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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 6, 2022Barrow County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2022, 11:24 PM EDT for Barrow 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: Jul 6, 2022, 11:24 PM EDT (03:24 UTC)
Expired: Jul 7, 2022, 12:00 AM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Barrow County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 93 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: 2785 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1141 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 1 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jul 6, 10:58 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 10:58 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 9:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
955 PM EDT Wed Jul 6 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-080200-
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-
955 PM EDT Wed Jul 6 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible this evening into tonight
across mainly portions of north Georgia. Some strong to isolated
severe storms are possible with the primary hazards of damaging
wind gusts, locally heavy rainfall that could lead to flash
flooding and frequent lightning.

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

Additional Heat Advisories could be warranted across portions of
the area Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon and
evening. Some storms could become strong to severe with damaging
winds, locally heavy rainfall, and frequent lightning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 10:31 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1031 PM EDT Wed Jul 6 2022

GAZ027-036>038-070300-
Madison GA-Oglethorpe GA-Clarke GA-Oconee GA-
1031 PM EDT Wed Jul 6 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of east central Oconee,
southeastern Clarke, Oglethorpe and southeastern Madison Counties
through 1100 PM EDT...

At 1031 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms extended from Athens-
Clarke County to Smithonia, and moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 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...
Lexington, Athens, Comer, Winterville, Crawford, Arnoldsville,
Carlton, Athens-Clarke County, Whitehall, Smithonia, Beechwood Hills,
Hutchings, Barnett Shoals, Dunlap, State Botanical Garden Of Ga,
Watson Mill Bridge State Park, Vesta and Point Peter.

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 3383 8302 3380 8331 3396 8343 3407 8308
      3406 8299 3404 8297 3403 8293 3401 8294
      3401 8291 3400 8291 3400 8288 3398 8286
      3398 8285 3399 8284 3398 8282
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 296DEG 14KT 3395 8339 3401 8315

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

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 10:48 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:01 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:04 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:13 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 11:24 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
Jul 6, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	30 min
Jul 6, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns, Union	35 min
Jul 6, 8:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	24 min
Jul 6, 9:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jackson	28 min
Jul 6, 9:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	28 min
Jul 6, 9:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Madison	25 min
Jul 6, 9:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	31 min
Jul 6, 10:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Madison	25 min
Jul 6, 10:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	35 min
Jul 6, 10:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	36 min
Jul 6, 10:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oglethorpe	29 min
Jul 6, 10:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Morgan, Walton	35 min
Jul 6, 10:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jackson	27 min
Jul 6, 11:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	29 min
Jul 6, 11:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe	26 min
Jul 6, 11:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Clarke, Oconee	32 min
Jul 6, 11:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Morgan, Walton	32 min
Jul 6, 11:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Morgan, Taliaferro	24 min
Jul 6, 11:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	37 min
Jul 7, 12:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Morgan and 4 more	41 min
Jul 7, 12:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	29 min
Jul 7, 2:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pickens	32 min
Jul 7, 3:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	25 min
Jul 7, 4:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Barrow, Gwinnett	96 min
Jul 7, 4:39 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 82 more	14 hr
Jul 7, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	32 min
Jul 7, 1:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	25 min
Jul 7, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Treutlen	50 min
Jul 7, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Treutlen	25 min
Jul 7, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	44 min
Jul 7, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	27 min
Jul 7, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dade, Walker	24 min
Jul 7, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	30 min
Jul 7, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade	43 min
Jul 7, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	36 min
Jul 7, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	33 min
Jul 7, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	28 min
Jul 7, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery	25 min
Jul 7, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	26 min
Jul 7, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walker	29 min
Jul 7, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	27 min
Jul 7, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Hall	30 min
Jul 7, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	28 min
Jul 7, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jackson	30 min
Jul 7, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	34 min
Jul 7, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oglethorpe	28 min
Jul 7, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	26 min
Jul 7, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall	28 min
Jul 7, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe, Wilkes	46 min
Jul 7, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	30 min
Jul 7, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	28 min
Jul 7, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	23 min
Jul 7, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	46 min
Jul 7, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts	38 min
Jul 7, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	35 min
Jul 7, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	45 min
Jul 7, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Henry, Newton	45 min

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