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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2022, 9:02 AM EDT for 6 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 28 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 21, 2022, 9:02 AM EDT (13:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2022, 9:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
Counties Barrow County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Madison County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:02 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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 115 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1567 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 685 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 21, 7:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 7:46 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
902 AM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022
GAZ021>023-025-027-032>038-045-047-211330-
Walton GA-Forsyth GA-Gwinnett GA-Madison GA-Hall GA-Jackson GA-
North Fulton GA-Barrow GA-Cobb GA-Cherokee GA-DeKalb GA-
Oglethorpe GA-Clarke GA-Oconee GA-
902 AM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern DeKalb,
Gwinnett, Clarke, southwestern Hall, Jackson, Madison, northern
Oconee, southeastern Cherokee, Barrow, southwestern Forsyth, east
central Cobb, northern Walton, northeastern Fulton and northern
Oglethorpe Counties through 930 AM EDT...
At 902 AM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Birmingham to Braselton to Danielsville, and moving
southeast at 25 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...
Lawrenceville, Winder, Jefferson, Commerce, Cumming, Watkinsville,
Danielsville, Lexington, Athens, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek,
Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Milton, Duluth, Sugar Hill, Snellville, Suwanee
and Buford.
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 3388 8291 3382 8364 3390 8443 3422 8438
3417 8381 3421 8315 3389 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 1302Z 336DEG 22KT 3415 8434 3411 8379 3415 8321
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 8:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 24 min |
| Jul 20, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Hall | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 11:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 63 min |
| Jul 21, 12:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Towns and 3 more | 50 min |
| Jul 21, 7:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Gordon, Hall and 3 more | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Walker | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 8:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 8:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 9:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Floyd, Paulding, Polk | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 9:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 10:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Jackson | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 10:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 11:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 11:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Fulton | 15 min |
| Jul 21, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 25 min |
| Jul 21, 12:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 15 min |
| Jul 21, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Coweta | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 27 min |
| Jul 21, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 1:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 8 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, Troup | 40 min |
| Jul 21, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 45 min |
| Jul 21, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 23 min |
| Jul 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 3:27 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 2 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 30 min |
| Jul 21, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Pike | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Monroe | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Twiggs | 28 min |
| Jul 21, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Stewart | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 24 min |
| Jul 21, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Putnam | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 38 min |
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