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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 23, 2011Hancock County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 23, 2011, 1:55 PM EDT for Hancock County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 23, 2011, 1:55 PM EDT (17:55 UTC)
Expired: Jun 23, 2011, 2:30 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Hancock County, GA

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The text

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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 Jun 23, 1:52 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 1:52 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 11:42 AM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 23, 9:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 23, 12:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1206 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

GAZ083-231630-
1206 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN TWIGGS COUNTY UNTIL 1230 PM EDT...

AT 1201 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED NEAR HUBER OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MACON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT RIPLEY...MYRICKS
MILL...DRY BRANCH AND JEFFERSONVILLE. MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF THE
STORM THREATENS.

&&

LAT...LON 3266 8357 3266 8358 3267 8360 3274 8360
      3275 8359 3274 8357 3281 8350 3283 8349
      3285 8338 3274 8331 3265 8332 3263 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 1605Z 262DEG 17KT 3273 8350

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 12:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1221 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

GAZ073-074-084-231645-
1221 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WASHINGTON...WILKINSON AND BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT...

AT 1219 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MCINTYRE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WASHINGTON...WILKINSON AND BALDWIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MCINTYRE...IVEY...
GORDON...IRWINTON...TOOMSBORO...HEBRON AND DEEPSTEP. MOVE TO A SAFE
PLACE IF THE STORM THREATENS.

&&

LAT...LON 3309 8295 3285 8297 3274 8330 3289 8336
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 246DEG 26KT 3287 8317

Special weather statement, Jun 23, 1:55 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
155 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

GAZ060>062-072-073-231830-
155 PM EDT THU JUN 23 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH
WINDS IN WARREN...PUTNAM...JONES...BALDWIN AND HANCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL
230 PM EDT...

AT 153 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SHOULDERBONE AND ANOTHER STRONG STORM NEAR
BLOUNTSVILLE...BOTH MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS THEY
MOVE ACROSS WARREN...PUTNAM...JONES...BALDWIN AND HANCOCK COUNTIES
THROUGH 230 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS
INCLUDE FLAT ROCK...ETHRIDGE...BRADLEY...WAYSIDE...BLOUNTSVILLE...
OCONEE SPRINGS PARK...SHOULDERBONE...PLANT HARLEE BRANCH...
MERIWETHER...MILLEDGEVILLE...DEVEREUX AND SPARTA.

&&

LAT...LON 3339 8278 3308 8321 3305 8363 3338 8311
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 259DEG 26KT 3333 8309 3311 8343

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Towns, Union and 1 more	47 min
Jun 22, 9:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall	34 min
Jun 22, 9:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	29 min
Jun 23, 5:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth, Hall	25 min
Jun 23, 5:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Hall	32 min
Jun 23, 12:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	24 min
Jun 23, 12:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	24 min
Jun 23, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	37 min
Jun 23, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	39 min
Jun 23, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs, Wheeler	44 min
Jun 23, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	27 min
Jun 23, 4:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster	46 min
Jun 23, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs	38 min
Jun 23, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	32 min
Jun 23, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette	47 min
Jun 23, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley	43 min
Jun 23, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	39 min
Jun 23, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts, Henry, Spalding	39 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.