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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 2, 2023Carroll County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2023, 3:09 PM EDT for Carroll County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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 2, 2023, 3:09 PM EDT (19:09 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2023, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Carroll County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:12 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 40 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2023-07-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 651 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2023-07-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
651 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-205 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1087 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 2, 1:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 1:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 1:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
124 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-031730-
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-
124 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

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

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

A Severe Thunderstorms Watch is in effect across portions of
North and Northeast GA until 9 pm.

A Heat Advisory is in effect for most of northern and central
Georgia through 8 PM today. Expect heat indices to approach or
exceed 105 degrees. Take appropriate actions to avoid heat related
illnesses.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected between 2 PM and 10 PM today.
A couple of storms could be severe with damaging downburst winds,
frequent lightning, and some hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon and evening through
Saturday. There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe
weather Monday and Tuesday. The primary severe hazard on both days
should be damaging downburst winds. Be prepared for potential
disruptions to your 4th of July activities.

Hot and humid conditions will continue in central Georgia through
mid week, with afternoon heat indices in the 102 to 108 degree
range.

.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, Jul 2, 3:09 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
309 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

GAZ042-053-021945-
Coweta GA-Carroll GA-
309 PM EDT Sun Jul 2 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Carroll
and northwestern Coweta Counties through 345 PM EDT...

At 308 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Whitesburg, or 9 miles
southeast of Carrollton, moving east at 15 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...
Whitesburg, Plant Yates, Byers Crossroads and Seaton Lake.

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 3355 8500 3358 8486 3357 8481 3356 8483
      3355 8483 3352 8481 3346 8485 3344 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 256DEG 13KT 3350 8495

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 8:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMadison, Oglethorpe27 min
Jul 1, 8:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart32 min
Jul 1, 8:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Oglethorpe25 min
Jul 1, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Muscogee34 min
Jul 1, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe28 min
Jul 1, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe31 min
Jul 1, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart32 min
Jul 1, 9:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot27 min
Jul 1, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly25 min
Jul 1, 9:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Sumter23 min
Jul 1, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp30 min
Jul 1, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson32 min
Jul 1, 10:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPeach29 min
Jul 1, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson29 min
Jul 2, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade25 min
Jul 2, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade, Walker35 min
Jul 2, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker35 min
Jul 2, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta31 min
Jul 2, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade, Walker42 min
Jul 2, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd26 min
Jul 2, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Dade, Walker33 min
Jul 2, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Walker, Whitfield31 min
Jul 2, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga, Floyd28 min
Jul 2, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Douglas, Fulton41 min
Jul 2, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattooga13 min
Jul 2, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Whitfield10 min
Jul 2, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield9 min
Jul 2, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Fannin, Murray, Walker, Whitfield46 min
Jul 2, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Floyd, Gordon43 min
Jul 2, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett25 min
Jul 2, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Haralson43 min
Jul 2, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield49 min
Jul 2, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth27 min
Jul 2, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens and 2 more45 min
Jul 2, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett34 min
Jul 2, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Hall27 min
Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson44 min
Jul 2, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris27 min
Jul 2, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and 3 more36 min
Jul 2, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCStewart35 min
Jul 2, 6:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee28 min
Jul 2, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson16 min
Jul 2, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson51 min
Jul 2, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns, Union, White31 min
Jul 2, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee28 min
Jul 2, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Stewart26 min
Jul 2, 7:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMadison53 min
Jul 2, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Troup30 min
Jul 2, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee35 min
Jul 2, 7:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTalbot32 min
Jul 2, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor31 min
Jul 2, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris37 min
Jul 2, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton35 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.