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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 14, 2021Washington County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2021, 4:02 PM EDT for Washington County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 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 14, 2021, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
50

County Washington County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 163 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 2021-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1490 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 2021-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -48 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
1490 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1011 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

963 
WWUS82 KFFC 142002
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
402 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
 
GAZ074-142030-
Washington GA-
402 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON
COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 402 PM EDT...an area of strong thunderstorms was centered over 
Sandersville. This storm was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph...pea sized hail...frequent 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
Sandersville, Tennille and Deepstep. 

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 3292 8266 3286 8286 3297 8299 3307 8294
      3310 8282 3302 8272
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 155DEG 4KT 3298 8282 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25IN
MAX WIND GUST...50MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones27 min
Aug 13, 10:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Peach33 min
Aug 14, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe32 min
Aug 14, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren37 min
Aug 14, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren32 min
Aug 14, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWarren23 min
Aug 14, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro25 min
Aug 14, 2:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPeach34 min
Aug 14, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes23 min
Aug 14, 2:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin37 min
Aug 14, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor35 min
Aug 14, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones34 min
Aug 14, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston30 min
Aug 14, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper31 min
Aug 14, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter25 min
Aug 14, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski36 min
Aug 14, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCSumter32 min
Aug 14, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb22 min
Aug 14, 6:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns25 min
Aug 14, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns59 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.