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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2024, 6:49 PM EDT for Marion County, Schley 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, 6:49 PM EDT (22:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2024, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Marion County, GA, Schley County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 114 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, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 3:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 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, 5:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 532 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-192145- 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- 532 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect along and south of I-20. They are expected to form a line of storms across central Georgia this evening and will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and isolated large hail in addition to frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall. .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
Local storm report, Aug 18, 6:32 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
632 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 WSW Fortson 32.59N 84.98W
08/18/2024 Muscogee GA Public
A large tree was reported down across
Whitesville Road near Biggers Road.
&&Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:34 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
634 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
GAZ071-082-182300-
Monroe GA-Bibb GA-
634 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Bibb and
southeastern Monroe Counties through 700 PM EDT...
At 634 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Bolingbroke, or 7 miles
southeast of Forsyth, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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...
Macon, Payne, Payne City, Cross Keys, Wesleyan, Lizella, Lake
Tobesofkee, Bolingbroke, Skipperton, Arkwright, and Rutland.
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
central Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3273 8376 3296 8396 3302 8387 3294 8370
3292 8370 3290 8367 3289 8366 3289 8360
3287 8358 3288 8357 3287 8356 3274 8358
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 307DEG 33KT 3296 8385
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHLocal storm report, Aug 18, 6:42 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
642 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0534 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Stanfordville 33.23N 83.49W
08/18/2024 Putnam GA Emergency Mngr
A tree was reported down along Rabbit Skip
Rd SW.
&&Local storm report, Aug 18, 6:45 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
645 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0539 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 S Resseaus Crossroads 33.19N 83.43W
08/18/2024 Putnam GA Emergency Mngr
A tree was reported down on Highway 129
between Highway 212 and the Jones County
line.
&&Local storm report, Aug 18, 6:47 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
647 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0544 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 W Plant Harlee Branch 33.19N 83.36W
08/18/2024 Putnam GA Emergency Mngr
A tree was reported down on Bluegill Road at
Southshore Rd.
&&Special weather statement, Aug 18, 6:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
649 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
GAZ080-091>093-182315-
Macon GA-Schley GA-Taylor GA-Marion GA-
649 PM EDT Sun Aug 18 2024
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Macon,
southeastern Marion, Schley and southwestern Taylor Counties through
715 PM EDT...
At 649 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Butler to Tazewell, and moving southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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...
Buena Vista, Butler, Ellaville, Ideal, Putnam, Murrays Crossroads,
Fountainville, Rupert, Charing, Garden Valley, Hicks, Tazewell,
Doyle, Bartlett, and Walls Crossing.
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 3234 8458 3256 8422 3246 8401 3227 8416
3216 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 323DEG 26KT 3254 8419 3237 8446
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 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, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 26 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, 6:52 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.