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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 14, 202248 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this heat advisory at Jun 14, 2022, 3:39 PM EDT for 48 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jun 15, 2022, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 14, 2022, 3:39 PM EDT (19:39 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 15, 2022, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired: Jun 15, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

All 48 counties

Banks County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Troup County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Webster County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 27 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3038 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 937 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jun 14, 3:30 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 3:30 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 12:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 19 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1220 PM EDT Tue Jun 14 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-151400-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
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-
Wilkinson-
1220 PM EDT Tue Jun 14 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for much of the area
through 8 PM this evening.

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will continue to develop
and affect much of north and central Georgia through this afternoon.
Damaging winds in excess of 60 mph, large hail up to golf balls,
frequent lightning and very heavy rain can be expected with the most
severe storms.

In addition to the storms, hot and humid conditions will persist. A
Heat Advisory is in effect for nearly all of north and central
Georgia through this evening. Maximum heat index values between 100
and 110 degrees can be expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

Afternoon heat index values between 100 and 110 degrees are
expected for much of north and central Georgia from Wednesday
through Friday.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible through Thursday, primarily
during the afternoon and evening. Isolated thunderstorms will then
be possible mainly in central Georgia on Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time but spotters are
encouraged to report any wind damage or hail reports to the National
Weather Service office in Peachtree City.

DJN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:05 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
305 PM EDT Tue Jun 14 2022

GAZ091-102-103-141930-
Stewart GA-Marion GA-Webster GA-
305 PM EDT Tue Jun 14 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Marion,
eastern Stewart and Webster Counties through 330 PM EDT...

At 305 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Weston, or 7 miles
southwest of Preston, moving west at 15 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny sized hail and frequent
         cloud to ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lumpkin, Preston, Richland, Weston, Seminole, Troutman, Kimbrough,
Westville, Church Hill, Brooklyn, Centerpoint and Leveretts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
west central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3192 8467 3193 8468 3193 8469 3192 8469
      3192 8480 3193 8480 3218 8481 3221 8453
      3192 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 071DEG 12KT 3199 8463

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:24 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:31 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 14, 3:34 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:37 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 14, 3:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 11:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren	48 min
Jun 14, 11:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lumpkin, White	42 min
Jun 14, 11:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Warren	36 min
Jun 14, 11:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Hall, Lumpkin, White	46 min
Jun 14, 12:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Peach	34 min
Jun 14, 12:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Hall	41 min
Jun 14, 12:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	24 min
Jun 14, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Peach, Taylor, Upson	47 min
Jun 14, 1:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett	44 min
Jun 14, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	40 min
Jun 14, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs	31 min
Jun 14, 1:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	26 min
Jun 14, 1:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens	17 min
Jun 14, 1:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot, Taylor	34 min
Jun 14, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	33 min
Jun 14, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Johnson, Treutlen	31 min
Jun 14, 1:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Talbot, Taylor	26 min
Jun 14, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	35 min
Jun 14, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	30 min
Jun 14, 1:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	38 min
Jun 14, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	28 min
Jun 14, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens, Treutlen, Wheeler	24 min
Jun 14, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	33 min
Jun 14, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	26 min
Jun 14, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	24 min
Jun 14, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski	23 min
Jun 14, 2:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	37 min
Jun 14, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	35 min
Jun 14, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	34 min
Jun 14, 2:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler	31 min
Jun 14, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	28 min
Jun 14, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski	30 min
Jun 14, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	28 min
Jun 14, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Dodge	25 min
Jun 14, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs	33 min
Jun 14, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	29 min
Jun 14, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	29 min
Jun 14, 3:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	26 min
Jun 14, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	25 min
Jun 14, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup	21 min
Jun 14, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	36 min
Jun 14, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	26 min
Jun 14, 3:39 PM EDT	Excessive Heat Watch	FFC	Baldwin, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Clarke and 38 more	12 hr
Jun 14, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	25 min

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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.