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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Mar 8, 2024, 11:55 PM EST for Chattahoochee County, Muscogee County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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
- Mar 8, 2024, 11:55 PM EST (04:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2024, 12:45 AM EST
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
Counties Chattahoochee County, GA, Muscogee County, GA
The radar
The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 125 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 760 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 425 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 932 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 8, 8:11 PM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 8:11 PM EST, 3 hours 44 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 4:47 AM EST, 19 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 447 AM EST Fri Mar 8 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-091000- 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- 447 AM EST Fri Mar 8 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... A Moderate Risk (3 out of 4) for flash flooding is in place for portions of west Georgia. A Slight Risk for flash flooding is in place for the rest of north and central Georgia. Widespread rainfall amounts of 2-4" are expected this evening through Saturday night with isolated higher amounts possible. The Moderate Risk highlights the potential for a band of very heavy rainfall with amounts in excess of 5-7" that could form. With saturated soils in place thanks to previous rainfall, a Flood Watch has been issued for portions of northern and central Georgia from Friday evening through Saturday night for additional flooding concerns. Minor flooding of creeks, streams, and rivers is still ongoing, and will likely be exacerbated by forecast rainfall this evening and overnight. Additional flooding is expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Severe thunderstorms will also be possible in the region Saturday morning and afternoon. A Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) is in effect. The primary potential hazards appear to be damaging winds or a couple of brief tornadoes. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 8, 10:32 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1032 PM EST Fri Mar 8 2024
GAZ052-066-067-078-079-089-090530-
Harris GA-Heard GA-Troup GA-Meriwether GA-Talbot GA-Muscogee GA-
1032 PM EST Fri Mar 8 2024
...Heavy showers will continue to impact portions of Meriwether,
northern Muscogee, southern Heard, Troup, northwestern Talbot, and
Harris Counties through 1230 AM EST...
Showers will continue to dump heavy rainfall across the area.
Rainfall amounts of over 2 inches have already fallen, and
additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible late this
evening into the early morning hours.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding, especially
in poor drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
LaGrange, Hamilton, Greenville, Manchester, West Point, Hogansville,
Pine Mountain, Luthersville, Waverly Hall, Warm Springs, Lone Oak,
Corinth, Pine Mountain-Callaway Gardens, Bibb City, Shiloh, F.D.
Roosevelt State Park, Green Island Hills, Cataula, Columbus
Metropolitan Airport, and Louise.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3324 8494 3322 8494 3323 8487 3319 8486
3322 8485 3322 8482 3319 8460 3257 8469
3249 8500 3263 8508 3264 8511 3266 8509
3269 8512 3274 8511 3276 8514 3278 8512
3281 8517 3285 8515 3286 8519 3329 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 0328Z 240DEG 49KT 3307 8503
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHSpecial weather statement, Mar 8, 11:55 PM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1155 PM EST Fri Mar 8 2024
GAZ079-089>091-102-090545-
Chattahoochee GA-Stewart GA-Marion GA-Talbot GA-Muscogee GA-
1155 PM EST Fri Mar 8 2024
...Heavy showers will continue to impact portions of western Marion,
central Muscogee, Chattahoochee, northern Stewart and southwestern
Talbot Counties through 1245 AM EST...
Showers will continue to dump heavy rainfall across the area.
Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches have already fallen, and
additional rainfall amounts of up to 2 to 3 inches are possible late
this evening into the early morning hours.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
in poor drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
Columbus, Cusseta, Fort Moore, North Fort Moore, Upatoi, Juniper,
Vista Terrace, Renfroe, Rose Hill, Manta, Zellobee, Eelbeck/West Fort
Moore, Benning Hills, Avondale, Benning Park, Saint Marys Hills,
Edgewood, Highland Park, Christopher, and Sand Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3218 8501 3220 8496 3222 8498 3222 8493
3225 8492 3226 8489 3230 8494 3233 8501
3241 8498 3242 8496 3245 8500 3249 8500
3259 8460 3221 8456 3221 8460 3223 8462
3223 8465 3222 8464 3220 8464 3216 8501
TIME...MOT...LOC 0452Z 249DEG 41KT 3237 8479
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 10:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Troup | 118 min |
| Mar 9, 12:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Peach, Schley and 1 more | 50 min |
| Mar 9, 1:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Taylor | 43 min |
| Mar 9, 2:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Sumter, Webster | 51 min |
| Mar 9, 3:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 9 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:18 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Crisp, Pulaski, Wilcox | 28 min |
| Mar 9, 3:50 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Wilcox | 29 min |
| Mar 9, 4:19 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Wilcox | 28 min |
| Mar 9, 4:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 25 hr |
| Mar 9, 4:53 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Mar 9, 6:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 28 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 22 hr |
| Mar 9, 7:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 35 min |
| Mar 9, 8:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 23 min |
| Mar 9, 9:30 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly | 22 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:37 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 6 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:02 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 4 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:33 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 6 days |
| Mar 9, 2:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wilcox | 10 days |
| Mar 9, 2:40 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson | 5 days |
| Mar 9, 2:42 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dooly, Macon, Sumter | 68 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:28 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 16 hr |
| Mar 9, 6:05 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Heard | 7 hr |
| Mar 9, 6:25 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 64 hr |
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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.