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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 4, 2023, 2:15 PM EDT for Murray County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 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
- Jun 4, 2023, 2:15 PM EDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2023, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Murray County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 170 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 941 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Jun 4, 1:40 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 1:40 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 140 PM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023 ...New 18Z Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Monday) Issued at 359 AM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023 The upper level flow will be transitioning to an Omega block pattern over the majority of the CONUS through the short term period. Upper level ridge is retrograding westward over the Northern Plains. Upstream, an upper level low will be moving towards the California coast and meanwhile, downstream, a mid-upper level near the New England coast will continue to deepen and slowly shift southeastward. The movement of this eastern low will drive a backdoor/wedge front into north Georgia this morning, which will progress southward over the course of the day and keep northeasterly to easterly low-level flow in place across the area. Showers and isolated thunderstorms have begun to enter the far northeastern corner of the forecast area ahead of this front. Temperatures across much of north Georgia will be limited to the low 80s, with mid 80s expected elsewhere across the forecast area. As a disturbance rotates around the western side of the low, lobe of mid-level cyclonic vorticity will move southwestward through the Mid- South and through west Georgia this afternoon. Ascent ahead of this feature will help force the development of showers and thunderstorms, with the highest chances being in the afternoon when diurnal instability can aid in convective development. PoPs this afternoon will be highest roughly along and north of the I-85 corridor, where likely PoPs are forecast. PoPs will progressively diminish to the south and east. Low-level shear is expected to remain minimal, but quasi-unidirectional flow aloft could allow for the organization of storms into multicell clusters. Furthermore, with low-level lapse rates of 7-9 C/km and DCAPE values potentially reaching as high as 800 J/kg in northwest Georgia, it is possible that some storms could become strong to severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts. Rain chances will begin to diminish after sunset, coming to an end by midnight. There will be little change in the mid and upper level flow pattern on Monday, with the cutoff low over New England will ushering in relatively dry air across much the area. These drier conditions will be especially apparent in central Georgia, where dewpoints will be in the 50s. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 80s across the area on Monday afternoon. While central Georgia is expected to be dry, isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible across north Georgia, where dewpoints will be slightly higher. King && .LONG TERM... (Monday night through Saturday) Issued at 359 AM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023 Longwave pattern will remain nearly unchanged through much of the week with an Omega block covering much of the CONUS. Any rain/storm chances across the area will largely be dictated by a persistent and deep upr low/trough over New England. Lingering surface boundaries could trigger a few afternoon/evening storms, but the best chance for more organized convection (at this time) exists on Thursday when the New England upr low sends a piece of energy south/east across the area. Temperatures are expected to be seasonally warm for early June, with slightly cooler/drier air expected by Friday/Saturday. DJN.83 && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 136 PM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023 Largely VFR expected through the period, except for brief MVFR in/near -RA. Light precip over ATL-area TAF sites should inhibit TS development this afternoon. At some TAF sites, have shortened TEMPO to 19-21Z, but at KATL, have removed it entirely. NE-E winds today will shift to the SE after 08Z, and then to the SW after 16-18Z. Speeds will be 10kt or less. Precip potential for Monday is too low to even include in a PROB30 at this time. SCT CU will develop mid morning. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium confidence on lower TS potential this afternoon/evening. High confidence on all other elements. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 61 87 65 90 / 10 20 20 30 Atlanta 64 86 67 88 / 20 20 10 30 Blairsville 58 81 59 84 / 30 30 20 30 Cartersville 61 88 64 89 / 30 20 20 30 Columbus 64 89 66 91 / 20 10 10 30 Gainesville 61 85 66 89 / 20 30 20 30 Macon 61 89 67 92 / 10 10 10 30 Rome 62 88 65 90 / 40 20 20 30 Peachtree City 61 87 65 89 / 20 10 10 30 Vidalia 62 87 66 92 / 10 10 0 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...31 LONG TERM....DJN.83 AVIATION...31
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 1:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 108 PM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-051200- 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- 108 PM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop by early this afternoon, mainly across parts of north and west-central Georgia. The primary threats with any storms will be brief gusty winds, heavy rain, and cloud to ground lightning. An isolated severe storm is possible, with damaging winds being the main concern. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. Isolated to scattered mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms are possible each day, through Thursday. A few better organized storms will be capable of producing strong winds, heavy rain and frequent cloud to ground lightning. Widespread severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected through tonight.
In the hours before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 5:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taylor | 29 min |
| Jun 4, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Fulton, Paulding | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 7:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 23 min |
| Jun 4, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade, Walker | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Schley | 37 min |
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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.