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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 19, 2020, 1:32 PM EDT for Dade County, Walker 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 19, 2020, 1:32 PM EDT (17:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 19, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
Counties Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:32 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 177 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
- 691 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -94 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1065 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 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 Aug 19, 7:49 AM EDT, 5 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 7:49 AM EDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1224 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-201630- 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- 1224 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast this afternoon and evening across north and central Georgia. Some thunderstorms may linger overnight. A few storms could be strong with an isolated severe storm possible. The main threats will be locally heavy rainfall, strong to damaging winds, and cloud-to-ground lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... Numerous thunderstorms are expected Thursday through Saturday across much of the forecast area. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast Sunday through Tuesday. A few storms could be strong to severe each day, with strong to damaging winds, frequent lightning, small hail, and locally heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 19, 7:44 AM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1255 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2020
GAZ001-002-011-191730-
Chattooga GA-Walker GA-Dade GA-
1255 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CHATTOOGA...WESTERN
WALKER AND DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT...
At 1254 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Stephensville to near Sulpher Springs...and
moving south at 5 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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
Trenton, Stephensville, Rising Fawn, New England, Morganville,
Hooker, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Cooper Heights, Cole City and
Wildwood.
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 3498 8538 3454 8535 3458 8553 3486 8559
3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1654Z 339DEG 4KT 3492 8559 3465 8554
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 19, 1:32 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
132 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2020
GAZ001-002-011-191800-
Chattooga GA-Walker GA-Dade GA-
132 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CHATTOOGA...WALKER
AND DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT...
At 132 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Morganville to near Sulpher Springs...and moving east
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 these storms include
Lafayette, Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga, Trion, Lookout
Mountain, Center Post, Rising Fawn, Noble, Wildwood, Fairview,
Linwood, Cloudland, Chattanooga Valley, New England, Morganville,
Hooker, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Cooper Heights and Rock Spring.
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 3486 8526 3485 8523 3451 8530 3450 8551
3476 8556 3498 8553 3498 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 282DEG 10KT 3495 8545 3467 8551
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 52 min |
| Aug 18, 9:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Sumter | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 7:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 12:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 2:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dade | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 38 min |
| Aug 19, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Whitfield | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 35 min |
| Aug 19, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 36 min |
| Aug 19, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 33 min |
| Aug 19, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 37 min |
| Aug 19, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 27 min |
| Aug 19, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 23 min |
| Aug 19, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 32 min |
| Aug 19, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 30 min |
| Aug 19, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 28 min |
| Aug 19, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 32 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.