Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
256 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...06Z Aviation Area Forecast Discussion...

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 1101 PM EDT Mon Aug 16 2021/

UPDATE...

Tropical Storm Fred is continuing to move inland across the
Florida panhandle/southeastern Alabama towards the local forecast
area. Through the overnight hours, Fred is still expected to
weaken to a tropical depression. Across the CWA, light showers
have overspread much of the area out ahead of Fred, with rainbands
moving into southwestern portions of the area. The wind advisory
was extended further north and east with the most recent update
and still remains in effect through Tuesday evening. The Flash
Flood Watch remain in effect through Wednesday morning with little
to no changes to the afternoon forecast.

Reaves

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 749 PM EDT Mon Aug 16 2021/

.Updated for 00Z Aviation Discussion...

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 314 PM EDT Mon Aug 16 2021/

SHORT TERM /Tonight through Tuesday Night/...
Tropical Storm Fred continues to move towards the CWA this afternoon
with outer convective rain bands moving into FL with heavy rainfall
and gusty winds. With a more easterly track Fred is still progged to
move on shore this afternoon/evening and then track northward
into the CWA.

As mentioned in todays earlier update, starting this evening
through tomorrow night, QPF amounts of 2-5" will be possible
across north and northeastern GA. Of course locally heavier
amounts under stronger rain bands will be possible. In
collaboration with WPC and neighboring offices a Flash Flood watch
has been issued and covers much of GA starting late tonight and
expiring Wednesday morning. Also, wind gusts up to 45 mph mainly
along a line from Sumter county north towards Jasper county will
be possible. As a result a wind advisory continues to be warranted
and is in effect from midnight tonight to tomorrow afternoon. The
caveat with the windy advisory is that there is a chance that
western GA does not meet wind advisory criteria right away or even
at all, but we have included these counties to take into account
any wobble in the track associated with Fred. Although Fred will
enter the CWA this evening/overnight limiting the initial
instability and shear by tomorrow afternoon, when peak heating
occurs, destabilization will support some severe storms and even
an isolated tornado across our very far NE zones.

Tomorrow night Fred will quickly begin to dissipate and move
northeast of the CWA as impacts do the same. However, locally
heavy rainfall will still be an issue for areas across far
northern GA until late tomorrow night.

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LONG TERM /Wednesday through Monday/...
Quiet long term portion of the forecast compared to the short term.

High pressure will remain centered along the SE coast through
Thursday. The top of the ridge gets flattened a bit on Friday as a
shortwave trough moves through the flow. After the shortwave trough
passes, high pressure will build across the Gulf Coast states and
remain in place through the remainder of the forecast period. A few
pieces of mid level energy may impact the CWA during this time as
they round the northern periphery of the high center. Quiet surface
patter as weak high pressure will dominate.

NListemaa

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.AVIATION...
06Z Update...
Outer bands of Fred are moving into the metro TAF sites tonight
and conditions will continue to deteriorate as the storm moves
closer. Center Fred will move by in the late morning to early
afternoon, bringing gusty winds up to 20-25 kts with winds
shifting from E to more S to SW. Heavy rain possible until
passage with vsby likely MVFR to occasionally IFR, then more
spotty rain chances. Cigs may take some time to improve even after
passage, but expected to be SCT by tonight.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...
Medium confidence on timing of cigs going SCT tonight, otherwise
high confidence all other elements.

Lusk

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          80  71  88  72 / 100  70  70  30
Atlanta         78  71  88  72 / 100  60  50  30
Blairsville     74  66  83  66 / 100  80  70  40
Cartersville    79  70  89  71 / 100  60  50  30
Columbus        82  72  90  73 / 100  40  50  20
Gainesville     77  70  87  72 / 100  70  70  40
Macon           85  72  91  73 / 100  40  60  20
Rome            79  71  90  72 /  90  60  50  30
Peachtree City  79  70  89  71 / 100  60  50  20
Vidalia         88  74  91  75 /  90  40  70  20

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.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Advisory until 5 PM EDT this afternoon for the following
zones: Bibb...Butts...Chattahoochee...Clarke...Clayton...
Coweta...Crawford...Crisp...Dooly...Fayette...Greene...Harris...
Henry...Houston...Jasper...Jones...Lamar...Macon...Madison...
Marion...Meriwether...Monroe...Morgan...Muscogee...Newton...
Oconee...Oglethorpe...Peach...Pike...Putnam...Rockdale...
Schley...Spalding...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taylor...Troup...
Upson...Walton...Webster.

Flash Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for the following
zones: Banks...Barrow...Bartow...Bibb...Butts...Carroll...
Catoosa...Chattahoochee...Chattooga...Cherokee...Clarke...
Clayton...Cobb...Coweta...Crawford...Dade...Dawson...DeKalb...
Douglas...Fannin...Fayette...Floyd...Forsyth...Gilmer...Gordon...
Greene...Gwinnett...Hall...Haralson...Harris...Heard...Henry...
Jackson...Jasper...Jones...Lamar...Lumpkin...Macon...Madison...
Marion...Meriwether...Monroe...Morgan...Murray...Muscogee...
Newton...North Fulton...Oconee...Oglethorpe...Paulding...Peach...
Pickens...Pike...Polk...Putnam...Rockdale...Schley...South
Fulton...Spalding...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taylor...Towns...
Troup...Union...Upson...Walker...Walton...Webster...White...
Whitfield.

