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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 5, 2022Towns County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2022, 8:58 PM EDT for Towns County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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
Aug 5, 2022, 8:58 PM EDT (00:58 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2022, 9:30 PM EDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
50

County Towns County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 188 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2022-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1189 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2022-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1189 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-36 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1314 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 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 Aug 5, 8:39 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 8:39 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 11:20 AM EDT, 9 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1120 AM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-061530-
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-
1120 AM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

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

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

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected through the
afternoon and evening across north and central Georgia. Some
storms could become strong, capable of producing gusty winds,
frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening
are expected each day through the rest of the forecast period. As
usual during the summer, any storm will have the potential to
become strong to severe and be capable of producing gusty winds,
frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 7:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
752 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

GAZ015-016-023-060015-
Hall GA-White GA-Lumpkin GA-
752 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Lumpkin, southwestern White and northwestern Hall Counties through
815 PM EDT...

At 751 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Murrayville, or 7 miles
southeast of Dahlonega, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 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...
Dahlonega, Clermont, Garland and Murrayville.

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 3461 8381 3453 8372 3435 8389 3439 8398
      3440 8397 3441 8398 3442 8398 3443 8400
      3462 8396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 208DEG 20KT 3446 8390

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 8:04 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
804 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

GAZ006-008-060030-
Union GA-Fannin GA-
804 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Union
and northeastern Fannin Counties through 830 PM EDT...

At 804 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Dial, or 8 miles
southeast of Blue Ridge, moving north at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 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...
Blue Ridge, Morganton, Dial, Hemp, Margret, Hurst, Jones Creek and
Loving.

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 3488 8402 3471 8409 3473 8426 3481 8432
      3491 8432 3492 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 187DEG 8KT 3480 8420

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Local storm report, Aug 5, 8:06 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
806 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2022

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

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE KENNESAW STATE UN 34.05N  84.56W
08/05/2022                   COBB               GA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            A TREE WAS DOWNED ONTO AN SUV ON I-575 AT THE EXIT TO
            BELLS FERRY ROAD. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2200856

RWILLIS
Local storm report, Aug 5, 8:18 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
818 PM EDT FRI AUG 05 2022

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

0610 PM     HAIL             2 NW WHITE WATER PARK   33.98N  84.54W
08/05/2022  E1.50 INCH       COBB               GA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            QUARTER TO AS LARGE AS PING-PONG SIZED HAIL WAS
            REPORTED ON EAST PIEDMONT RD NEAR SANDY PLAINS RD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2200857

RWILLIS
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 8:33 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
833 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

GAZ008-009-060100-
Union GA-Towns GA-
833 PM EDT Fri Aug 5 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Towns
and northeastern Union Counties through 900 PM EDT...

At 833 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Blairsville, moving
north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 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...
Blairsville, Young Harris, Gumlog, Ivy Log and Alexanders Mill.

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 3484 8390 3485 8407 3499 8409 3499 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 184DEG 12KT 3491 8397

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin26 min
Aug 5, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion27 min
Aug 6, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley31 min
Aug 6, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens40 min
Aug 6, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge28 min
Aug 6, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens27 min
Aug 6, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade34 min
Aug 6, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot32 min
Aug 6, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWebster30 min
Aug 6, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Talbot38 min
Aug 6, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall33 min
Aug 6, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade31 min
Aug 6, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin32 min
Aug 6, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot32 min
Aug 6, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade29 min
Aug 6, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Jackson41 min
Aug 6, 7:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga25 min
Aug 6, 7:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot30 min
Aug 6, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton34 min
Aug 6, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp47 min
Aug 6, 7:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Jackson41 min
Aug 6, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett38 min
Aug 6, 7:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb36 min

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