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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 12, 2021, 9:49 PM EDT for Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 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
- Aug 12, 2021, 9:49 PM EDT (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
County Troup County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:52 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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1721 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1390 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
854
WWUS82 KFFC 130149
SPSFFC
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
949 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021
GAZ066-130230-
Troup GA-
949 PM EDT Thu Aug 12 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF TROUP COUNTY THROUGH
1030 PM EDT...
At 949 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Harrisonville, or 7
miles north of LaGrange...moving northwest at 20 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
LaGrange, West Point, Hogansville, Mountville, Cannonville, Louise,
Harrisonville, Hillcrest, Big Springs, Wares Crossroads, Jones
Crossroads, Baughs Crossroads, Smiths Crossroad and Long Cane.
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 3315 8517 3316 8512 3318 8512 3318 8511
3320 8511 3320 8510 3317 8508 3322 8494
3322 8492 3319 8487 3287 8490 3286 8511
3287 8511 3287 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 118DEG 16KT 3315 8500
MAX HAIL SIZE...
MAX WIND GUST...40MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 9:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 35 min |
| Aug 12, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 30 min |
| Aug 12, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 35 min |
| Aug 12, 10:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 24 min |
| Aug 12, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| Aug 13, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 37 min |
| Aug 13, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 28 min |
| Aug 13, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 26 min |
| Aug 13, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 31 min |
| Aug 13, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 25 min |
| Aug 13, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 33 min |
Nearby
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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.