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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2024, 1:59 PM EDT for Crawford 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 3, 2024, 1:59 PM EDT (17:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2024, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Crawford County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 855 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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, 1:41 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 1:41 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 529 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-040930- 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- 529 AM EDT Sat Aug 3 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... 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. Periods of heavy rain can be expected across portions of central GA Monday and Monday Night as the tropical system nears the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 1:30 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
157 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024
GAZ062-075-076-031830-
Jefferson GA-Glascock GA-Warren GA-
157 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Warren,
northeastern Glascock and north central Jefferson Counties through
230 PM EDT...
At 157 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Bastonville, or near
Gibson, moving northeast at 25 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...
Stapleton, Reese, and Bastonville.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3321 8250 3333 8264 3341 8256 3338 8255
3335 8255 3336 8253 3334 8250 3334 8245
3333 8243 3333 8242 3331 8240 3331 8234
3330 8232
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 227DEG 20KT 3330 8253
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 3, 1:59 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
159 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024
GAZ080>082-094-031830-
Peach GA-Taylor GA-Bibb GA-Crawford GA-
159 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Bibb,
northeastern Peach, central Crawford and northeastern Taylor Counties
through 230 PM EDT...
At 159 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Horns, or near Roberta,
moving northeast at 25 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...
Roberta, Byron, Knoxville, Lizella, Lake Tobesofkee, Jack Brown
Estates, Lee Pope, Sandy Point, and Horns.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3267 8414 3287 8381 3269 8368 3269 8370
3268 8370 3257 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 234DEG 20KT 3266 8404
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 3:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 3:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 23 min |
| Aug 3, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 26 min |
| Aug 3, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 31 min |
| Aug 3, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Pulaski | 36 min |
| Aug 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 27 min |
| Aug 3, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 5:37 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson, Johnson, Washington | 24 min |
| Aug 3, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox | 40 min |
| Aug 3, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 23 min |
| Aug 3, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Telfair | 30 min |
| Aug 3, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 30 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.