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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 8, 2024Chattahoochee County, Muscogee County, Georgia

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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2024-03-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2024-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 425 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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 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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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 MPH
Special 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 MPH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 10:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris, Meriwether, Troup118 min
Mar 9, 12:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Peach, Schley and 1 more50 min
Mar 9, 1:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Taylor43 min
Mar 9, 2:09 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Sumter, Webster51 min
Mar 9, 3:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth9 hr
Mar 9, 3:18 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Stewart, Sumter, Webster6 hr
Mar 9, 3:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Crisp, Pulaski, Wilcox28 min
Mar 9, 3:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta6 hr
Mar 9, 4:01 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Dodge, Wilcox29 min
Mar 9, 4:19 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCCrisp, Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox5 hr
Mar 9, 4:32 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Wilcox28 min
Mar 9, 4:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCTroup25 hr
Mar 9, 4:53 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningFFCDodge, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair, Wheeler6 hr
Mar 9, 5:30 AM ESTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFFCCrisp, Dooly, Wilcox6 hr
Mar 9, 5:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery35 min
Mar 9, 6:00 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCMeriwether, Pike28 hr
Mar 9, 7:34 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette, Spalding22 hr
Mar 9, 7:40 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs35 min
Mar 9, 8:07 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs23 min
Mar 9, 9:30 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDooly22 hr
Mar 9, 11:37 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette6 hr
Mar 9, 12:02 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCJones4 hr
Mar 9, 2:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCCarroll, Coweta, Heard7 hr
Mar 9, 2:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCBleckley, Pulaski6 days
Mar 9, 2:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox10 days
Mar 9, 2:40 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCJohnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson5 days
Mar 9, 2:42 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCDooly, Macon, Sumter68 hr
Mar 9, 5:28 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Spalding16 hr
Mar 9, 6:05 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCHeard7 hr
Mar 9, 6:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee64 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.