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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 24, 2020Wilcox County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 24, 2020, 7:40 PM EDT for Wilcox County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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 24, 2020, 7:40 PM EDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Aug 24, 2020, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

County Wilcox County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 191 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: 552 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 938 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 3.1

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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 Aug 24, 3:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 24, 3:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 24, 4:20 AM EDT, 15 hours 20 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
420 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-251000-
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-
420 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia
this afternoon into tonight. A few storms could be strong with gusty
winds and frequent lightning. Locally heavy rainfall can also be
expected that could lead to flooding concerns.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected on Tuesday.
A few storms could be strong with gusty winds and frequent lightning.
Locally heavy rainfall can also be expected that could lead to
flooding concerns.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Wednesday and Thursday and
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Friday through
Sunday. A few storms could be strong to severe with strong to damaging
winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 24, 3:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
345 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020

GAZ072-073-083-084-242030-
Wilkinson GA-Baldwin GA-Jones GA-Twiggs GA-
345 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WILKINSON...SOUTHWESTERN
BALDWIN...SOUTHEASTERN JONES AND NORTHERN TWIGGS COUNTIES UNTIL 430
PM EDT...

At 344 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over McIntyre, or over
Irwinton...moving northwest at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
           in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Milledgeville, Irwinton, Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre, Toomsboro,
Midway-Hardwick, Coopers, Allenwood, Mountain Springs, Pancras,
Greenberry Crossroads, Scottsboro and Hardwick.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3282 8305 3272 8323 3292 8352 3312 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 144DEG 11KT 3284 8320

Special weather statement, Aug 24, 6:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
622 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020

GAZ061-073-242245-
Baldwin GA-Hancock GA-
622 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN BALDWIN AND
SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 620 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Hebron, or 9 miles
southeast of Milledgeville...moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
           in poor drainage areas. Creeks and rivers may rapidly
           rise. Radar estimates that 2-3" of rain has already
           fallen in this area.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Beulah, Underwood and Devereux.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3308 8303 3308 8305 3306 8304 3303 8307
      3299 8305 3297 8306 3297 8307 3295 8307
      3298 8312 3301 8313 3301 8315 3300 8315
      3300 8317 3325 8317 3322 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 206DEG 11KT 3302 8307

Special weather statement, Aug 24, 7:40 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
740 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020

GAZ108-109-250030-
Wilcox GA-Dodge GA-
740 PM EDT Mon Aug 24 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WILCOX AND SOUTHERN
DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

At 739 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Arp, or 8 miles
northwest of Fitzgerald...moving north 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 this storm include
Abbeville, Rochelle, Rhine, Pitts, Browning, Double Run, Antioch
Church, Owensboro and Seville.

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 3185 8339 3185 8357 3199 8361 3200 8316
      3193 8316 3190 8321 3187 8318 3185 8318
      3184 8323
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 173DEG 18KT 3177 8339

WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 24, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Wilkinson	45 min
Aug 24, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	23 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.