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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 5, 2025Johnson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2025, 4:49 PM EDT for Johnson 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 5, 2025, 4:49 PM EDT (20:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2025, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Johnson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 240 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2025-08-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1138 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2025-08-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1138 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
844 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 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 5, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:55 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 2:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
244 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-061845-
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-
244 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered to numerous showers will bring locally heavy rainfall
to portions of the area through Tonight. The Flood Watch has been
extended through Wednesday Night as additional rainfall of 1 to
2.5 inches and isolated higher amounts could lead to flash
flooding. We could also see some thunderstorms across portions of
central GA but not expecting any severe storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected,
especially during the afternoon and evening hours, through the
weekend. Flooding concerns may linger late into the week,
particularly across central Georgia, given recent rainfall.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 11:40 AM EDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1140 AM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

GAZ096-107>109-051630-
Wilcox GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-Pulaski GA-
1140 AM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Dodge, Pulaski,
northwestern Wilcox and southern Bleckley Counties through 1230 PM
EDT...

At 1140 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Ocmulgee Banks, or 9
miles southeast of Hawkinsville, moving east 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...
Cochran, Eastman, Hawkinsville, Abbeville, Chester, Pineview, Rhine,
Chauncey, Union, Dubois, Plainfield, Empire, Mobley Crossing, Roddy,
Baileys Park, Ocmulgee Banks, Finleyson, Pleasant View, Godwinsville,
and Pulaski State Prison.

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 3202 8360 3234 8358 3243 8315 3219 8301
      3199 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 268DEG 13KT 3219 8338

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 12:13 PM EDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1213 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

GAZ046-048-055-057-051645-
Rockdale GA-Clayton GA-Newton GA-Henry GA-
1213 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...Heavy rain will impact portions of southern Rockdale, central
Henry, central Clayton and west central Newton Counties through 1245
PM EDT...

At 1211 PM EDT, two areas of heavy rainfall were along a line
extending from Stockbridge to Oak Hill, and moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...40 mph wind 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.
         Saturated soils could make trees more susceptible to winds.

Locations impacted include...
McDonough, Conyers, Covington, Jonesboro, Stockbridge, Lovejoy,
Oxford, Porterdale, Lake Spivey, Rex, Ola, Magnet, Almon, Richardson
Park, Hidden Valley Park, Bonanza, Panola Mountain State Park,
Flippen, Kelleytown, and Oak Hill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3365 8418 3364 8417 3364 8416 3362 8411
      3365 8409 3363 8386 3343 8399 3342 8437
      3352 8440
TIME...MOT...LOC 1611Z 243DEG 12KT 3355 8426 3354 8400

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 12:25 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
449 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

GAZ076-085-086-052115-
Jefferson GA-Emanuel GA-Johnson GA-
449 PM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Emanuel, Johnson and south central Jefferson Counties through 515 PM
EDT...

At 449 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Meeks, or near
Wrightsville, moving northeast at 10 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...
Wrightsville, Kite, New Home, Meeks, Blundale, and Dellwood.

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 3263 8237 3257 8267 3261 8267 3263 8272
      3270 8277 3280 8261 3282 8256 3282 8252
      3285 8252 3283 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 240DEG 11KT 3266 8264

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 7:57 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCMorgan, Newton4 hr
Aug 5, 11:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge, Pulaski50 min
Aug 5, 12:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHenry32 min
Aug 5, 12:22 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton3 hr
Aug 5, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox50 min
Aug 5, 12:54 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox6 hr
Aug 5, 1:19 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCClayton, Henry3 hr
Aug 5, 1:25 PM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFFCCrisp, Wilcox5 hr
Aug 5, 3:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCGreene, Oconee, Oglethorpe53 hr

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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.