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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2024, 4:04 PM EDT for Heard County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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 18, 2024, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2024, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Heard County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 594 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 18, 3:13 PM EDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 3:13 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 313 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 ...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Monday) Issued at 236 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 Storms are already beginning to fire in north Georgia but are generally staying below severe limits. The low clouds this morning hanging on until 11am generally limited the amount of time that area was allowed any deferential heating. The slight risk from SPC has been expanded northward slightly but still well south of I-20. The main risk still exists within this slight risk along the residual boundary from the outflow last night. This is where parameters are overall better for a strong to damaging wind threat. The lapse rates are marginal at best so will likely not see a severe hail threat out of these storms today. Winds will generally gust to around 20mph today out of the west as temps rise into the low to mid 90s over much of the area. The front currently approaching north GA is expected to move southward overnight into tomorrow morning which will result in an overall pleasant day tomorrow with highs in the mid 80s to low 90s and dewpoints in the 60s. The dry air behind the front will also lead to a rain free day tomorrow so enjoy it if you can! Hernandez && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday morning through next Saturday) Issued at 236 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 No significant forecast concerns or weather impacts expected in the long term period. Mostly dry and slightly cooler weather pattern anticipated as high amplitude upper ridge over the western CONUS and similar high amplitude trough over the east, centered about 300 miles east of the state, remains nearly stationary through Thursday with strong NNW flow in the region. Shortwave traveling south in NNWly flow over the Midwest on Thursday should help push longwave trough back to the west and increase moisture into the area. After this, still seeing ensemble consensus for upper low to slip south into the northeast Gulf and travel WSW. Big system in the NWUS also expected to kick upper ridge east into the Midwest so warming temps and a bit more diurnal convection expected continuing into the weekend. Can't rule out extreme heat here by early next week if this pattern evolves as predicted with large upper ridge moving into the OH and TN valleys. Low predictability that far out even with good model consensus, so will do our best to keep that thing away. SNELSON && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 131 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 IFR and LIFR stuck around long enough to limit the TS chances this afternoon for the metro sites. Can't rule out an isolated TS but that is a very low chance. The cu field should dissipate into the evening as winds turn NW overnight and only high cirrus remains. Could see some low end gusts this afternoon and evening up to 15-20kts. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium on TS chances. High on all other elements. Hernandez && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 68 90 67 88 / 10 0 0 0 Atlanta 69 89 67 88 / 10 0 0 0 Blairsville 61 80 57 80 / 10 10 0 0 Cartersville 66 88 63 86 / 10 0 0 0 Columbus 71 93 69 92 / 50 0 0 0 Gainesville 67 88 66 87 / 10 0 0 0 Macon 69 91 69 90 / 40 0 0 0 Rome 68 87 64 85 / 10 0 0 0 Peachtree City 67 88 66 88 / 20 0 0 0 Vidalia 72 92 71 90 / 50 0 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...Hernandez LONG TERM....SNELSON AVIATION...Hernandez
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 4:06 AM EDT, 11 hours 58 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 406 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-190815- 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- 406 AM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... 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 Risk (level 2 out of 5) is in effect for portions of central and south central Georgia. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. Isolated thunderstorms are possible each afternoon from Thursday through Saturday across 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 18, 2:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
258 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
GAZ031-032-181930-
Cobb GA-Paulding GA-
258 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Paulding and northwestern Cobb Counties through 330 PM EDT...
At 258 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Cross Roads, or 8 miles
south of Cartersville, moving southeast at 20 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...
Marietta, Dallas, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Acworth, Powder Springs, Austell,
Hiram, Fair Oaks, White Water Park, Burnt Hickory Ridge, Lost
Mountain Park, Jim R Miller Park, Cross Roads, Due West, Dobbins Air
Reserve Base, New Hope, and Mableton.
