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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 4, 202110 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2021, 11:26 PM EDT for 10 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 49 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
May 4, 2021, 11:26 PM EDT (03:26 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2021, 12:15 AM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
50

Counties Emanuel County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wheeler County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:26 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 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 213 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2021-05-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2021-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -136 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
860 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

335 
WWUS82 KFFC 050326
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1126 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021
 
GAZ061-062-073>076-084>086-097-098-110>113-050415-
Toombs GA-Washington GA-Wheeler GA-Hancock GA-Glascock GA-Telfair GA-
Emanuel GA-Wilkinson GA-Jefferson GA-Baldwin GA-Warren GA-
Treutlen GA-Johnson GA-Montgomery GA-Laurens GA-
1126 PM EDT Tue May 4 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOOMBS...WASHINGTON...WHEELER...
SOUTHERN HANCOCK...GLASCOCK...EASTERN TELFAIR...EMANUEL...
NORTHEASTERN WILKINSON...JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN BALDWIN...SOUTHERN
WARREN...TREUTLEN...JOHNSON...MONTGOMERY AND EASTERN LAURENS COUNTIES
UNTIL 1215 AM EDT...

At 1126 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Beulah to 6 miles south of Oconee to near Lowery
to near Horse Creek Wma...and moving east at 50 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 these storms include
Dublin, Swainsboro, Sandersville, McRae, Lyons, Soperton, Alamo,
Louisville, Mount Vernon, Wrightsville, Sparta, Gibson, Vidalia,
Helena, East Dublin, Wrens, Wadley, Davisboro, Twin City and
Tennille.

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 3254 8203 3252 8215 3235 8225 3217 8218
      3191 8223 3197 8244 3196 8257 3178 8286
      3178 8296 3231 8288 3274 8306 3322 8316
      3339 8255 3335 8255 3331 8234 3323 8223
      3284 8232 3281 8215 3266 8208 3261 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 0326Z 266DEG 41KT 3311 8307 3276 8297 3229 8278 3178
8289

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 8:24 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCHeard, Troup4 hr
May 4, 8:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Talbot, Troup50 min
May 4, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge26 min
May 4, 8:41 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCPolk10 hr
May 4, 8:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCStewart, Webster44 min
May 4, 8:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion50 min
May 4, 8:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding32 min
May 4, 9:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe and 8 more45 min
May 4, 9:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair25 min
May 4, 9:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Lamar and 7 more25 min
May 4, 10:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair29 min
May 4, 10:14 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCChattooga8 hr
May 4, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb, Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston and 5 more29 min
May 4, 10:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Bleckley, Dodge, Jones, Laurens, Telfair and 3 more44 min
May 4, 10:51 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Douglas64 hr
May 4, 11:32 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb7 hr
May 5, 12:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth11 hr
May 5, 12:55 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb10 hr
May 5, 1:45 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCHaralson24 hr
May 5, 2:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton4 hr
May 5, 5:51 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs4 days
May 5, 6:36 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett9 hr
May 5, 6:46 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Heard19 hr
May 5, 11:07 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Paulding18 hr
May 5, 3:08 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCFloyd31 hr
May 5, 6:12 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCCobb, Douglas19 hr

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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.