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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Sep 25, 2024, 5:13 PM EDT for 8 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 47 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
- Sep 25, 2024, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2024, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 30
Counties Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 543 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
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 Sep 25, 2:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 2:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 308 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-261915- 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- 308 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Periods of heavy rainfall and localized flash flooding, which are not associated with Helene, will continue across portions of north and central Georgia. The greatest potential for flash flooding will be roughly along the Interstate 85 corridor. In addition, a few strong to severe storms with damaging winds will be possible. A tornado cannot be ruled out. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... A Flood Watch is in effect for north and central Georgia through Friday afternoon. Tropical storm conditions are expected across the area with hurricane conditions also possible in portions of central Georgia. Strong, damaging wind gusts and significant, potentially life-threatening flash flooding and river flooding are expected. Expect strong winds to bring widespread and potentially extended power outages. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should be prepared for activation especially from Thursday through Friday morning. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local and state guidelines.
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Special weather statement, Sep 25, 11:32 AM EDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
427 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
GAZ052-053-066-067-078-252115-
Harris GA-Coweta GA-Heard GA-Troup GA-Meriwether GA-
427 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Meriwether, southeastern Heard, Troup, southwestern Coweta and
northwestern Harris Counties through 515 PM EDT...
At 427 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over River View, or near
Valley, moving north at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
in poor drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
Newnan, LaGrange, Franklin, West Point, Hogansville, Grantville,
Luthersville, Moreland, Lone Oak, East Newnan, Corinth, Mountville,
Cannonville, Louise, Odessadale, Stovall, Piedmont Heights,
Harrisonville, Hillcrest, and Big Springs.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3336 8508 3337 8478 3318 8462 3264 8510
3264 8511 3266 8509 3269 8512 3271 8512
3274 8511 3276 8514 3278 8512 3281 8517
3283 8517 3285 8515 3286 8519 3302 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 195DEG 33KT 3281 8510
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHSpecial weather statement, Sep 25, 5:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
513 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
GAZ021-022-032>034-042>046-052>055-057-067-252200-
Fayette GA-Rockdale GA-Coweta GA-Carroll GA-Forsyth GA-Gwinnett GA-
Heard GA-Meriwether GA-Henry GA-South Fulton GA-North Fulton GA-
Douglas GA-Cobb GA-Clayton GA-Cherokee GA-DeKalb GA-
513 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of DeKalb, Fayette,
north central Meriwether, southeastern Carroll, Douglas, central
Gwinnett, northeastern Heard, central Rockdale, south central
Cherokee, southwestern Forsyth, central Cobb, northwestern Henry,
Coweta, Fulton and Clayton Counties through 600 PM EDT...
At 513 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over College Park, or 8
miles northwest of Jonesboro, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
in poor drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Marietta, Newnan, Douglasville, Lawrenceville, Decatur,
Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Peachtree Corners, City of South Fulton,
Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Smyrna, Dunwoody,
Peachtree City, East Point, Duluth, and Stockbridge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
&&
LAT...LON 3335 8509 3413 8444 3410 8406 3384 8393
3317 8462 3337 8478
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 194DEG 16KT 3360 8447
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 5:14 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 89 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 25, 10:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 51 min |
| Sep 25, 10:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Polk | 43 min |
| Sep 25, 11:11 AM EDT | Hurricane Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 27 more | 42 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:11 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 48 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 43 min |
| Sep 25, 12:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 51 min |
| Sep 25, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | White | 26 min |
| Sep 25, 4:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 3 days |
| Sep 25, 4:03 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 4 days |
| Sep 25, 4:11 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 71 hr |
| Sep 25, 4:15 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 3 days |
| Sep 25, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 48 min |
| Sep 25, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 30 min |
| Sep 25, 5:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Talbot, Troup and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 28 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.