Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2012, 7:56 PM EDT (23:56 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2012, 8:45 PM EDT

In force

49 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County DeKalb County, GA

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

GAZ033-045-030045-
756 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN DEKALB AND FULTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 752 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LA VISTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ALONG THE FULTON 
AND DEKALB COUNTY LINE OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS 
CLOSE TO AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR AREAS AROUND BUCKHEAD...LA 
VISTA...BROOKHAVEN...PIEDMONT PARK...DRUID HILLS...VIRGINIA 
HIGHLAND...SWEET AUBURN...LITTLE FIVE 
POINTS...EDGEWOOD...KIRKWOOD...EAST LAKE...SCOTTDALE...AVONDALE 
ESTATES...DECATUR AND GRANT PARK-ZOO ATLANTA. DRIVERS SHOULD USE 
CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF 
WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY AS WELL AS LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING 
IN THE NORMAL POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3373 8423 3373 8439 3386 8438 3389 8432
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 333DEG 2KT 3380 8434

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