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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2020, 1:32 PM EDT for Hall County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 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 10, 2020, 1:32 PM EDT (17:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Hall County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:35 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 797 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 10, 7:37 AM EDT, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 7:37 AM EDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 737 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2020 .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 336 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2020/ SHORT TERM /Today through Tuesday/... A stalled out frontal boundary was the initial impetus for convection across North GA but NW flow transitioned the activity quickly across Central GA where activity is finally dying out. Have kept in low end pops for the remainder of the overnight period as we continue to see some activity from time to time across North GA at this hour. Looks to be an active day across the area as a strong shortwave moves through the Tennessee Valley and into North GA at the prime heating hours. Although instability is not all that impressive in the models, complex should be maintained as it progresses through the forecast area. With precipitable water values around 2 inches and aforementioned marginal instability, will go with likely pops for the entire area. Scattered strong and isolated severe storms will be likely with this activity. Focus will shift to Central GA for Tuesday as shortwave energy progresses past the northern portions. Still enough moisture and instability for all areas to warrant at least low end chance pops but 2.10 PW values over Central GA warrants continued high end chance to low end likely values. With light flow and persistent convection , will need to watch for localized flooding. Generally 100 to 105 for heat indices through the short term and focused on Central GA. Enough to make a mention in the HWO but no advisories needed. Deese LONG TERM /Tuesday Night through Sunday/... A somewhat typical summertime pattern will be in store for the long term highly characterized by weak flow aloft and broad weak surface high pressure with an embedded surface trough across the area. The nature of the upper flow will allow for weak short waves to move to the area that would enhance the chances for showers and thunderstorms along with abundant moisture with daytime instability. The shower and thunderstorm chances will favor the afternoon and evening but not necessarily end at night. The abundant moisture across the area will also lead to heat indices in the 100 to 105 range for at least portions of north and central GA through the weekend, with spotty heat indices of 105 to 110 on Wednesday. BDL && .AVIATION... 12Z UPDATE... Lowcigs and fog continues to affect MCN but should be on the wane through daybreak. Increased moisture will allow for BKN cigs to develop later today but remain VFR except in the vicinity of thunderstorms. Another round of TSRA likely for all sites but perhaps a later start as activity begins over far North GA and translates south through the day. Winds to remain on the west side and light at 10 kts or less. //ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE... Medium on TSRA timing. High on remaining elements. Deese && && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 93 72 91 71 / 60 40 40 40 Atlanta 92 73 90 72 / 70 40 40 30 Blairsville 85 67 86 66 / 70 40 40 40 Cartersville 92 71 91 72 / 70 40 30 30 Columbus 96 75 95 73 / 60 50 50 30 Gainesville 89 70 89 71 / 60 40 30 30 Macon 95 73 92 72 / 60 50 50 40 Rome 93 72 92 72 / 70 40 30 30 Peachtree City 93 73 91 72 / 60 40 40 30 Vidalia 94 74 91 73 / 60 50 60 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Deese LONG TERM....BDL AVIATION...Deese
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 4:15 AM EDT, 9 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 415 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-111000- 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- 415 AM EDT Mon Aug 10 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected over north and central Georgia, most so this afternoon into tonight. A few storms will be strong to severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall. Heat indices of 100 to 105 can be expected over central and portions of north Georgia this afternoon. Those outside for prolonged periods should make sure to take precautions from the heat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Tuesday through Sunday. A few storms will be strong to severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall. Heat indices of 100 to 105 can be expected over central and portions of north Georgia through the weekend. Tuesday and Wednesday will be the hottest days with spotty heat indices of 105 to 110. Those outside for prolonged periods should make sure to take precautions from the heat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 10, 9:04 AM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
904 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0920 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW SOCIAL CIRCLE 33.63N 83.73W
08/09/2020 NEWTON GA SOCIAL MEDIA
FOUR TREES WERE DOWNED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SOCIAL
CIRCLE RD AND HWY 11.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC2001079
KMMLocal storm report, Aug 10, 11:38 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1138 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW EAST LAKE 33.75N 84.31W
08/09/2020 DEKALB GA NWS EMPLOYEE
SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED IN THE KIRKWOOD
COMMUNITY OF ATLANTA, JUST NORTH OF MEMORIAL DRIVE.
&&
EVENT NUMBER FFC2001080
DJNSpecial weather statement, Aug 10, 1:07 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
107 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2020
GAZ002-004>008-012-015-101745-
Gilmer GA-Whitfield GA-Union GA-Walker GA-Gordon GA-Murray GA-
Lumpkin GA-Fannin GA-
107 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GILMER...WHITFIELD...UNION...
SOUTHEASTERN WALKER...NORTHERN GORDON...MURRAY...NORTHERN LUMPKIN AND
FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT...
At 107 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Nottely Dam to near Villanow...and moving
southeast at 20 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 these storms include
Dalton, Calhoun, Chatsworth, Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Blairsville, Eton,
East Ellijay, Resaca, Morganton, Suches, Crandall, Jones Mill, Jones
Creek, Pisgah, Mineral Bluff, Villanow, Cherry Log, Stover Creek
Shelter and Hemp.
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 3478 8383 3474 8382 3472 8386 3467 8387
3459 8419 3461 8419 3457 8429 3458 8433
3456 8435 3455 8444 3457 8450 3455 8465
3452 8465 3447 8498 3478 8523 3479 8520
3477 8515 3480 8514 3499 8422 3499 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1707Z 324DEG 18KT 3491 8407 3473 8514
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 10, 1:32 PM EDT, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 25 min |
| Aug 9, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 37 min |
| Aug 9, 8:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren | 17 min |
| Aug 9, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 24 min |
| Aug 9, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Walton | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Walton | 41 min |
| Aug 9, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Coweta, Fayette, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike and 1 more | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 9:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam, Walton | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Putnam | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Spalding | 44 min |
| Aug 9, 10:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 37 min |
| Aug 9, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 11:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 24 min |
| Aug 9, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 11:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Monroe | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 12:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 12:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 12:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 1:43 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 1:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Union, Whitfield | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Chattooga, Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and 1 more | 50 min |
| Aug 10, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Spalding | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and 1 more | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Newton | 51 min |
| Aug 10, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 47 min |
| Aug 10, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Rockdale | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Walton | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pulaski | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry, Rockdale | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Monroe | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Jasper, Newton, Rockdale | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette | 36 min |
| Aug 10, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 4:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Newton, Putnam | 49 min |
| Aug 10, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 29 min |
| Aug 10, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 20 min |
| Aug 10, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington, Wilkinson | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Treutlen | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Emanuel, Houston, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen | 44 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.