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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 27, 2024Chattahoochee County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2024, 4:16 PM EDT for Chattahoochee County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 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: May 27, 2024, 4:16 PM EDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2024, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 50

County Chattahoochee County, GA

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 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 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 129 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1016 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 160 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 4.0

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The text

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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 May 27, 2:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 2:49 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
249 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...Morning Area Forecast Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Tuesday)
Issued at 246 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

The main line of thunderstorms has moved out of the area, leaving a
boundary stretching from Heard County over through Bibb County. A
couple storms continue to move along this boundary, occasionally
spinning up as they ingests vorticity and MUCAPE of around 2000
J/Kg. This storm is likely to remain at or near severe levels
through the next few hours.

A few storms are possible north of the boundary this afternoon as
the larger mid level trough and sfc cold front pushed through. These
storms will be isolated in nature although a storm becoming strong
cannot be ruled out. Storms along and south of the boundary will be
more scattered in nature. These southern storms also have a greater
potential to become strong to even severe given the atmosphere has
not quite been worked over just yet.

With current cloud coverage, temperatures continue to
most models. CAMs overall struggled with this system, however the
HRRR seems to be doing the best of all of them.

The good news is that once this system moves through, conditions
clear and dry out. Winds will be light but noticeable tomorrow and
highs will reach back into the mid-80s.

SM

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday morning through next Sunday)
Issued at 246 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

With active weather ongoing across portions of the forecast area,
only minor adjustments have been made to the extended forecast based
on the latest guidance. The previous discussion follows...

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
(Tuesday night through Sunday)
Issued at 328 AM EDT Mon May 27 2024

The extended forecast starts off dry as high
pressure slowly builds in from the northern plains and western
great lake states. With this ridge and drier airmass will come
slightly cooler temps for the middle to the end of the week. Temps
Wed through Fri will see highs mainly in the lower to middle 80s.
Moisture begins to creep back in for the weekend and could see
precip chances move back in for Sat/Sun.

01

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 155 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

VFR to MVFR for the metro area. Convection continues from CSG to
MCN, requiring tempo for IFR to LIFR conditions in heavier
rainfall. Tempo for metro this afternoon for possible isolated
tsra. Winds could be gusty in convection. Winds calm overnight
out of SW turning to NW tomorrow morning. VFR conditions tonight
through tomorrow.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
Medium Low convection in Metro this afternoon.
High all other elements.

SM

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          82  66  86  61 /  50  20   0   0
Atlanta         84  68  86  65 /  50  20   0   0
Blairsville     78  59  77  54 /  80  10   0   0
Cartersville    83  64  84  59 /  60  10   0   0
Columbus        87  69  90  66 /  70  40   0   0
Gainesville     80  65  83  61 /  60  10   0   0
Macon           87  68  89  63 /  60  30   0   0
Rome            85  65  85  60 /  60  10   0   0
Peachtree City  84  66  86  62 /  50  20   0   0
Vidalia         90  72  90  67 /  50  60  10   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...SM
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...SM

Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 3:23 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
323 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-281930-
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-
323 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and
Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to continue across portions
of central Georgia this afternoon and evening. Several of these
storms may become strong to severe, capable of producing damaging
wind gusts, hail, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rain. A
brief, isolated tornado also cannot be ruled out. A Severe
Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for portions of central Georgia
until 10 PM EDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

There may still be some isolated storms across east central GA
Tuesday morning but they will move east of the area just after
daybreak. A drier forecast is expected through the end of the
week.

.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

Special weather statement, May 27, 3:44 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
344 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

GAZ102>104-272030-
Stewart GA-Sumter GA-Webster GA-
344 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Stewart, southern Webster and southwestern Sumter Counties through
430 PM EDT...

At 344 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Brooksville, or 11
miles southwest of Preston, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph and nickel sized hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Weston, Sumter, Troutman, Kimbrough, Croxton Crossroads, Centerpoint,
and Leveretts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
west central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3197 8444 3193 8444 3192 8446 3192 8467
      3193 8468 3192 8472 3202 8475 3199 8416
      3192 8410 3192 8434 3187 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 256DEG 27KT 3190 8462

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Local storm report, May 27, 3:50 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
350 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0140 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SW Sandy Point        32.76N 83.95W
05/27/2024                   Crawford           GA   911 Call Center

            Trees down at the intersection of HWY 80 and
            Sandy Point Road.

&&

KAB

Local storm report, May 27, 3:53 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
353 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0133 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 E Salem               32.76N 84.13W
05/27/2024                   Crawford           GA   911 Call Center

            Trees down at the intersection of HWY 80 and
            Hopewell Road.

