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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2023, 7:59 PM EDT for Johnson County, Georgia. It was in force for 46 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, 7:59 PM EDT (23:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2023, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 50
County Johnson County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 186 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, 7:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 7:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 759 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 ...New 00Z Aviation 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... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 749 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 Cigs/vsbys expected to deteriorate to MVFR/IFR at all TAF sites overnight returning to VFR at some locations tomorrow afternoon. Difficult forecast with isolated/scattered SHRA/TSRA throughout TAF cycle as latest model guidance has trended towards an eastward shift in activity through tomorrow afternoon. SW winds will transition to more NW by the end of the TAF cycle and increase from 5KT or less to 10KT late tomorrow morning. //ATL Confidence...00Z Update... Medium confidence on SHRA/TSRA and MVFR/IFR cig timing. High confidence on remaining elements. KAL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 70 88 71 89 / 70 30 30 30 Atlanta 71 88 72 92 / 60 50 20 30 Blairsville 65 81 64 86 / 50 40 20 30 Cartersville 70 87 69 91 / 50 50 20 30 Columbus 74 91 74 93 / 60 70 40 50 Gainesville 71 87 71 89 / 60 40 20 30 Macon 72 90 72 91 / 70 50 30 40 Rome 71 87 70 92 / 50 60 20 30 Peachtree City 69 88 70 91 / 60 50 30 30 Vidalia 73 89 74 89 / 70 70 40 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Hernandez LONG TERM....01 AVIATION...KAL
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 6:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 628 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-042230- 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- 628 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... A line of thunderstorms will move through Central Georgia this evening. Additional isolated to scattered convctive activity will be possible areawide through the overnight hours. Some storms may be severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning, and very heavy rainfall. One or two brief tornadoes cannot be ruled out for west central Georgia. Localized flash flooding is also possible with extended periods of heavy rainfall and training thunderstorms overnight. .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, 5:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
541 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0437 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Douglasville 33.75N 84.75W
08/03/2023 Douglas GA Emergency Mngr
Tree/powerline down along Campbellton St.
&&Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:59 PM EDT, 2 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
559 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
GAZ054>059-067>071-032245-
Butts GA-Fayette GA-Lamar GA-Monroe GA-Clayton GA-Upson GA-Jasper GA-
Spalding GA-Meriwether GA-Pike GA-Henry GA-
559 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Spalding, east
central Fayette, east central Meriwether, eastern Pike, northern
Monroe, southern Henry, Upson, Butts, south central Clayton,
southwestern Jasper and Lamar Counties through 645 PM EDT...
At 559 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Jw Smith Reservoir to near Williamson to near Imlac,
and moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind 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, Thomaston, Barnesville, Jackson, Forsyth,
Zebulon, Hampton, Lovejoy, Locust Grove, Flovilla, Milner,
Jenkinsburg, Yatesville, Williamson, Orchard Hill, Meansville, Sunny
Side, Aldora, and Sunset Village.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. 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 3299 8447 3324 8432 3349 8442 3340 8390
3314 8377 3313 8381 3312 8380 3276 8432
3276 8434 3278 8435 3277 8436 3278 8438
3284 8442 3284 8444 3287 8448 3288 8448
3288 8450 3296 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 301DEG 36KT 3341 8439 3319 8442 3303 8463
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 5:59 PM EDT, 2 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
559 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
GAZ051-061-062-032230-
Taliaferro GA-Hancock GA-Warren GA-
559 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Warren, northeastern
Hancock and southern Taliaferro Counties through 630 PM EDT...
At 559 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Wrightsboro to near Springfield, and moving southeast
at 20 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...
Warrenton, Crawfordville, Norwood, Sharon, Camak, Cadley, Jewell,
Beall Springs, Mayfield, Powelton, Barnett, Reese, Mesena, and
Raytown.
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
east central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3332 8256 3332 8259 3330 8262 3331 8263
3329 8265 3326 8275 3348 8301 3357 8286
3360 8269 3360 8266 3361 8265 3346 8259
3341 8255 3335 8255 3336 8253 3334 8251
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 323DEG 17KT 3356 8259 3345 8298
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHLocal storm report, Aug 3, 6:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
606 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0524 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NW Moreland 33.32N 84.80W
08/03/2023 Coweta GA Public
Tree down on powerline blocking roadway.
&&Local storm report, Aug 3, 6:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
653 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNW Newnan 33.41N 84.81W
08/03/2023 Coweta GA Public
Numerous trees and powerlines down along
roadways in the Newnan area.
&&Special weather statement, Aug 3, 7:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
759 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
GAZ074-085-086-040045-
Washington GA-Emanuel GA-Johnson GA-
759 PM EDT Thu Aug 3 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Emanuel, south central Washington and Johnson Counties through 845 PM
EDT...
At 759 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Tuckers Crossroad, or
10 miles west of Wrightsville, moving east at 45 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...
Wrightsville, Adrian, Harrison, Kite, Spann, Donovan, Blundale,
Norristown, Pringle, Norristown Junction, New Home, Meeks, and Scott.
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 1000 PM EDT for
central and east central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3249 8248 3250 8253 3255 8267 3261 8267
3266 8279 3269 8279 3272 8286 3271 8296
3275 8294 3276 8296 3281 8296 3285 8294
3279 8248 3276 8244 3277 8241 3278 8240
3277 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 290DEG 37KT 3275 8289
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, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 34 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 |
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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.