Hill, Five Points, Achord and Antioch Church.

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 3179 8304 3180 8308 3181 8309 3181 8310
      3182 8311 3181 8311 3181 8313 3182 8314
      3182 8315 3185 8318 3184 8321 3185 8338
      3191 8339 3211 8331 3211 8291 3178 8302
      3178 8303
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 094DEG 16KT 3188 8314

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:31 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
631 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020

GAZ080-081-094-252315-
Peach GA-Taylor GA-Crawford GA-
631 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN PEACH...NORTHEASTERN
TAYLOR AND SOUTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

At 631 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Lee Pope, or 7 miles
south of Roberta...moving west at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 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
Butler, Roberta, Reynolds, Nakomis, Lee Pope, Horns, Fickling Mill
and Salem.

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 3251 8404 3251 8405 3252 8405 3251 8408
      3255 8431 3271 8421 3269 8420 3270 8420
      3280 8415 3265 8389 3251 8394 3251 8399
      3250 8402
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 112DEG 13KT 3261 8401

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH

Local storm report, Jul 25, 6:32 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
632 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0611 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW KENWOOD            32.51N  84.92W
07/25/2020                   MUSCOGEE           GA   PUBLIC

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN IN THE ROADWAY ON NORTHGATE
            DRIVE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2000972

LREAVES

Local storm report, Jul 25, 6:40 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
640 PM EDT SAT JUL 25 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0621 PM     TSTM WND GST     COLUMBUS                32.52N  84.94W
07/25/2020  M60 MPH          MUSCOGEE           GA   ASOS

            CSG ASOS REPORTED A 52KT WIND GUST AT AT 6:21 PM.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2000973

LREAVES

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:43 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
643 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020

GAZ004-005-012-013-020-252330-
Whitfield GA-Gordon GA-Bartow GA-Pickens GA-Murray GA-
643 PM EDT Sat Jul 25 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WHITFIELD...EASTERN
GORDON...NORTHEASTERN BARTOW...NORTHWESTERN PICKENS AND SOUTHWESTERN
MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

At 643 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Ranger, or 12 miles
east of Calhoun...moving south at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 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
Calhoun, Resaca, Fairmount, Ranger, Carters, Sonoraville, Pine Log,
Oakman, Redbud, Funkhouser, Nickelsville and Audubon.

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 3461 8465 3455 8465 3455 8462 3428 8468
      3462 8502 3469 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 012DEG 6KT 3453 8474

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH

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, 5:21 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, 6:47 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.