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SHORT TERM...28
LONG TERM....NListemaa
AVIATION...Lusk

Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
940 PM EDT Mon Aug 16 2021

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Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
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940 PM EDT Mon Aug 16 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect late tonight through Tuesday night
for much of the area. A Wind Advisory is in effect for parts of
central Georgia after midnight tonight through Tuesday afternoon.

Numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue to overspread the
area this evening as Tropical Storm Fred moves north northeast out
of the panhandle of Florida. Locally heavy rain and gusty winds to
40 MPH will be the primary threats with storms through this evening.

Heavier rain and stronger winds will accompany the remains of Fred
later tonight as the system moves into west central Georgia. The
potential for flooding or flash flooding will increase, especially
toward daybreak. In addition, the gusty winds could bring down a few
trees.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

Heavy rainfall and gusty winds associated with the remnants of Fred
will affect the area through Tuesday evening. An increased risk of
flooding, especially creeks and small streams, can be expected. In
addition, a brief tornado will also be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to
submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta. Please relay any information about observed
impact weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC
guidelines.

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1253 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

GAZ090-170500-
Chattahoochee GA-
1253 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY THROUGH 100 AM EDT...

At 1252 AM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong storm within a tropical rain band over Jamestown and south
parts of Fort Benning, or 4 miles southwest Cusseta...moving
northwest at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Enhanced risk of a brief tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Storms embedded within a tropical rainband have exhibited
         localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Cusseta, Fort Benning/lawson Army Air Fld and Jamestown/south Fort
Benning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

LAT...LON 3223 8482 3223 8492 3224 8491 3225 8492
      3226 8489 3230 8494 3233 8501 3234 8501
      3236 8498 3237 8498 3241 8484 3223 8475
      3223 8480 3222 8480 3222 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 139DEG 35KT 3225 8485

MAX HAIL SIZE...
MAX WIND GUST...

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1254 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

GAZ090-170515-
Chattahoochee GA-
1254 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY THROUGH 115 AM EDT...

At 1254 AM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong storm within a tropical rain band over Jamestown and south
Fort Benning, or 3 miles southwest of Cusseta...moving northwest at
40 mph.

HAZARD...Enhanced risk of a brief tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Storms embedded within a tropical rainband have exhibited
         localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Fort Benning/lawson Army Air Fld and Jamestown/south Fort Benning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

LAT...LON 3223 8492 3224 8491 3225 8492 3226 8489
      3230 8494 3233 8501 3234 8501 3238 8497
      3237 8496 3240 8490 3226 8478 3223 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 139DEG 35KT 3227 8487

MAX HAIL SIZE...
MAX WIND GUST...

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
118 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

GAZ089-170545-
Muscogee GA-
118 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN MUSCOGEE
COUNTY THROUGH 145 AM EDT...

At 118 AM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong storm within a tropical rain band over Benning Hills, or near
Columbus...moving northwest at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Enhanced risk of a brief tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Storms embedded within a tropical rainband have exhibited
         localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Columbus, Bibb City, Saint Marys Hills, Edgewood, Highland Park,
Laurel Hills, Green Island Hills, Sand Hill, Battle Park, Columbus
Metropolitan Airport, Rose Hill, Custer Road Terrace, Benning Hills,
Avondale, Benning Park and Carter Acres.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

LAT...LON 3261 8502 3257 8496 3242 8486 3238 8495
      3238 8498 3239 8499 3239 8497 3241 8498
      3242 8496 3244 8497 3246 8500 3252 8500
      3258 8507 3261 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 139DEG 35KT 3240 8492

MAX HAIL SIZE...
MAX WIND GUST...

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
157 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0125 AM     TORNADO          1 NE AMERICUS           32.08N  84.22W
08/17/2021                   SUMTER             GA   911 CALL CENTER

            LIKELY TORNADO DAMAGE NEAR PINECREST DR AND SHARON DR
            IN AMERICUS. MANY TREES DOWN, SEVERAL ON STRUCTURES.

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EVENT NUMBER FFC2100514

SN

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
301 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

GAZ080-093-170730-
Macon GA-Taylor GA-
301 AM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MACON
AND NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM EDT...

At 301 AM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong storm within a tropical rain band near Garden Valley, or 10
miles north of Oglethorpe...moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Enhanced risk of a brief tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Storms embedded within a tropical rainband have exhibited
         localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Butler, Reynolds, Garden Valley, Hicks, Fickling Mill and
Potterville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

LAT...LON 3241 8412 3260 8426 3269 8420 3268 8418
      3268 8416 3266 8410 3243 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0701Z 163DEG 27KT 3244 8410

MAX HAIL SIZE...
MAX WIND GUST...