Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 7, 2011, 11:45 PM EDT (03:45 UTC)

Expired

Aug 8, 2011, 12:15 AM EDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1145 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011

GAZ001>004-080415-
1145 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN
WHITFIELD...WALKER...CATOOSA AND DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM EDT...

AT 1143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BLUE SPRING TO STEPHENSVILLE...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS WHITFIELD...WALKER...CATOOSA AND DADE COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM
EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BLUE
SPRING...BOYNTON...FORT OGLETHORPE...CHICKAMAUGA...CHATTANOOGA
VALLEY...FAIRVIEW...STEPHENSVILLE...NEW ENGLAND...TRENTON...CLOUDLAND
CANYON STATE PARK...BEAUMONT...ROCK SPRING...COOPER HEIGHTS...RISING
FAWN AND WOOD STATION. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3495 8518 3475 8496 3465 8514 3463 8552
      3468 8556 3492 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 316DEG 23KT 3486 8524 3486 8539
          3485 8557

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