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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 2, 2024Telfair County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2024, 5:59 PM EDT for Telfair County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 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 2, 2024, 5:59 PM EDT (21:59 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2024, 6:30 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Telfair County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 180 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: 1864 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 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 Aug 2, 2:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 2:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 5:03 AM EDT, 12 hours 56 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
503 AM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-030915-
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-
503 AM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon
and evening. A few storms may be strong to severe, capable of
producing damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally
heavy rainfall.

A Heat Advisory is in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM for portions of
Eastern and Central GA due to hot temperatures and high humidity.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Scattered thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening, are
expected each day through Wednesday. A few storms each day could
become strong to severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts,
frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.

Elevated heat index values are expected through the weekend, with
Friday having the highest values (105 to 110 degrees).

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 1:15 PM EDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 1:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:26 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 2:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:10 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

GAZ111>113-022145-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Montgomery GA-
510 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Toombs,
southeastern Wheeler and southern Montgomery Counties through 545 PM
EDT...

At 510 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Altamaha, or near Plant
Hatch, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
         ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Uvalda, Alston, English Eddy, Toombs Central, Cedar Crossing,
Charlotteville, McNatt Falls, and Grays Landing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3194 8228 3194 8230 3195 8231 3193 8232
      3194 8238 3196 8238 3195 8240 3197 8243
      3197 8249 3196 8250 3196 8248 3195 8249
      3196 8257 3193 8259 3192 8265 3195 8268
      3208 8264 3206 8221 3191 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 280DEG 28KT 3200 8227

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
559 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

GAZ110>113-022230-
Toombs GA-Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Montgomery GA-
559 PM EDT Fri Aug 2 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Toombs,
southeastern Telfair, southeastern Wheeler and southern Montgomery
Counties through 630 PM EDT...

At 559 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Lumber City, or 7 miles
northwest of Hazlehurst, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
         ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Lumber City, Uvalda, Scotland, Alston, Towns, Toombs Central, Horse
Creek Wma, Spring Hill, McNatt Falls, English Eddy, Grays Landing,
Rock Springs, Cedar Crossing, Jordan, Charlotteville, and Workmore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3179 8292 3202 8298 3209 8231 3193 8232
      3194 8238 3197 8244 3197 8248 3196 8250
      3195 8248 3195 8249 3196 8251 3196 8257
      3193 8259 3192 8268 3186 8276 3185 8279
      3184 8278 3182 8284 3178 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 280DEG 28KT 3193 8270

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 3:06 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Clarke, Crawford and 41 more	16 hr
Aug 2, 1:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	30 min
Aug 2, 1:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	40 min
Aug 2, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd, Whitfield	34 min
Aug 2, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd, Gordon, Polk, Whitfield	29 min
Aug 2, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	35 min
Aug 2, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	32 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.