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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 2, 2022Troup County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jan 2, 2022, 6:11 AM EST for Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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: Jan 2, 2022, 6:11 AM EST (11:11 UTC)
Expired: Jan 2, 2022, 6:45 AM EST
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

County Troup County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 165 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: 227 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 965 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 362 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 462 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 3.6

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jan 2, 4:06 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 4:06 AM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 5:09 AM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
509 AM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-031015-
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-
509 AM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

A line of showers and thunderstorms will move across portions of
north and central Georgia today. Some of the storms could become
strong to severe. The primary threats will be damaging wind gusts,
periods of heavy rain, and isolated brief tornadoes.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from midnight tonight to
9AM Monday for portions of far North Georgia. Rain showers
transitioning to snow are possible beginning tonight. Slow down
and use caution when driving as roads may be hazardous.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Snow showers are possible through early Monday morning,
especially in areas of high terrain in the north Georgia
mountains.

Up to two inches of snow are possible and winds could
gust as high as 35 mph at elevations above 2000 feet. Snow
accumulations of up to one inch are possible elsewhere. Please
use caution when driving as roads may become slick.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is requested for today across portions of
north and central Georgia.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 2, 4:30 AM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 4:39 AM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 4:59 AM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 5:14 AM EST, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 5:51 AM EST, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 6:11 AM EST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
611 AM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

GAZ066-067-078-021145-
Harris GA-Troup GA-Meriwether GA-
611 AM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern
Meriwether, Troup and northwestern Harris Counties through 645 AM
EST...

At 610 AM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Abbottsford to near Denson, and moving east at 55
mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind 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...
LaGrange, West Point, Hogansville, Lone Oak, Mountville, Cannonville,
Louise, State Line Park, Abbottsford, Piedmont Heights, Hillcrest,
Big Springs, Wares Crossroads, Jones Crossroads, Baughs Crossroads,
Smiths Crossroad, Whitesville-Pine Lake, Long Cane and Saint Marks.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3320 8486 3319 8486 3320 8485 3322 8479
      3281 8493 3279 8515 3281 8517 3283 8517
      3285 8515 3286 8519 3309 8523
TIME...MOT...LOC 1110Z 250DEG 47KT 3307 8515 3289 8529

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 1, 9:08 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Johnson, Washington, Wilkinson	39 hr
Jan 1, 9:46 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	44 min
Jan 1, 9:52 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Dade, Walker	8 min
Jan 2, 1:35 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	25 min
Jan 2, 2:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lumpkin	31 min
Jan 2, 3:17 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dade	7 hr
Jan 2, 4:06 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Paulding	24 min
Jan 2, 4:09 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	FFC	Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb and 18 more	29 hr
Jan 2, 4:30 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	30 min
Jan 2, 4:39 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Douglas	36 min
Jan 2, 4:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison	31 min
Jan 2, 5:14 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton	31 min
Jan 2, 5:51 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	24 min
Jan 2, 6:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Spalding	27 min
Jan 2, 6:36 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	24 min
Jan 2, 6:38 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	37 min
Jan 2, 6:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Harris, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Pike and 2 more	46 min
Jan 2, 7:53 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones, Monroe	37 min
Jan 2, 9:47 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth	11 hr
Jan 2, 12:54 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Whitfield	21 days
Jan 2, 1:50 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	25 min
Jan 2, 2:10 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	35 min
Jan 2, 2:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	31 min
Jan 2, 3:04 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	26 min
Jan 2, 3:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Pulaski	34 min
Jan 2, 3:55 PM EST	Wind Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more	20 hr
Jan 2, 3:55 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Towns, Union and 1 more	17 hr
Jan 2, 4:04 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	26 min
Jan 2, 4:26 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox	34 min
Jan 2, 4:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	30 min
Jan 2, 5:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Laurens	40 min
Jan 2, 5:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler, Wilcox	16 min
Jan 2, 5:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	34 min

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Sources

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