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 3408 8482 3408 8470 3395 8448 3384 8458
3382 8474 3404 8488
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 319DEG 15KT 3404 8479
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
259 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
GAZ021-022-033-181930-
North Fulton GA-Cherokee GA-Forsyth GA-
259 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Cherokee,
west central Forsyth and northeastern Fulton Counties through 330 PM
EDT...
At 259 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Buffington, or over
Canton, moving southeast at 20 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...
Canton, Mountain Park, Roswell, Alpharetta, Milton, Holly Springs,
Buffington, Free Home, Hickory Flat, Union Hill, Birmingham,
Holbrook, and Lathemtown.
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 3417 8417 3405 8423 3400 8438 3404 8441
3407 8442 3407 8444 3425 8457 3433 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 311DEG 18KT 3424 8444
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHLocal storm report, Aug 18, 3:13 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
313 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0832 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NNE Peachtree City 33.41N 84.57W
08/17/2024 Fayette GA NWS Employee
Several trees were downed at the
intersection of North Peachtree Parkway and
Flat Creek Road.
&&Special weather statement, Aug 18, 3:24 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
324 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
GAZ020-031-032-182000-
Cobb GA-Bartow GA-Paulding GA-
324 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Paulding, northwestern Cobb and south central Bartow Counties through
400 PM EDT...
At 324 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Stilesboro, or 7 miles
southwest of Cartersville, moving southeast 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...
Marietta, Cartersville, Kennesaw, Acworth, Hiram, Emerson, Cross
Roads, Burnt Hickory Ridge, Due West, Lost Mountain Park, Kennesaw
State University, and New Hope.
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 3408 8492 3413 8486 3405 8455 3391 8462
3388 8476
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 302DEG 26KT 3407 8487
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 3:31 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
331 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
GAZ022-033-034-182000-
North Fulton GA-Forsyth GA-Gwinnett GA-
331 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Forsyth, northwestern Gwinnett and northeastern Fulton Counties
through 400 PM EDT...
At 331 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Milton, or near
Mountain Park, moving southeast at 20 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...
Peachtree Corners, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta,
Milton, Duluth, Suwanee, Norcross, Berkeley Lake, Mechanicsville, and
Brookwood.
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 3404 8401 3392 8409 3392 8425 3412 8438
3413 8436 3414 8436 3417 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 315DEG 19KT 3411 8430
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 4:04 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
404 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
GAZ052-066-182030-
Heard GA-Troup GA-
404 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Heard
and northwestern Troup Counties through 430 PM EDT...
At 404 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Big Springs, or 9 miles
east of Wedowee, moving southeast at 25 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...
LaGrange, Waresville, Frolona, Piedmont Heights, Texas, Hillcrest,
Wares Crossroads, Glenn, State Line Park, and Abbottsford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
west central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3314 8500 3302 8506 3299 8521 3339 8528
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 317DEG 23KT 3329 8532
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 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 17, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Upson | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Butts, Fayette, Henry, Jasper, Jones and 4 more | 40 min |
| Aug 17, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 24 min |
| Aug 18, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 33 min |
| Aug 18, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 32 min |
| Aug 18, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 48 min |
| Aug 18, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 29 min |
| Aug 18, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Henry | 42 min |
| Aug 18, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 24 min |
| Aug 18, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Newton, Spalding | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 29 min |
| Aug 18, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Monroe, Newton | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 49 min |
| Aug 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Haralson | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Spalding | 53 min |
| Aug 18, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 33 min |
| Aug 18, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton, Henry | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Washington, Wilkinson | 29 min |
| Aug 18, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 34 min |
| Aug 18, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 36 min |
| Aug 18, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 31 min |
| Aug 18, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 23 min |
| Aug 18, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Washington | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Houston, Twiggs | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Peach | 38 min |
| Aug 18, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 34 min |
| Aug 18, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Sumter, Webster | 28 min |
| Aug 18, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 25 min |
| Aug 18, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens, Treutlen | 29 min |
| Aug 18, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 28 min |
| Aug 18, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 46 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.