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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 11, 2021Taylor County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Dec 11, 2021, 4:29 PM EST for Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 16 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
Dec 11, 2021, 4:29 PM EST (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 4:45 PM EST
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Taylor County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 99 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 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 182 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 268 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
271 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

453 
WWUS82 KFFC 112129
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
429 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021
 
GAZ080-081-093-112145-
Macon GA-Taylor GA-Crawford GA-
429 PM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Macon,
south central Crawford and central Taylor Counties through 445 PM
EST...

At 429 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was near Rupert, or near Butler,
moving east at 30 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.

Locations impacted include...
Butler, Reynolds, Hicks and Potterville. 

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 3245 8429 3255 8431 3264 8410 3259 8401
      3246 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 264DEG 26KT 3249 8424 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 9:19 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade26 min
Dec 11, 9:50 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade25 min
Dec 11, 10:26 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker34 min
Dec 11, 11:39 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens36 min
Dec 11, 12:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Union30 min
Dec 11, 1:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite29 min
Dec 11, 1:40 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett35 min
Dec 11, 1:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall32 min
Dec 11, 2:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Walton38 min
Dec 11, 2:57 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison33 min
Dec 11, 3:16 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor29 min
Dec 11, 3:19 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Muscogee26 min
Dec 11, 3:44 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot31 min
Dec 11, 3:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford15 min
Dec 11, 4:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor11 min
Dec 11, 4:15 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Talbot, Upson30 min
Dec 11, 4:17 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor13 min
Dec 11, 4:44 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Taliaferro31 min
Dec 11, 4:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPeach9 min
Dec 11, 5:19 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTwiggs26 min
Dec 11, 5:39 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWashington36 min
Dec 11, 5:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson26 min
Dec 11, 6:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson23 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.