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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 11, 2021Pickens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2021, 5:03 PM EDT for Pickens County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 11, 2021, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
40

County Pickens County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 11, 5:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 W Nelson, GAA TREE WAS DOWNED ON UPPER BETHANY ROAD NEAR DAMASCUS ROAD.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 115 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1000 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 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
1000 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-72 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

000 
WWUS82 KFFC 112103
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
503 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021
 
GAZ013-021-112130-
Cherokee GA-Pickens GA-
503 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
CHEROKEE AND WESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

At 503 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Talmadge, or near
Jasper...moving northwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning and 
         heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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
Jasper, Nelson, Talking Rock, Tate, Salacoa Valley and Talmadge. 

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 3439 8435 3430 8447 3439 8465 3453 8448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 128DEG 8KT 3439 8447 

MAX HAIL SIZE...
MAX WIND GUST...40MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 8:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray36 min
Aug 11, 8:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhitfield20 min
Aug 11, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker34 min
Aug 11, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker33 min
Aug 11, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb, Rockdale25 min
Aug 11, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson29 min
Aug 11, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson31 min
Aug 11, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDeKalb28 min
Aug 11, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCRockdale25 min
Aug 11, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett27 min
Aug 11, 2:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke24 min
Aug 11, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga29 min
Aug 11, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen27 min
Aug 11, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll32 min
Aug 11, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke25 min
Aug 11, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJackson32 min
Aug 11, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas23 min
Aug 11, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb38 min
Aug 11, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton35 min
Aug 11, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee29 min
Aug 11, 3:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison24 min
Aug 11, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas36 min
Aug 11, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall28 min
Aug 11, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding25 min
Aug 11, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta23 min
Aug 11, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee30 min
Aug 11, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison29 min
Aug 11, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding24 min
Aug 11, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson37 min
Aug 11, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta44 min
Aug 11, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren34 min
Aug 11, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan31 min
Aug 11, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee29 min
Aug 11, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk27 min
Aug 11, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Polk52 min
Aug 11, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow36 min
Aug 11, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cherokee, Pickens48 min
Aug 11, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta31 min
Aug 11, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade27 min
Aug 11, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes35 min
Aug 11, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro26 min
Aug 11, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTroup37 min
Aug 11, 5:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens35 min
Aug 11, 5:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite34 min
Aug 11, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade26 min
Aug 11, 5:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTroup39 min
Aug 11, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp37 min
Aug 11, 6:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer26 min
Aug 11, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker31 min
Aug 11, 6:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer28 min
Aug 11, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion36 min
Aug 11, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock27 min
Aug 11, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin32 min
Aug 11, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren30 min
Aug 11, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin26 min
Aug 11, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion30 min
Aug 11, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga33 min
Aug 11, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs31 min
Aug 11, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston42 min
Aug 11, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee38 min
Aug 11, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin29 min
Aug 11, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston26 min
Aug 11, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.