Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2012, 1:59 PM EDT (17:59 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2012, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

46 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Wilcox County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
159 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012

GAZ106-108-021845-
159 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PENNY SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WILCOX AND CRISP COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...

AT 157 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PITTS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PENNY SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WILCOX AND CRISP COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE PITTS...ROCHELLE...HATLEY...DOUBLE RUN...
ANTIOCH CHURCH AND OWENSBORO. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3185 8355 3185 8360 3191 8366 3203 8350
      3186 8326 3184 8329 3184 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 317DEG 4KT 3190 8351

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