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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2023, 10:55 PM EDT for Madison County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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 4, 2023, 10:55 PM EDT (02:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2023, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Madison County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 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, 2.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 850 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 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 4, 8:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 8:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:47 PM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
647 PM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023
GAZ030-031-041-042315-
Polk GA-Haralson GA-Paulding GA-
647 PM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central
Paulding, northern Haralson and southwestern Polk Counties through
715 PM EDT...
At 646 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Felton, or 7 miles
northwest of Buchanan, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph, frequent 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...
Buchanan, Tallapoosa, Draketown, Felton, Eubank Lake, Esom Hill and
Antioch.
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 3398 8519 3393 8502 3381 8503 3381 8505
3380 8505 3381 8537 3382 8537 3395 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 202DEG 8KT 3389 8527
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 7:25 PM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
725 PM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023
GAZ031-042-043-050000-
Douglas GA-Carroll GA-Paulding GA-
725 PM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Paulding, northeastern Carroll and northwestern Douglas Counties
through 800 PM EDT...
At 725 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Villa Rica, or 11 miles
northeast of Carrollton, moving northeast 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...
Villa Rica, Temple, Winston, Lake Val-Do-Mar and New Georgia.
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 3372 8505 3381 8505 3381 8504 3384 8504
3383 8491 3377 8477 3363 8494 3366 8505
3372 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 202DEG 13KT 3372 8497
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 7:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
741 PM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023
GAZ031-043-050015-
Douglas GA-Paulding GA-
741 PM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Paulding and northwestern Douglas Counties through 815 PM EDT...
At 741 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over New Georgia, or near
Dallas, moving northeast at 10 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...
Douglasville, Villa Rica, Hiram, Brownsville and New Georgia.
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 3388 8494 3388 8480 3380 8471 3373 8481
3376 8490 3378 8491 3380 8499 3381 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 209DEG 7KT 3382 8485
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 8:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
802 PM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023
GAZ041-042-050015-
Haralson GA-Carroll GA-
802 PM EDT Tue Jul 4 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Haralson and northeastern Carroll Counties through 815 PM EDT...
At 802 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Abilene, or near
Carrollton, moving northeast at 10 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...
Carrollton, Villa Rica, Bremen, Temple, Mount Zion, Abilene, Treasure
Lake and Bowdon Junction.
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 3382 8505 3381 8503 3381 8499 3378 8490
3373 8490 3373 8491 3372 8491 3372 8490
3365 8490 3358 8509 3364 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 222DEG 8KT 3367 8508
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 8:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 13 min |
| Jul 4, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 9:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clayton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Jackson, Rockdale and 1 more | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jackson | 23 min |
| Jul 5, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 37 min |
| Jul 5, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Talbot | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Schley | 30 min |
| Jul 5, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Taylor | 36 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.