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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 29, 2022Toombs County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2022, 2:39 PM EDT for Toombs County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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: Jun 29, 2022, 2:39 PM EDT (18:39 UTC)
Expired: Jun 29, 2022, 3:15 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Toombs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 191 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: 543 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 920 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 2 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -26 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 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 Jun 29, 1:40 PM EDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 1:40 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
140 PM EDT Wed Jun 29 2022

...Updated for 18Z Aviation Discussion...

.PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 1108 AM EDT Wed Jun 29 2022/

..Late Morning Update...

UPDATE...

Low-level clouds continue to overspread much of the CWA this
morning with scattered showers currently tracking east across
Middle Georgia. Convection has begun across the far southeast
portion of the CWA where a clearing sky has allowed for more
warming and increased instability. Thinking that convection will
initially be focused south of I-20 where low-level clouds are
beginning to break apart. The cloud deck appears slower to erode
across north Georgia, which will likely delay convection.

Previous discussions follow...

Martin

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 725 AM EDT Wed Jun 29 2022/

.Updated for 12Z Aviation Discussion...

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 455 AM EDT Wed Jun 29 2022/

SHORT TERM /Today through Thursday/...

The repetitive forecast continues through the short term with
abundant tropical moisture interacting with the remaining vestiges
of a stationary front to produce showers and thunderstorms. Even
this early morning, a couple of clusters of convection remain
active for portions of the area, producing intermittent lightning
and locally heavy downpours. While some activity will continue
through sunrise, coverage should again increase more appreciably
as the day wears on as heating increases. Locally heavy rainfall
continues to be the main focus through the period as PWATs remain
elevated around 2" and weak steering flow allows for meandering
storm motion. Temperatures will be held into the 80s for most as
cloud cover will remain persistent through the balance of the day.

On Thursday, not much change to the overall sensible weather. The
front will have more or less washed out by tomorrow, but deep
moisture will remain entrenched within the broad upper ridge over
the region. Thus, diurnally enhanced scattered convection can
again be expected with locally heavy rainfall remaining a
possibility.

RW

LONG TERM /Thursday Night through Tuesday/...

Little change to the persistent moist airmass and through the
period as any main upper dynamics or steering flow stays north of
the region. This will allow for shower and thunderstorm potential
throughout the period with maximized coverage expected with
diurnally driven forcing, though given such a high PWAT
environment and what has been observed recently, overnight and
morning convection could occur as well with any weak impulses or
lingering outflows. Even greater 2+ inch PWAT coverage looks to be
in place by Sunday into next week under what looks to be a rather
broad/weak upper ridge. With marginal conditional instability
progged each day, a few strong storms are possible with the main
threats of locally heavy rain, some enhanced downdraft gusty winds
potentially aided by hydrometeor loading, and frequent lightning.

Max temps look to be below climo norms through Sunday, then close
to seasonable for early next week.

Baker

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z Update...
MVFR to VFR cigs are in place at all TAF sites. Have a TEMPO for
TSRA and variable/gusty winds at ATL 20-00z with VCSH prevailing
through 06z. Winds will stay east generally under 8 kts through
the period. Expecting MVFR cigs to build in around 06z, then drop
to IFR around 10z until around 15z. Like today, cigs could be slow
to improve tomorrow morning, so am holding onto MVFR cigs until
17z at which point VFR cigs and VCSH are introduced.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
Medium confidence on Thursday morning cigs.
High confidence on all other elements.

Martin

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          83  69  87  69 /  60  20  40  30
Atlanta         83  71  86  71 /  60  30  50  40
Blairsville     78  64  81  64 /  60  20  50  30
Cartersville    84  69  87  69 /  60  20  50  30
Columbus        87  71  87  72 /  70  40  60  30
Gainesville     82  69  83  69 /  60  20  40  30
Macon           86  70  87  70 /  60  40  60  30
Rome            85  69  87  70 /  50  20  40  30
Peachtree City  83  69  85  68 /  60  40  50  40
Vidalia         87  71  88  72 /  60  40  60  20

&&

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

SHORT TERM...RW
LONG TERM....Baker
AVIATION...Martin

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 11:40 AM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1140 AM EDT Wed Jun 29 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-301545-
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-
1140 AM EDT Wed Jun 29 2022

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

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

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and into
tonight. A few of the storms could be strong to severe, with the
primary threats being gusty winds, frequent lightning, and
locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening,
are possible each day. A few of the storms could be strong with
the primary threats of gusty winds, frequent lightning, and
locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 29, 11:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1142 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2022

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

0840 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE ABBOTTSFORD        33.02N  85.14W
06/28/2022                   TROUP              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON POWER LINE AT NEWTON RD AND RIVER POINT
            DRIVE

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2200732

CH

Local storm report, Jun 29, 11:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1145 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2022

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

0850 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ABBOTTSFORD             33.05N  85.18W
06/28/2022                   TROUP              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN AT ROANOKE RD AND ROCK MILLS RD

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2200733

CH

Local storm report, Jun 29, 11:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1150 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2022

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

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNE WEST POINT        32.90N  85.16W
06/28/2022                   TROUP              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ON HOUSE AT SAMPLES RD AND W SMITH RD CAUSING
            MODERATE DAMAGE

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2200734

CH

Local storm report, Jun 29, 11:56 AM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1156 AM EDT WED JUN 29 2022

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

0835 PM     HAIL             1 NNE LONG CANE         32.96N  85.14W
06/28/2022  E1.00 INCH       TROUP              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT W POINT RD AND LONG CANE
            RD

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2200735

CH

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
239 PM EDT Wed Jun 29 2022

GAZ112-113-291915-
Toombs GA-Montgomery GA-
239 PM EDT Wed Jun 29 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Toombs and east
central Montgomery Counties through 315 PM EDT...

At 239 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Ponderosa, or near
Lyons, moving south at 10 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...
Lyons, Vidalia, Santa Claus, Alston, Center, Toombs Central, Ohoopee,
New Branch, Ponderosa, South Thompson, Rock Springs, Johnson Corner
and Cedar Crossing.

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 3215 8219 3214 8220 3213 8219 3196 8222
      3205 8249 3228 8242 3225 8221 3223 8221
      3218 8219 3217 8218
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 359DEG 10KT 3217 8228

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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 28, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	16 min
Jun 28, 8:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Troup	30 min
Jun 28, 8:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Troup	44 min
Jun 28, 8:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Troup	28 min
Jun 28, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Heard	30 min
Jun 29, 4:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson	54 min
Jun 29, 6:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs, Wilkinson	63 min
Jun 29, 7:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	37 min
Jun 29, 2:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	34 min
Jun 29, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox	30 min
Jun 29, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	36 min
Jun 29, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Schley, Webster	28 min
Jun 29, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster	38 min
Jun 29, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	31 min
Jun 29, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	29 min
Jun 29, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	31 min
Jun 29, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lumpkin	34 min
Jun 29, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion	31 min
Jun 29, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	27 min

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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.