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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 30, 2022Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2022, 2:55 PM EDT for Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 30, 2022, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2022, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

County Laurens County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 167 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: 164 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -215 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1149 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 May 30, 1:57 PM EDT, 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 1:57 PM EDT, 58 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
157 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

.UPDATE...

Updated for the 18Z Aviation Discussion.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 1111 AM EDT Mon May 30 2022/

UPDATE...

Low cloud ceilings remain in place across portions of northeast
Georgia, but have begun to lift with diurnal heating and are
expected to become scattered by the early afternoon hours. Showers
have begun to develop near the Georgia and South Carolina coast
with the sea breeze. Showers will increase in coverage and
isolated thunderstorms will develop as the sea breeze pushes
inland towards the southeastern portion of the forecast area.
Coverage this afternoon is thus expected to be highest across
east-central Georgia, with chance PoPs are forecast. Slight chance
PoPs will be warranted elsewhere across north and central Georgia
where diurnally-driven convection could lead to isolated showers
and thunderstorms in the mid to late afternoon.

King

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 732 AM EDT Mon May 30 2022/

.Updated for 12Z Aviation Discussion...

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 342 AM EDT Mon May 30 2022/

SHORT TERM /Today through Tuesday/...
No major changes to the short term forecast at this time.

Expecting an increase in low-lvl moisture today as mid-lvl/surface
high situates over the Carolinas. As such, kept PoPs to Slight
Chance to Chance across portions of north & central Georgia for this
afternoon and Tuesday as perturbations within the flow work around
periphery of the high. With CAMS supporting a tongue of 1000+ j/kg
of MU/SBCAPE advecting off the Atlantic, can't rule out a pulse
convective thunderstorm during the afternoon, but anticipating them
to be isolated and short-lived in nature thus keeping T confidence
in check.

Otherwise, max temps for today and tomorrow will again be slightly
above climatological norms with most areas in the mid to upper 80s
with some areas in central Georgia touching the 90s..

Morgan

LONG TERM /Tuesday Night through Sunday/...
Somewhat of a messy synoptic pattern for the first part of the
extended forecast, with high pressure likely for the last half of
the period. Overall, no major changes needed to the extended
forecast for this cycle.

Mid level ridge stretches from the middle Atlantic southwestward to
northern Mexico at the beginning of the period. A mid level tropical
low, associated with a surface wave, is moving westward over the
Bahamas. The eastern edge of the ridge shifts southward over the
Carolinas, keeping the mid level low off the coast of east Florida
through the end of the week. The ridge should begin to break down by
the early part of the weekend with the flow over the CWA going more
zonal in nature into early next week.

The surface pattern is just as messy. By Wednesday, a frontal
boundary stretches from New England back through the Ohio Valley to
the central part of the country. High pressure is centered across
the Carolinas and a weak tropical wave is approaching the Bahamas.
The ridge should break down later on Thursday, with the front
becoming more east-west oriented across the TN valley. The tropical
wave will move west over the Bahamas and approach the Florida east
coast. The front should slowing slip south of the CWA on Friday,
potentially drawing some tropical moisture in from the weak wave
approaching Florida. The front will likely stall somewhere across
southern GA/Florida panhandle by the weekend. High pressure will
build on the back side of the stalled boundary through early next
week.

NListemaa

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z Update...
Primarily VFR conditions are in place across north and central
Georgia as the period begins, with a SCT-BKN cu field between
040-060 expected to persist through the afternoon. Scattered TSRA
associated with the sea breeze is moving northwestward towards
MCN, warranting a TEMPO for TSRA between 19-23Z. Isolated
SHRA/TSRA is expected elsewhere, with VCSH being maintained at the
ATL sites and AHN as a result. Some patchy fog will be possible
during the early morning hours after 10Z at AHN/MCN. Winds will be
mainly SE through the period, at 6-9 kts this afternoon,
diminishing to 5 kts or less during the overnight hours.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
Medium confidence on all elements.

King

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          90  65  90  66 /  20  10  10   0
Atlanta         89  67  90  69 /  20   5  20   5
Blairsville     83  62  84  62 /  20   5  20   5
Cartersville    90  66  90  66 /  20  10  10   0
Columbus        92  66  91  67 /  20  10  20   5
Gainesville     87  66  88  67 /  20   5  10   0
Macon           92  65  93  66 /  50  10  20   5
Rome            91  65  92  66 /  10  10  10   0
Peachtree City  90  65  90  66 /  20  10  20   5
Vidalia         91  69  90  68 /  40  10  30   5

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Morgan
LONG TERM....NListemaa
AVIATION...King

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 11:19 AM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1119 AM EDT Mon May 30 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-311530-
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-
1119 AM EDT Mon May 30 2022

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

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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon
and evening across central Georgia and portions of north Georgia.
Thunderstorms will be capable of producing a few lightning
strikes, gusty winds, and locally heavy rainfall.

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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible each afternoon
and evening for most of the week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 30, 12:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1259 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

GAZ111>113-301730-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
1259 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Toombs,
southeastern Wheeler and southern Montgomery Counties through 130 PM
EDT...

At 1259 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over McNatt Falls, or 7
miles northwest of Plant Hatch, moving northwest at 5 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, pea 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...
Uvalda, Alston, English Eddy, Cedar Crossing, Jordan, Charlotteville,
McNatt Falls and Grays Landing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3197 8270 3210 8266 3215 8253 3198 8233
      3194 8236 3194 8238 3196 8238 3195 8239
      3196 8240 3195 8240 3197 8243 3197 8248
      3196 8250 3195 8248 3195 8249 3196 8252
      3196 8255 3193 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 124DEG 6KT 3197 8245

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

Special weather statement, May 30, 1:56 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
156 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

GAZ086-301830-
Emanuel GA-
156 PM EDT Mon May 30 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Emanuel
County through 230 PM EDT...

At 156 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over George L Smith State
Park, or 10 miles east of Swainsboro, moving northwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, pea 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...
Swainsboro, Twin City, Garfield, Canoochee, George L Smith State Park
and Modoc.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3255 8203 3256 8208 3252 8215 3248 8218
      3245 8219 3257 8237 3270 8228 3270 8210
      3266 8208 3261 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 134DEG 11KT 3255 8215

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

Special weather statement, May 30, 2:26 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 2:55 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
May 30, 12:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery	31 min
May 30, 1:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler	38 min
May 30, 1:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler	29 min
May 30, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	34 min
May 30, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Laurens	37 min
May 30, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	34 min
May 30, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	37 min
May 30, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	23 min
May 30, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	35 min
May 30, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs	30 min
May 30, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	32 min
May 30, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	23 min
May 30, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Warren	30 min
May 30, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	28 min
May 30, 5:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	30 min
May 30, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	23 min
May 30, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	29 min
May 30, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	27 min
May 30, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene	24 min
May 30, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oconee	35 min
May 30, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	25 min
May 30, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Walton	35 min
May 30, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether	36 min
May 30, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	28 min
May 30, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	35 min
May 30, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	35 min
May 30, 7:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	31 min
May 30, 7:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	29 min

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