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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jan 4, 2023, 3:49 AM EST for Cherokee County, Pickens County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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
- Jan 4, 2023, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2023, 4:15 AM EST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Cherokee County, GA, Pickens County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 301 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 336 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 4, 12:43 AM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 12:43 AM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 802 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-041000- 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- 802 PM EST Tue Jan 3 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Thunderstorms will continue across portions of south central Georgia through midnight. Along and south of a Columbus to Macon to Swainsboro line...a few strong thunderstorms and an isolated severe thunderstorm will be possible. The primary hazards from storms will be damaging wind gusts, brief tornadoes and heavy rainfall that could lead to localized flash flooding. .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 4, 12:07 AM EST, 3 hours 42 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1259 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
GAZ019-030-040630-
Polk GA-Floyd GA-
1259 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Floyd and
northwestern Polk Counties through 130 AM EST...
At 1259 AM EST, a strong thunderstorm was over Forney, moving
northeast 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...
Rome, Cave Spring, Etna, Lindale and Coosa.
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 3435 8523 3427 8511 3416 8507 3400 8541
3419 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 0559Z 233DEG 35KT 3408 8544
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Jan 4, 1:42 AM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
142 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
GAZ012-019-020-040715-
Gordon GA-Bartow GA-Floyd GA-
142 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Floyd,
Gordon and northwestern Bartow Counties through 215 AM EST...
At 141 AM EST, a strong thunderstorm was over Shannon, or 8 miles
northeast of Rome, moving northeast at 45 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...
Calhoun, Adairsville, Plainville, Shannon, Fairmount, Ranger,
Sonoraville, Pinson, Redbud, Folsom, Audubon, Oakman and
Nickelsville.
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 8472 3461 8473 3460 8473 3459 8468
3456 8465 3448 8466 3446 8465 3445 8465
3429 8506 3435 8511 3461 8486 3461 8475
3462 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 230DEG 37KT 3433 8506
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Jan 4, 3:24 AM EST, 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
324 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
GAZ012-019-020-030-041000-
Polk GA-Gordon GA-Bartow GA-Floyd GA-
324 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...Strong thunderstorms with very heavy rain will impact portions of
Floyd, Gordon, Polk and Bartow Counties through 500 AM EST...
At 323 AM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms with very heavy rain
was along a line extending from near Fairmount to near Esom Hill,
and moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
in poor drainage areas. Be prepared to take action if a
Flash Flood Warning is issued.
Locations impacted include...
Rome, Cartersville, Calhoun, Cedartown, Adairsville, Rockmart,
Euharlee, Aragon, Cave Spring, White, Kingston, Plainville,
Taylorsville, Shannon, Cassville, Fairmount, Ranger, Pinson, Esom
Hill and Redbud.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3461 8482 3458 8465 3426 8465 3408 8488
3408 8492 3403 8495 3391 8510 3390 8538
3422 8545
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 251DEG 36KT 3441 8465 3397 8534
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHSpecial weather statement, Jan 4, 3:49 AM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
349 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
GAZ013-014-021-040915-
Dawson GA-Cherokee GA-Pickens GA-
349 AM EST Wed Jan 4 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Cherokee, western
Dawson and Pickens Counties through 415 AM EST...
At 349 AM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Blaine to near Waleska to near George Washington
Carver St Pk, and moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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...
Canton, Jasper, Woodstock, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, Nelson,
Waleska, Talking Rock, Buffington, Amicalola Falls State Park,
Hickory Flat, Sequoyah Lake, Kellogg Creek, Fausett Lake, Talmadge,
Lathemtown, Tate, Hobgood Park, Hinton and Union Hill.
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 3443 8418 3433 8424 3433 8426 3430 8426
3418 8434 3417 8435 3412 8437 3411 8440
3410 8466 3435 8456 3452 8460 3456 8443
3455 8437 3456 8437 3456 8435 3458 8432
3457 8429 3457 8426 3460 8426 3460 8424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0849Z 250DEG 28KT 3449 8454 3434 8450 3417 8464
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 7:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 33 min |
| Jan 3, 7:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 32 min |
| Jan 3, 7:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 44 min |
| Jan 3, 7:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke | 27 min |
| Jan 3, 7:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 24 min |
| Jan 3, 8:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 29 min |
| Jan 3, 9:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 29 min |
| Jan 3, 9:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Muscogee | 35 min |
| Jan 3, 10:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 23 min |
| Jan 3, 11:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Taylor | 28 min |
| Jan 3, 11:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 26 min |
| Jan 3, 11:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 31 min |
| Jan 4, 12:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 8 min |
| Jan 4, 12:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 36 min |
| Jan 4, 12:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 31 min |
| Jan 4, 1:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 3:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Polk | 96 min |
| Jan 4, 4:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Haralson, Paulding | 115 min |
| Jan 4, 4:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 35 min |
| Jan 4, 4:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Troup | 43 min |
| Jan 4, 4:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 9 min |
| Jan 4, 4:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 36 min |
| Jan 4, 5:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| Jan 4, 5:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 5:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 26 min |
| Jan 4, 5:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall | 63 min |
| Jan 4, 5:32 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 49 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 42 min |
| Jan 4, 5:37 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 5:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry and 4 more | 23 min |
| Jan 4, 5:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Spalding | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 6:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Paulding and 2 more | 55 min |
| Jan 4, 6:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot, Upson | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 6:24 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 6:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson, Madison | 93 min |
| Jan 4, 6:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 6:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 27 min |
| Jan 4, 6:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 27 min |
| Jan 4, 6:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 6:55 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 35 min |
| Jan 4, 7:05 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Marion, Schley, Taylor, Webster | 25 min |
| Jan 4, 7:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding and 2 more | 54 min |
| Jan 4, 7:09 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 21 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 2 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:16 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Polk | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 7:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 29 min |
| Jan 4, 7:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 26 min |
| Jan 4, 7:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Schley, Webster | 36 min |
| Jan 4, 7:25 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 9 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 63 min |
| Jan 4, 7:38 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Paulding and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:43 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 7:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Twiggs | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 8:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Houston | 30 min |
| Jan 4, 8:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bartow | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 11 min |
| Jan 4, 8:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Hancock, Taliaferro, Twiggs, Warren, Washington and 1 more | 29 min |
| Jan 4, 8:25 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 110 min |
| Jan 4, 8:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 21 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:29 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 2 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 8:35 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 8:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 26 min |
| Jan 4, 8:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Wilcox | 36 min |
| Jan 4, 9:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 9:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 9:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair, Treutlen and 1 more | 48 min |
| Jan 4, 9:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 82 min |
| Jan 4, 9:59 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe | 25 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:02 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 18 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:04 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 10:19 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 15 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:20 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 10:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 17 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:56 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 21 days |
| Jan 4, 11:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 11 hr |
| Jan 4, 11:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 16 hr |
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