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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
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.
- 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
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 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 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 MPHThe 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 1, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 29 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.