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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2023, 5:26 PM EDT for Taliaferro County, Warren County, Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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
- Aug 3, 2023, 5:26 PM EDT (21:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2023, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Taliaferro County, GA, Warren County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 836 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Aug 3, 2:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 2:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 251 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 ...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Friday) Issued at 251 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 A line of showers and thunderstorms is currently over N GA and is expected to continue into the Atlanta metro in the next few hours. Instability and shear looks to be on track with what the previous forecast mentioned with PWATs still projected in the 2" range which is above normal for this time of year. What this means is there will be efficient rainfall producers in any areas that the storms affect. In addition to the efficient rainfall producers this line of storms is expected to produce damaging wind gusts in areas of higher DCAPe which looks to be eastern GA. Looking into tonight into tomorrow another round of showers and thunderstorms look to fire up around 07z over the metro into central GA and then continuing on into the early morning hours. At the moment, models are indicating showers will stick around the columbus area for much of tomorrow but that is highly dependent on what happens today. Other portions of North and central GA look to dry out for tomorrow afternoon. Hernandez && .LONG TERM... (Saturday morning through next Wednesday) Issued at 251 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 No major changes made in the extended periods. Continued W to NWLY Mid-Level flow from the short term will keep North and Central GA in a very moist pattern through the middle of next week. Significant moisture increasing across the state will keep PWATs near and over 2.0" through at least Tuesday. Multiple rounds of shortwaves riding the ridge will bring mainly diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms to the region with some potential for severe storms and possible flooding. Given the potential for CAPE values over 2000 J/Kg, particularly Saturday, thunderstorms may be accompanied by gusty/damaging winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall. Also, given the elevated PWATs, isolated and localized flooding may occur, especially with thunderstorm training along the periphery of the ridge. 5 day QPF totals are in the 2" to 3.5" range across the entire state, so we definitely have the potential to see quite a bit of precipitation through Tuesday. 01 && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 142 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 Wave of showers and thunderstorms are expected to start impacting the metro sites by around 19z. After the storms push through, CIGS are expected to remain lower before another round of precip is expected in the 7-10z timeframe in the form of a secondary wave. IFR cigs are also possible going into the 10z timeframe before slowly improving throughout tomorrow. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium confidence on all elements. Hernandez && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 70 88 71 89 / 60 40 40 30 Atlanta 71 88 72 92 / 70 40 40 30 Blairsville 65 81 64 86 / 40 40 30 30 Cartersville 70 87 69 91 / 60 50 30 30 Columbus 74 91 74 93 / 60 60 50 50 Gainesville 71 87 71 89 / 40 50 30 30 Macon 72 90 72 91 / 70 50 50 40 Rome 71 87 70 92 / 60 50 30 30 Peachtree City 69 88 70 91 / 70 50 40 30 Vidalia 73 89 74 89 / 60 50 60 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Hernandez LONG TERM....01 AVIATION...Hernandez
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 2:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 230 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-040915- 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- 230 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Thunderstorms over north Georgia will expand across North and Central Georgia this afternoon and tonight. Some storms may be severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning, and very heavy rainfall. One or two brief tornadoes cannot be ruled out for North and Westcentral Georgia. Localized flash flooding is also possible with extended periods of heavy rainfall and training thunderstorms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Scattered thunderstorms are expected each day through Wednesday, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms may become strong to severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning, heavy rainfall and localized flooding. .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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 3, 4:43 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
443 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NNW Eubank Lake 33.92N 85.10W
08/03/2023 Polk GA Emergency Mngr
One tree down, knocking down powerlines
southwest of Rockmart.
&&Local storm report, Aug 3, 4:53 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
453 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0420 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 WNW Pocataligo 34.21N 83.31W
08/03/2023 Madison GA 911 Call Center
Tree down along roadway.
&&Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:55 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
455 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
GAZ048-049-059-032130-
Morgan GA-Jasper GA-Newton GA-
455 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Morgan,
northern Jasper and central Newton Counties through 530 PM EDT...
At 455 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Hard Labor Creek State Park to near Starrsville to
near Oak Hill, and moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny sized hail, 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...
Covington, Madison, Porterdale, Rutledge, Newborn, Mansfield, Shady
Dale, Stewart, Turtle Cove, Godfrey, Starrsville, Hard Labor Creek
State Park, Brick Store, Calvin, Farrar, Eudora, North Alcovy, and
Rocky Plains.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central and north central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3345 8347 3343 8353 3340 8354 3333 8365
3332 8384 3333 8384 3334 8386 3338 8386
3339 8389 3355 8397 3360 8376 3363 8371
3360 8368 3370 8360 3349 8340
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 337DEG 26KT 3365 8357 3356 8376 3355 8397
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 5:13 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
513 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
GAZ046-048-054>058-032200-
Butts GA-Fayette GA-Rockdale GA-Clayton GA-Spalding GA-Newton GA-
Henry GA-
513 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Spalding,
southwestern Rockdale, Fayette, Henry, central Butts, Clayton and
southwestern Newton Counties through 600 PM EDT...
At 512 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Rocky Plains to Flippen to Tyrone, and moving south at
25 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...
Griffin, McDonough, Fayetteville, Jackson, Jonesboro, Peachtree City,
Stockbridge, Forest Park, Riverdale, Hampton, Tyrone, Morrow,
Lovejoy, Locust Grove, Senoia, Lake City, Brooks, Jenkinsburg,
Woolsey, and Sunny Side.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central, north central and west central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3351 8460 3355 8446 3357 8446 3364 8425
3363 8423 3365 8422 3364 8419 3355 8398
3334 8386 3333 8384 3331 8384 3320 8425
3322 8450 3325 8451 3326 8450 3332 8452
3336 8458 3341 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 341DEG 21KT 3351 8391 3346 8419 3346 8460
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHLocal storm report, Aug 3, 5:19 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
519 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0437 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Tallapoosa 33.75N 85.28W
08/03/2023 Haralson GA 911 Call Center
Multiple trees down around Tallapoosa and
Buchanan.
&&Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:26 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
526 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
GAZ039-050-051-061-062-032200-
Taliaferro GA-Wilkes GA-Hancock GA-Warren GA-Greene GA-
526 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Warren,
northeastern Hancock, northeastern Greene, Taliaferro and Wilkes
Counties through 600 PM EDT...
At 525 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Lincolnton to Ficklin to near Siloam, and moving
southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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...
Washington, Greensboro, Warrenton, Crawfordville, Union Point,
Woodville, White Plains, Siloam, Norwood, Sharon, Camak, Holliday
Park, Powelton, Danburg, Mesena, Lyneville, Carters Grove, Ficklin,
Cadley, and Lundberg.
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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
northeastern and east central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3366 8251 3364 8256 3365 8258 3363 8258
3364 8259 3363 8262 3362 8262 3361 8265
3343 8257 3336 8287 3363 8319 3370 8302
3369 8300 3371 8298 3375 8288 3391 8262
3386 8261 3387 8257 3383 8260 3364 8248
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 295DEG 36KT 3378 8254 3366 8279 3357 8309
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pickens | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Haralson, Paulding | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson, Madison | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Rockdale, Walton | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Paulding | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Heard | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton | 50 min |
| Aug 3, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Troup | 44 min |
| Aug 3, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Pike, Spalding, Upson | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Harris, Lamar, Meriwether, Monroe, Pike and 4 more | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Putnam and 2 more | 51 min |
| Aug 3, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot, Taylor | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Laurens and 3 more | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Houston, Macon, Marion and 5 more | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 9 min |
| Aug 3, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Laurens, Macon and 4 more | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 46 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2023Every special weather statement in 2023
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.