nws peachtree city, georgia february 22,...
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NWS Peachtree City, Georgia
February 22, 2016
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1 AM Wed 1 PM Wed
Strengthening Frontal System
L
L
Warm
Sector
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Outlook Valid 7am Tues – 7am Wed
Severe Weather Possible Tues Night/Wed
What: Scattered strong to severe
storms
Threats:
• Damaging wind
• Isolated tornadoes
When and where: Threat
increasing rapidly from SW by
late evening Tues
Confidence:
• Damaging Wind: Medium-High
• Tornadoes: Low-Medium
• Hail: Medium
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Outlook Valid 7am Wed – 7am Thu
Severe Weather Possible Tues Night/Wed
What: Scattered strong to severe
storms
Threats:
• Damaging wind
• Isolated tornadoes
When and where: Threat shifting
eastward
Confidence:
• Damaging Wind: Medium-High
• Tornadoes: Low-Medium
• Hail: Medium
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Initial Heavy Rain (Thru Tues)
• Priming pump for flooding
potential
• Will be evaluating initial
amounts for Flood Watch
potential before system
• Increases downed tree
potential from any strong
gusts with super-saturated
soils
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Tues Night – Threat Increases
1 AM Wed
4 AM Wed
7 AM Wed
Discrete
supercells
possible
Embedded
supercells w/in
more
organized line
* One possible *
solution
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Sensitive Environment
(High Shear, Low Instability)
Supercell Parameter
Values 2-6
Becomes
more
significant
Local Parameter for Similar Setup
Values >1.0 Become
more significant
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Previous Cases Similar to This
(Tornado Reports)
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Previous Cases Similar to This
(Severe Reports)
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Storm Total Rain (Thru Wed)
• Much of north GA could have
flooding concerns (esp.
where any training of storms
dump locally higher)
• Even gusty winds from the
pressure system itself may
down trees (esp. higher
elevations of NE)
Hydrologic
Outlook Issued
(on top of 1.5-
2.5 in last week)
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• Severe storms possible Tues night and Wed
• Damaging wind main threat - good chance for supercells
(storms with rotation) and some bowing segments,
though uncertainty on enough instability for tornado
development
• Flood threat increases with training of storms
• Wrap around moisture & colder air on backside could see
mix of rain to snow (Thurs morning for higher elevations
– little to no accum)
NOTE: Any breaks in cloud cover Wed AM/early afternoon
would increase threats
Next Briefing 2 pm Tues (February 23) * Will be emailing link to slides
Summary