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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 13, 2022Heard County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Oct 13, 2022, 4:17 AM EDT for Heard County, Georgia. It was in force for 13 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
Oct 13, 2022, 4:17 AM EDT (08:17 UTC)
Expired
Oct 13, 2022, 4:30 AM EDT
In force
13 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Heard County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:20 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 43 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 2022-10-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2022-10-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 258 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1214 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
412 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 Oct 13, 4:03 AM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 4:03 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 12, 9:52 PM EDT, 6 hours 25 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
952 PM EDT Wed Oct 12 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-140200-
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-
952 PM EDT Wed Oct 12 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

An approaching cold front will bring another round of showers and
thunderstorms to north and central Georgia during the overnight
hours. A few storms may become strong to marginally severe with
damaging wind gusts and small hail being the primary threats. A
brief, isolated tornado cannot be ruled out in portions of east-
central Georgia before midnight.

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

No hazardous weather is expected through the weekend.

A cold front will cross the area early next week with the
potential for rain showers and thunderstorms followed by freezing
temperatures across the northeast Georgia mountains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 12, 10:37 PM EDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1037 PM EDT WED OCT 12 2022

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

0855 PM     TORNADO          4 SSW SCOTLAND          31.99N  82.85W
10/12/2022                   TELFAIR            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BRIEF TORNADO ON HWY 149. TREES DOWN. ATV THROWN.
            UNKNOWN STRUCTURE DAMAGE, POSSIBLY FROM OUTBUILDING.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2200902

KING
Special weather statement, Oct 12, 10:44 PM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1044 PM EDT Wed Oct 12 2022

GAZ113-130315-
Toombs GA-
1044 PM EDT Wed Oct 12 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Toombs
County through 1115 PM EDT...

At 1043 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm near English Eddy, or 4 miles north of Plant
Hatch, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and increased chance of a brief tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...While winds should result in minor damage to tree limbs and
         blowing around of light, unsecured objects, this storm has
         also exhibited localized rotation. A brief tornado could
         quickly form.

Locations impacted include...
English Eddy, Toombs Central, Cedar Crossing, Johnson Corner, New
Branch and Grays Landing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 3194 8228 3193 8230 3195 8231 3193 8231
      3194 8238 3195 8237 3196 8238 3195 8239
      3196 8241 3195 8240 3197 8243 3201 8245
      3216 8218 3214 8220 3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 245DEG 16KT 3198 8236

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Special weather statement, Oct 13, 3:13 AM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
313 AM EDT Thu Oct 13 2022

GAZ030-041-130745-
Polk GA-Haralson GA-
313 AM EDT Thu Oct 13 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Haralson and Polk
Counties through 345 AM EDT...

At 312 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Mars Hills, or 11 miles
southwest of Cedartown, moving east at 35 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...
Cedartown, Buchanan, Bremen, Rockmart, Tallapoosa, Aragon, Waco, Fish
Creek, Etna, Eubank Lake, Esom Hill, Antioch, Van Wert, Seney,
Draketown and Felton.

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 3409 8505 3408 8501 3395 8502 3395 8505
      3390 8505 3390 8504 3381 8504 3381 8505
      3372 8505 3369 8512 3370 8514 3365 8529
      3365 8534 3408 8542
TIME...MOT...LOC 0712Z 270DEG 32KT 3389 8538

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special weather statement, Oct 13, 3:58 AM EDT, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 12, 8:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler34 min
Oct 12, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWheeler30 min
Oct 12, 9:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery37 min
Oct 12, 9:45 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMontgomery, Wheeler30 min
Oct 12, 9:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson24 min
Oct 12, 10:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs32 min
Oct 12, 10:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs31 min
Oct 13, 3:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson, Polk32 min
Oct 13, 3:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll32 min
Oct 13, 4:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta, Fayette28 min
Oct 13, 5:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford22 min
Oct 13, 6:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Schley29 min
Oct 13, 6:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Peach18 min
Oct 13, 6:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Peach28 min
Oct 13, 7:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson25 min

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Sources

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