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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 5, 2020Morgan County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2020, 6:09 PM EDT for Morgan County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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: Aug 5, 2020, 6:09 PM EDT (22:09 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2020, 6:45 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 50

County Morgan County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 104 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: 156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1343 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

222 
WWUS82 KFFC 052209
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
609 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020
 
GAZ049-052245-
Morgan GA-
609 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 609 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was centered near 
Madison...moving north at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny sized hail...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
Madison and Apalachee. 

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 3353 8344 3356 8355 3370 8355 3371 8344
      3366 8337 3362 8336 3361 8335 3360 8335
      3360 8334 3359 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 201DEG 7KT 3358 8351 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPH

$$

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 Aug 5, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 3:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
325 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

.SHORT TERM /Tonight through Thursday Night/...

Seeing fairly widespread convection popping up this afternoon, but
overall density of coverage remains somewhat sparse, and intensity
remains limited for now. Morning sounding showed a bit of a mid-
level cap and shallow lapse rates, but strong heating has not had
much trouble overcoming those limitations this afternoon. Still
likely to see some strong storms and cannot rule out a few isolated
damaging wind gusts. Convection expected to wane through the
overnight hours but atmosphere would support an isolated shower or
brief thunderstorm through most of the overnight period. Looks like
a repeat of this pattern tomorrow as the region remains under weak
southwesterly upper flow pattern with ample moisture and moderate
instability by midday with good surface heating.

20

.LONG TERM /Friday through Wednesday/...

Fairly typical summertime pattern for the extended portion of the
forecast.

An old frontal boundary across south-central/south GA will remain
nearly stationary through the weekend. This boundary may begin
pushing northward early next week, before dissipating. Near normal
temps/humidity for this time of year will lead to the
afternoon/evening development of showers and thunderstorms. The old
frontal boundary may provide for some focus, providing for slightly
higher pops in it's vicinity.

NListemaa

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z Update...

VFR conditions will predominate across the forecast area for the
majority of the forecast period outside of isolated to scattered
convection. Areas of localized MVFR or lower conditions are possible
between 06Z and 14Z, with KAHN, KMCN, KCSG most likely TAF sites to
see some brief impacts. Winds will be mostly south to west 4-8kt
this afternoon, becoming light southeast to east after 00Z then
transition back to south to west 4-8kt after 14Z tomorrow. Scattered
afternoon and evening convection should peak in coverage around 21-
23Z then diminish to isolated at most after 02Z.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...

Medium to high.

20

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          71  89  71  92 /  30  50  40  30
Atlanta         73  88  73  92 /  30  40  30  30
Blairsville     64  81  64  84 /  30  50  40  40
Cartersville    69  88  71  92 /  30  40  30  20
Columbus        73  95  73  96 /  20  30  30  30
Gainesville     71  86  70  90 /  30  50  40  30
Macon           71  94  72  95 /  30  40  30  30
Rome            69  88  69  93 /  30  40  30  20
Peachtree City  70  90  72  92 /  30  40  30  30
Vidalia         73  94  74  94 /  40  50  40  40

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...20
LONG TERM....NListemaa
AVIATION...20

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 10:04 AM EDT, 8 hours 5 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1004 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-061015-
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-
1004 AM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central
Georgia this afternoon and evening, mainly between 3 PM and 9 PM.
A few storms may become strong to briefly severe. Damaging wind
gusts, hail, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall will
be possible with any severe storms that occur.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

Scattered thunderstorms are possible each day from Thursday through
Tuesday, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms
each day could become strong to briefly severe, capable of
producing damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally
heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 5, 4:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
455 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2020

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

0301 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W YOUTH               33.79N  83.87W
08/03/2020                   WALTON             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN IN THE 2000 BLOCK OF GUM CREEK CHURCH RD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2001055

LUSK

Local storm report, Aug 5, 4:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
456 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2020

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

0327 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW CAMPTON           33.88N  83.74W
08/03/2020                   WALTON             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE REPORTED DOWN ALONG FANNIE THOMPSON ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2001056

LUSK

Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
500 PM EDT WED AUG 05 2020

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

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E MONROE              33.80N  83.70W
08/03/2020                   WALTON             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            60+ TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS MAINLY THE WESTERN,
            CENTRAL, AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WALTON COUNTY PER
            EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2001057

LUSK

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:37 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
537 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

GAZ086-052215-
Emanuel GA-
537 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN EMANUEL COUNTY UNTIL
615 PM EDT...

At 537 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was centered near Stillmore,
or 8 miles northwest of Metter...moving northeast 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
Twin City, Stillmore and George L Smith State Park.

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 3252 8215 3248 8218 3243 8219 3239 8222
      3241 8225 3259 8219 3256 8209
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 206DEG 8KT 3245 8219

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:49 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
549 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

GAZ041-042-052215-
Haralson GA-Carroll GA-
549 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARALSON AND
NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

At 549 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was centered 2 miles east of
Bremen, or 8 miles north of Carrollton...moving north 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
Villa Rica, Bremen and Temple.

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 3366 8507 3369 8514 3380 8513 3380 8504
      3374 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 201DEG 7KT 3370 8510

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:09 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
609 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

GAZ049-052245-
Morgan GA-
609 PM EDT Wed Aug 5 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 609 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was centered near
Madison...moving north at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny sized hail...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
Madison and Apalachee.

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 3353 8344 3356 8355 3370 8355 3371 8344
      3366 8337 3362 8336 3361 8335 3360 8335
      3360 8334 3359 8334
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 201DEG 7KT 3358 8351

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 9:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Madison	14 min
Aug 5, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	37 min
Aug 5, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	32 min
Aug 5, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jenkins	9 min
Aug 5, 4:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	21 min
Aug 5, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Warren	37 min
Aug 5, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Candler	38 min
Aug 5, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	26 min
Aug 5, 7:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	25 min

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Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2020 Every 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.