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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 1, 2023Wilkinson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2023, 10:31 PM EDT for Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 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: Jul 1, 2023, 10:31 PM EDT (02:31 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2023, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 157 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: 1290 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1328 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -19 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 Jul 1, 10:01 PM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 10:01 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 6:59 PM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
659 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-022300-
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-
659 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected across central
and portions of north Georgia this evening. The primary threat
with any stronger storms that form will be damaging wind gusts,
hail, frequent lightning, and isolated flash flooding from heavy
rainfall.

A Heat Advisory is in effect for much of north and central Georgia
today, with heat index values of as high as 105 being observed.
If spending time outdoors, be sure to stay hydrated, wear
lightweight clothing, and take plenty of time to rest.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

Hot and humid conditions will lead to elevated heat index values
between 100-110 degrees across portions of the forecast area from
Sunday through Thursday. A Heat Advisory is in effect for the
majority of north and central Georgia from 8AM Saturday through
midnight Sunday.

Additionally, scattered to numerous afternoon and evening
thunderstorms are possible each day Sunday through Thursday. Some
storms may become strong to severe with damaging wind gusts,
large hail, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall
leading to isolated flash flooding being the primary hazards.

.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

Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
920 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023

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

0800 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Winterville             33.97N 83.28W
07/01/2023                   Clarke             GA   911 Call Center

            Numerous reports of trees and powerlines
            down on roads and houses in the Winterville
            area.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 1, 9:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
921 PM EDT Sat Jul 1 2023

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

0802 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 W Winterville         33.96N 83.32W
07/01/2023                   Clarke             GA   911 Call Center

            Tree down at Winterville Rd and Sartain Dr.

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 9:45 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 9:58 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:16 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:31 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 8:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Madison, Oglethorpe	27 min
Jul 1, 8:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	32 min
Jul 1, 8:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clarke, Oglethorpe	25 min
Jul 1, 8:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Muscogee	34 min
Jul 1, 8:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe	28 min
Jul 1, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe	31 min
Jul 1, 8:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	32 min
Jul 1, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	27 min
Jul 1, 9:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	25 min
Jul 1, 9:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Sumter	23 min
Jul 1, 9:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	30 min
Jul 1, 9:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	32 min
Jul 1, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Peach	29 min
Jul 2, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	36 min
Jul 2, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	25 min
Jul 2, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dade, Walker	35 min
Jul 2, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	35 min
Jul 2, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	31 min
Jul 2, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dade, Walker	42 min
Jul 2, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	26 min
Jul 2, 4:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Walker	33 min
Jul 2, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield	31 min
Jul 2, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	28 min
Jul 2, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, Douglas, Fulton	41 min
Jul 2, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga	13 min
Jul 2, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	10 min
Jul 2, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	9 min
Jul 2, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Fannin, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	46 min
Jul 2, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Gordon	43 min
Jul 2, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	25 min
Jul 2, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Haralson	43 min
Jul 2, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	49 min
Jul 2, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	27 min
Jul 2, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens and 2 more	45 min
Jul 2, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	34 min
Jul 2, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth, Hall	27 min
Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson	44 min
Jul 2, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	27 min
Jul 2, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and 3 more	36 min
Jul 2, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	35 min
Jul 2, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	28 min
Jul 2, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Barrow, Jackson	16 min
Jul 2, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson	51 min
Jul 2, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns, Union, White	31 min
Jul 2, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	28 min
Jul 2, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	26 min
Jul 2, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Madison	53 min
Jul 2, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Meriwether, Troup	30 min
Jul 2, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	35 min
Jul 2, 7:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	32 min
Jul 2, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	31 min
Jul 2, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris	37 min
Jul 2, 7:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	35 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.