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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 3, 2023Fannin County, Gilmer County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jan 3, 2023, 3:49 PM EST for Fannin County, Gilmer County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jan 3, 2023, 3:49 PM EST (20:49 UTC)
Expired: Jan 3, 2023, 4:30 PM EST
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

Counties Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 159 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: 148 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -123 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 304 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 331 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.7

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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 Jan 3, 2:27 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 2:27 PM EST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 12:57 PM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1257 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-041800-
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-
1257 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023

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

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

Several waves of showers and thunderstorms are expected across
north and central Georgia starting this afternoon. Strong to
severe thunderstorms will be possible through. Severe storms that
develop will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, brief
tornadoes, and frequent lightning.

Periods of heavy rainfall could lead to localized flash flooding
and river flooding. A Flood Watch has been issued in portions of
west-central Georgia where rainfall totals are forecast to be
highest.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

Showers and thunderstorms will continue across north and central
Georgia Wednesday morning and afternoon ahead of an advancing
cold front. Several storms could become strong to severe, capable
of producing damaging wind gusts, brief tornadoes, and frequent
lightning. Locally heavy rainfall could lead to localized flash
flooding and river flooding concerns.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta. Please relay any information about observed
severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and
CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 3, 2:11 PM EST, 1 hour 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
211 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023

GAZ001>003-032000-
Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Dade GA-
211 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Catoosa,
western Walker and Dade Counties through 300 PM EST...

At 211 PM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Sequatchie Cave to near Fabius, and moving east
at 70 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind 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...
Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Rossville, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain,
Chattanooga Valley, La Fayette, Rising Fawn, Lakeview, Cole City,
Wildwood, Fairview, Stephensville, Chattanooga  Valley, New England,
Morganville, Hooker, Cloudland Canyon State Park and Cooper Heights.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for northwestern
Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8525 3472 8528 3459 8551 3459 8553
      3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 248DEG 59KT 3509 8554 3487 8574

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

Local storm report, Jan 3, 3:07 PM EST, 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
307 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2023

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

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S RISING FAWN         34.72N 85.53W
01/03/2023                   DADE               GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON CLOVERDALE RD AND MORGAN RD.

&&

CMH

Local storm report, Jan 3, 3:09 PM EST, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
309 PM EST TUE JAN 3 2023

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

0231 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE STEPHENSVILLE      34.87N 85.53W
01/03/2023                   DADE               GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON WHITE OAK GAP RD.

&&

CMH

Special weather statement, Jan 3, 3:33 PM EST, 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
333 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023

GAZ004>007-032100-
Gilmer GA-Whitfield GA-Murray GA-Fannin GA-
333 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Gilmer,
central Murray, southeastern Whitfield and northwestern Fannin
Counties through 400 PM EST...

At 332 PM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms extended from near
Cohutta Wilderness to near Crandall to near Dalton, and moving east
at 40 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...
Dalton, Chatsworth, Blue Ridge, Eton, Crandall, Jones Mill, Higdon,
Cohutta Wilderness, Epworth, Conasauga Lake, Mineral Bluff,
Mountaintown, Fort Mountain State Park and Colwell.

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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for north central
and northwestern Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8415 3487 8430 3472 8452 3469 8501
      3487 8476 3499 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 254DEG 60KT 3501 8464 3489 8471 3475 8490

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Jan 3, 3:49 PM EST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
349 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023

GAZ006>009-032130-
Gilmer GA-Union GA-Towns GA-Fannin GA-
349 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Towns,
central Gilmer, northwestern Union and northeastern Fannin Counties
through 430 PM EST...

At 349 PM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Culberson to near Tails Creek, and 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...
Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Blairsville, East Ellijay, Morganton, Hemp,
Tails Creek, Margret, Gumlog, Nottely Dam, Hurst, Ivy Log, Loving,
Jones Creek, Dial, Pisgah, Mineral Bluff, Cherry 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. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for north central
Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3471 8415 3465 8465 3467 8465 3499 8419
      3499 8381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 254DEG 28KT 3501 8412 3470 8457

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
Jan 3, 2:19 AM EST	Flood Watch	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee and 51 more	33 hr
Jan 3, 2:11 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	49 min
Jan 3, 2:23 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	52 min
Jan 3, 2:53 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	37 min
Jan 3, 3:09 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	10 min
Jan 3, 3:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Murray	27 min
Jan 3, 4:21 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee	24 min
Jan 3, 4:21 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Troup	39 min
Jan 3, 4:28 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Haralson, Heard	47 min
Jan 3, 4:44 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	31 min
Jan 3, 5:02 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart	28 min
Jan 3, 5:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Paulding	25 min
Jan 3, 5:11 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Talbot, Taylor	34 min
Jan 3, 5:12 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton	33 min
Jan 3, 5:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	30 min
Jan 3, 5:24 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	36 min
Jan 3, 5:27 PM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Talbot, Taylor, Upson	21 min
Jan 3, 5:39 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding	36 min
Jan 3, 5:52 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding	23 min
Jan 3, 6:08 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Rockdale	37 min
Jan 3, 6:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth, Gwinnett	33 min
Jan 3, 6:12 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Crawford	33 min
Jan 3, 6:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry	29 min
Jan 3, 6:25 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee	17 min
Jan 3, 6:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton, Walton	34 min
Jan 3, 6:46 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	29 min
Jan 3, 6:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Peach	28 min
Jan 3, 6:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Jackson	27 min
Jan 3, 6:51 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion	39 min
Jan 3, 6:56 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	34 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.