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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 17, 2024Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 17, 2024, 2:13 PM EDT for Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 17, 2024, 2:13 PM EDT (18:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 17, 2024, 2:45 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Laurens County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 193 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: 792 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 902 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 84 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 17, 1:58 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 1:58 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 17, 3:58 AM EDT, 10 hours 15 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
358 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-180800-
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-
358 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

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

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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon
and evening across portions of north and central Georgia. Some
storms may become strong to severe and capable of producing
isolated damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally
heavy rainfall. A Marginal (level 1 out of 5) risk is in effect.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

On Sunday, isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible across
a majority of the state. Some storms may become strong to severe,
especially south of Interstate 20, and capable of producing
damaging wind gusts and isolated large hail in addition to
frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall. A Slight (level 2
out of 5) risk is in effect for portions of central and south
central Georgia.

.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 while following all local, state, and CDC
guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 17, 12:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 1:44 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:10 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
213 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

GAZ097-098-171845-
Treutlen GA-Laurens GA-
213 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Laurens
and northwestern Treutlen Counties through 245 PM EDT...

At 213 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Dublin, moving
southeast at 15 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...
Dublin, East Dublin, Harlow, Orland, Rockledge, Orianna, Lowery, and
Minter.

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 3230 8273 3228 8276 3246 8304 3262 8293
      3253 8267 3252 8267 3251 8264 3251 8262
      3250 8260
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 299DEG 14KT 3249 8289

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 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 16, 8:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth	35 min
Aug 16, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	39 min
Aug 16, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson	44 min
Aug 16, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton	27 min
Aug 17, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	24 min
Aug 17, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	31 min
Aug 17, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	35 min
Aug 17, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	30 min
Aug 17, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	23 min
Aug 17, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dade, Walker	63 min
Aug 17, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	34 min
Aug 17, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley	32 min
Aug 17, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	25 min
Aug 17, 3:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Hall, Lumpkin, White	33 min
Aug 17, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	27 min
Aug 17, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Murray	50 min
Aug 17, 4:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	43 min
Aug 17, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield	37 min
Aug 17, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Walker	44 min
Aug 17, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	36 min
Aug 17, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	34 min
Aug 17, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	46 min
Aug 17, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield	29 min
Aug 17, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	28 min
Aug 17, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Bleckley, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson	26 min
Aug 17, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	37 min
Aug 17, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	28 min
Aug 17, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	37 min
Aug 17, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield	51 min
Aug 17, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	32 min
Aug 17, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	31 min
Aug 17, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Gordon, Pickens, Whitfield	39 min
Aug 17, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	37 min
Aug 17, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Polk	36 min
Aug 17, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin	30 min
Aug 17, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Lumpkin, Pickens, White	37 min
Aug 17, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	27 min
Aug 17, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	23 min
Aug 17, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Schley	37 min
Aug 17, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, White	44 min
Aug 17, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Carroll, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas and 10 more	38 min
Aug 17, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Hall, Lumpkin, White	50 min
Aug 17, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Madison	14 min
Aug 17, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Newton, Oconee, Rockdale, Walton	45 min
Aug 17, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding	24 min
Aug 17, 7:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Heard	42 min
Aug 17, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe	34 min
Aug 17, 7:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Heard	23 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.