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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 6, 2023, 6:13 PM EDT for Walton 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
- Jun 6, 2023, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2023, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 50
County Walton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 301 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
- 453 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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 Jun 6, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 345 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023 ...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Wednesday Night) Issued at 213 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023 Latest satellite loop shows some CU developing across the with some isolated storms developing along the old boundary that moved into the area early this morning. This boundary is located just north of downtown ATL and just South of AHN. Its moving slowly south so should see some more storms pop up across the ATL and areas south and east of the city. An Omega block pattern remains in place across the majority of the CONUS through the short term but it does begin to break down towards the end of the week. A persistent upper high remains centered over the Northern Plains, while cutoff lows are positioned near the southern California coast upstream of the high and in the Canadian Maritimes downstream. The northeastern closed low is expected to weaken some over the next 24 to 48 hours as it moves onshore the new england states. A weakening frontal boundary rotating south around the back side of the main low center will move out of KY/TN Wed and into N GA Wed night. The boundary laying across the area now and the reinforcing boundary moving in Wed night will keep diurnally driven showers across the area through Thu. There is not much instability across the area so not expecting any widespread convective outbreaks. We will mainly see isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms with some becoming strong. Low temperatures Wednesday morning are expected to be in the low 60s across the far northern tier, and in the mid to upper 60s elsewhere across the area. High temperatures will once again be in the upper 80s to low 90s on Wednesday afternoon. 01 && .LONG TERM... (Thursday morning through next Monday) Issued at 213 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023 No major changes to the forecast at this time. Still anticipating isolated/scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday afternoon into the evening as FROPA pushes through the CWA. Highest confidence for PoPs is across central/east-central GA as diurnal heating kicks in with FROPA lifting mechanism. Dry conditions expected to kick off the start of the weekend with PoPs returning on Sunday. See previous discussion.. As we move into Thursday and the start of the long term, the presiding Omega block across the majority of CONUS remains the key feature for sensible weather. With bookend closed lows set up across California and New England and a high amplitude ridge across the country's midsection, the Southeast is progged to be situated right on the western periphery of the New England low. Beginning very early Thursday morning, a shortwave rounding the base of the broader trough to our north pushes an expansive frontal boundary into northern Georgia. Slight differences exist among global models and ensembles regarding the strength of the associated moisture gradient/frontal forcing, but for now chances for showers and isolated thunderstorms will increase roughly from from north to south for the better part of the day Thursday. Given weak deep layer shear and CAPE progged to be on the order of 500-1000 J/kg, expecting any storms that form to be primarily pulse in nature, with chances for any organized severe weather very low at this time. Beginning Friday, the center of the New England low begins to slide eastward, leaving the majority the country east of the Mississippi under the influence of northwesterly flow through Saturday, ushering in a pocket of dry continental air from across central Canada. Meaningful PoPs are thus unlikely to return until Monday, and any afternoon development Friday through Sunday is likely to be across our far southern tier, in the vicinity of the stalled front across the Florida panhandle. Next week sees the breakdown of the Omega block, with a secondary lobe of low pressure developing across the Great Lakes and forcing the lingering New England low offshore. This opens the door for subsequent shortwave activity as disturbances traverse the outer edge of the closed low (and at present, this feature looks to remain quasi-stationary through the end of the period). Expect this to materialize in the form of heightened chances for showers and thunderstorms Monday into Tuesday. Highs look to be in the 80s to near-90 (just a few degrees above average for early June) and lows in the upper-50s to 60s each day. 96/Morgan && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 142 PM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023 Some CU beginning to develop across the area but staying VFR. Expect to see SHRA/TSRA pop up over the next few hours along the old boundary laying across the area from yesterdays convection. It looks like the boundary is between the ATL and MCN areas so any of our TAF sites could see some precip this afternoon/evening. Winds expected to stay out of the West in the 6-12kt range. Will see some higher gust in and around any convective activity. Ceilings and VSBYs will stay in the VFR range but may get down into the MVFR range with afternoon storms today and Wed afternoon. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Confidence high on all elements 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 65 90 64 80 / 10 20 30 50 Atlanta 68 89 66 81 / 10 20 20 40 Blairsville 56 82 56 76 / 0 30 40 30 Cartersville 63 89 62 81 / 0 20 20 40 Columbus 67 90 67 89 / 0 30 20 40 Gainesville 64 88 64 80 / 0 20 30 40 Macon 68 91 67 88 / 10 30 20 50 Rome 63 90 62 83 / 0 20 30 30 Peachtree City 65 89 64 83 / 0 30 20 40 Vidalia 71 92 69 91 / 10 40 30 60 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....Morgan AVIATION...01
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 10:32 AM EDT, 7 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1032 AM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071445- 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- 1032 AM EDT Tue Jun 6 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible during the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms could become strong, capable of producing strong winds, heavy rain, and frequent cloud to ground lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Isolated to scattered mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms are possible Wed and Thu. 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. Scattered thunderstorms will be possible once again on Sunday and Monday, with the highest chances in the afternoon each day. .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.
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 12:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 34 min |
| Jun 6, 4:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Pickens | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 31 min |
| Jun 6, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 28 min |
| Jun 6, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 36 min |
| Jun 6, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 25 min |
| Jun 6, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Newton, Rockdale | 35 min |
| Jun 6, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 29 min |
| Jun 6, 7:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan | 35 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.