Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 8, 2011, 12:23 AM EDT (04:23 UTC)

Expired

Aug 8, 2011, 1:00 AM EDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Chattooga County, GA, Walker County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1223 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

GAZ002-004-011-012-019-080500-
1223 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY 
RAIN IN WHITFIELD...WALKER...CHATTOOGA...FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES 
UNTIL 100 AM EDT...

AT 1218 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NAOMI...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WHITFIELD...WALKER...CHATTOOGA...FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES THROUGH
100 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
SUMMERVILLE...TRION...MILL CREEK...VILLANOW...NAOMI...CENTER POST...
LAFAYETTE...LINWOOD...SUTTLES MILL...LAKE MARVIN...JAMES H. FLOYD
STATE PARK...SUBLIGNA...SUGAR VALLEY...EVERETT SPRINGS AND RESACA.
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

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LAT...LON 3478 8520 3477 8515 3480 8513 3483 8504
      3453 8487 3443 8537 3469 8547
TIME...MOT...LOC 0423Z 327DEG 34KT 3462 8518

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