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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2021, 3:08 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 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
- Jul 15, 2021, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2021, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 40
County Emanuel County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 192 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1010 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WWUS82 KFFC 151908
SPSFFC
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
308 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021
GAZ086-152000-
Emanuel GA-
308 PM EDT Thu Jul 15 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN EMANUEL COUNTY UNTIL
400 PM EDT...
At 307 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Canoochee, moving
northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph, up to penny sized hail, frequent
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
Twin City, Garfield, Summertown, Canoochee, Three Points and Modoc.
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 3259 8209 3262 8233 3275 8229 3281 8222
3280 8220 3281 8220 3281 8217 3282 8215
3281 8215 3267 8208
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 123DEG 8KT 3268 8217
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...40MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 23 min |
| Jul 15, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 37 min |
| Jul 15, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 50 min |
| Jul 15, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 47 min |
| Jul 15, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 48 min |
| Jul 15, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Laurens | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dooly, Houston, Sumter | 40 min |
| Jul 15, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski | 41 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.