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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 12, 2021Glascock County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2021, 4:40 PM EDT for Glascock County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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
Jun 12, 2021, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
50

County Glascock County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 175 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 886 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
886 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
658 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

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WWUS82 KFFC 122040
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
440 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021
 
GAZ061-074>076-122115-
Jefferson GA-Washington GA-Hancock GA-Glascock GA-
440 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JEFFERSON...NORTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON...EASTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN GLASCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL
515 PM EDT...

At 439 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was centered near Grange, or 9 
miles northwest of Louisville. Other strong storms were located in 
eastern Hancock County and Glascock County. The storms were moving 
south at 25 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 this storm include
Louisville, Gibson, Wadley, Davisboro, Bartow, Avera, Mitchell, Edge
Hill, Edgehill, Hamburg State Park, Shoals, Downs, Grange, Stapletons
Crossroads, Moxley and Agricola.

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 3284 8244 3289 8254 3309 8271 3318 8284
      3329 8289 3329 8278 3327 8278 3326 8276
      3326 8274 3327 8271 3323 8265 3323 8254
      3310 8248 3291 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 341DEG 22KT 3308 8254 

WIND...50MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 9:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin27 min
Jun 11, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin31 min
Jun 11, 10:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray27 min
Jun 11, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer32 min
Jun 11, 10:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer35 min
Jun 12, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding31 min
Jun 12, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas35 min
Jun 12, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette29 min
Jun 12, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette29 min
Jun 12, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMcDuffie35 min
Jun 12, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd, Polk34 min
Jun 12, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Polk40 min
Jun 12, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison31 min
Jun 12, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris26 min
Jun 12, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson24 min
Jun 12, 3:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Polk38 min
Jun 12, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Hancock, Warren49 min
Jun 12, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski32 min
Jun 12, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro31 min
Jun 12, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe25 min
Jun 12, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson33 min
Jun 12, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot33 min
Jun 12, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge37 min
Jun 12, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Jefferson35 min
Jun 12, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk29 min
Jun 12, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot25 min
Jun 12, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe33 min
Jun 12, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair30 min
Jun 12, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford25 min
Jun 12, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Muscogee34 min
Jun 12, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington33 min
Jun 12, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon24 min
Jun 12, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington30 min
Jun 12, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon29 min
Jun 12, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb27 min
Jun 12, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox32 min
Jun 12, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel28 min
Jun 12, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler27 min
Jun 12, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly37 min
Jun 12, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs31 min
Jun 12, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilcox38 min
Jun 12, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen29 min
Jun 12, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens27 min
Jun 12, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox24 min
Jun 12, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp34 min
Jun 12, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens, Treutlen22 min
Jun 12, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Wilcox36 min
Jun 12, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs32 min
Jun 12, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge25 min
Jun 12, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin33 min
Jun 12, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens34 min
Jun 12, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper27 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.