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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 23, 2021Forsyth County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 23, 2021, 6:10 PM EDT for Forsyth 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
Jul 23, 2021, 6:10 PM EDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

County Forsyth County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 88 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 2021-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 158 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2021-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
158 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-159 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1211 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

270 
WWUS82 KFFC 232210
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
610 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021
 
GAZ021-022-033-232245-
North Fulton GA-Cherokee GA-Forsyth GA-
610 PM EDT Fri Jul 23 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FULTON...SOUTHEASTERN
CHEROKEE AND SOUTHWESTERN FORSYTH COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 610 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Milton, or 9 miles
southwest of Cumming...moving southwest at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph...pea 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
Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton and Birmingham. 

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 3422 8430 3414 8413 3404 8426 3407 8436
      3418 8441
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 042DEG 8KT 3415 8430 

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 12:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs31 min
Jul 23, 1:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston, Twiggs42 min
Jul 23, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston32 min
Jul 23, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly31 min
Jul 23, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb27 min
Jul 23, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox34 min
Jul 23, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones24 min
Jul 23, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Pike, Upson41 min
Jul 23, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth33 min
Jul 23, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb34 min
Jul 23, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton34 min
Jul 23, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb24 min
Jul 23, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb38 min
Jul 23, 6:22 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton4 hr
Jul 23, 6:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCDeKalb4 hr
Jul 23, 7:01 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCDeKalb96 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.