&&

KAB

Local storm report, May 27, 3:56 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
356 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1239 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Woodland                32.79N 84.56W
05/27/2024                   Talbot             GA   911 Call Center

            Trees down at intersection of Manchester
            Highway and Pleasant Valley Road.

&&

KAB

Local storm report, May 27, 4:10 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
410 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0133 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 NE Fickling Mill      32.67N 84.16W
05/27/2024                   Taylor             GA   911 Call Center

            Trees and powerlines down at Montfort Road
            and Jeff Young Road.

&&

KAB

Special weather statement, May 27, 4:16 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
416 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

GAZ090-091-102-103-272045-
Chattahoochee GA-Stewart GA-Marion GA-Webster GA-
416 PM EDT Mon May 27 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Marion,
southern Chattahoochee, northeastern Stewart and northwestern Webster
Counties through 445 PM EDT...

At 415 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Louvale, or 8 miles
southwest of Cusseta, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph and nickel sized hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Buena Vista, Cusseta, Charles, Christopher, Brooklyn, Jamestown/South
Fort Moore, Renfroe, Louvale, Manta, and Zellobee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
west central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3222 8497 3222 8493 3224 8491 3225 8492
      3225 8491 3226 8489 3230 8494 3231 8496
      3241 8464 3228 8447 3224 8460 3214 8463
      3208 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 249DEG 18KT 3220 8486

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 3:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dade, Walker	48 min
May 27, 4:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	27 min
May 27, 4:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield	35 min
May 27, 4:51 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield	24 min
May 27, 5:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon	25 min
May 27, 5:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	31 min
May 27, 5:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Towns, Union	23 min
May 27, 5:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens	30 min
May 27, 5:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	34 min
May 27, 5:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union, White	29 min
May 27, 5:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Floyd, Forsyth, Gordon and 4 more	31 min
May 27, 6:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	28 min
May 27, 6:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	32 min
May 27, 6:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall and 2 more	28 min
May 27, 6:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson and 2 more	33 min
May 27, 6:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and 1 more	31 min
May 27, 7:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	42 min
May 27, 7:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Douglas, Henry, Newton, Rockdale	28 min
May 27, 7:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton	27 min
May 27, 7:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Heard	41 min
May 27, 8:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Henry, Morgan, Newton, Rockdale	30 min
May 27, 8:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Haralson	27 min
May 27, 8:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Morgan, Taliaferro, Wilkes	25 min
May 27, 8:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette and 5 more	48 min
May 27, 8:30 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Coweta	15 min
May 27, 8:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Paulding	10 min
May 27, 9:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Barrow, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Rockdale and 1 more	36 min
May 27, 9:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Fulton	33 min
May 27, 9:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee	28 min
May 27, 9:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro	35 min
May 27, 10:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	22 min
May 27, 10:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Taliaferro and 1 more	35 min
May 27, 10:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	22 min
May 27, 10:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	35 min
May 27, 10:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Troup	31 min
May 27, 11:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	30 min
May 27, 11:33 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dade	4 hr
May 27, 11:42 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Troup	33 min
May 27, 11:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Meriwether, Pike	27 min
May 27, 12:04 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Harris	26 min
May 27, 12:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Talbot	31 min
May 27, 12:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Upson	35 min
May 27, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford, Monroe, Talbot, Taylor, Upson	31 min
May 27, 1:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Monroe, Taylor	24 min
May 27, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot, Taylor	35 min
May 27, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Peach, Twiggs, Wilkinson	44 min
May 27, 2:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford, Macon, Marion, Talbot, Taylor	47 min
May 27, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Macon, Peach	37 min
May 27, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	64 min
May 27, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley	45 min
May 27, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley, Sumter, Webster	52 min
May 27, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster	47 min
May 27, 3:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson	50 min
May 27, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	46 min
May 27, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster	49 min
May 27, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Sumter	44 min
May 27, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley, Sumter	43 min
May 27, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	42 min
May 27, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp, Wilcox	42 min
May 27, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	39 min
May 27, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	51 min
May 27, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	49 min
May 27, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Fayette, Henry, Spalding	44 min
May 27, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart, Webster	50 min
May 27, 6:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding	40 min
May 27, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	44 min
May 27, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Pike, Spalding	32 min
May 27, 7:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Monroe	43 min
May 27, 7:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	40 min

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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.