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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 11, 2013Dodge County, Laurens County, Wilcox County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 11, 2013, 7:34 PM EDT for Dodge County, Laurens County, Wilcox County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2013, 7:34 PM EDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Dodge County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Wilcox County, GA

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 11, 3:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 3:53 PM EDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 12:55 PM EDT, 6 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1255 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-121015-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-
FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-
GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-
MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-
MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-
PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-
SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-
TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
1255 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA...

AMPLE MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
GROUND IS SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD LEAD TO FLOODING
OR FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO LET THEIR GUARD DOWN
DURING THIS PROLONGED CONVECTIVE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL PERIOD.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER
FLOODING ACROSS NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA WHERE HEAVY
RAINS HAVE FALLEN FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
AVERAGING AROUND ONE HALF INCH TO AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. WHILE THIS AMOUNT OF
RAIN IS NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH... SOILS ARE EXTREMELY SATURATED AND
RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH... THUS IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH TO PRODUCE
ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH... AND WITH SATURATED SOILS... IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH
WIND TO DOWN TREES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THIS WEEKEND WILL
NOT BE AS PROLONGED OR WIDESPREAD AS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN FOR THE
PAST FEW DAYS...THERE WILL STILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:44 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:47 PM EDT, 47 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 11, 6:50 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
650 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

GAZ096-097-105>109-112330-
650 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN WILCOX...PULASKI...
LAURENS...BLECKLEY...CRISP...DODGE AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM
EDT...

AT 646 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM MONTROSE TO DOUBLE
RUN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
WILCOX...PULASKI...LAURENS...BLECKLEY...CRISP...DODGE AND DOOLY
COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND PULASKI STATE PRISON...WALLACE...
MOBLEY CROSSING...HARTFORD...HAWKINSVILLE...EAST CRISP...TREMONT...
HATLEY...TIPPETTVILLE...MONTROSE...GOLDSBORO...COCHRAN...PLEASANT
VIEW...SEVILLE AND BAILEYS PARK. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR
FLOODING.

THE HIGH RAIN TOTALS SEEN THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAS RESULTED IN
PERSISTENT WET SOILS FOR AREA TREES. THIS WILL ALLOW THESE TREES TO
FALL DUE TO WINDS MUCH LOWER THAN IN A TYPICAL SEASON...AS LOW AS 30
MPH IN SOME CASES.

&&

LAT...LON 3209 8369 3260 8319 3267 8283 3229 8315
      3211 8333 3184 8338 3185 8360 3180 8362
      3180 8374
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 267DEG 12KT 3257 8312 3228 8340
          3210 8358 3182 8361

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 7:11 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
711 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

GAZ049-050-059-060-120000-
711 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN PUTNAM...MORGAN...
GREENE AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

AT 710 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM ROCKVILLE TO MCELHENEYS
CROSSROADS...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
PUTNAM...MORGAN...GREENE AND JASPER COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
PIEDMONT...WARFIELD...ROCKVILLE...WILLARD...EATONTON...MCELHENEYS
CROSSROADS...ADGATEVILLE...MONTICELLO...PHOENIX...CENTRAL GEORGIA
EXPERIMENT STATION...REYNOLDS PLANTATION...HARMONY...ROCK EAGLE 4-H
CENTER...CALVIN AND EUDORA. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR
FLOODING.

THE HIGH RAIN TOTALS SEEN THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAS RESULTED IN
PERSISTENT WET SOILS FOR AREA TREES. THIS WILL ALLOW THESE TREES TO
FALL DUE TO WINDS MUCH LOWER THAN IN A TYPICAL SEASON...AS LOW AS 30
MPH IN SOME CASES.

&&

LAT...LON 3330 8319 3324 8353 3319 8380 3341 8382
      3358 8347 3357 8312
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 185DEG 5KT 3337 8325 3333 8352
          3329 8376

Special weather statement, Jul 11, 7:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
734 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

GAZ074-085-096-097-107>109-120000-
734 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN WILCOX...
WASHINGTON...PULASKI...LAURENS...JOHNSON...BLECKLEY AND DODGE
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

AT 729 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM CHAPPELLS MILL TO
ROCHELLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
WILCOX...WASHINGTON...PULASKI...LAURENS...JOHNSON...BLECKLEY AND
DODGE COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND DUBOIS...GRESSTON...
YONKERS...RODDY...EMPIRE...CHESTER...POPE CITY...OCMULGEE BANKS...
CHAPPELLS MILL...DUDLEY...REBIE...CEDAR CREEK...ROWLAND...ROCHELLE
AND DEXTER. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

THE HIGH RAIN TOTALS SEEN THUS FAR THIS SEASON HAS RESULTED IN
PERSISTENT WET SOILS FOR AREA TREES. THIS WILL ALLOW THESE TREES TO
FALL DUE TO WINDS MUCH LOWER THAN IN A TYPICAL SEASON...AS LOW AS 30
MPH IN SOME CASES.

&&

LAT...LON 3195 8359 3233 8334 3267 8306 3271 8296
      3275 8294 3277 8296 3290 8268 3240 8285
      3194 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 252DEG 10KT 3268 8296 3238 8314
          3196 8346

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	52 min
Jul 10, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	49 min
Jul 10, 9:09 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	4 hr
Jul 10, 9:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	50 min
Jul 10, 9:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Dade	4 hr
Jul 10, 10:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	43 min
Jul 10, 10:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Walker	52 min
Jul 10, 11:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	43 min
Jul 11, 12:15 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dade	24 hr
Jul 11, 12:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	30 min
Jul 11, 2:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Walker and 1 more	6 hr
Jul 11, 3:58 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	FFC	Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts and 73 more	24 hr
Jul 11, 6:18 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Whitfield	41 hr
Jul 11, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	46 min
Jul 11, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Taylor	46 min
Jul 11, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart, Webster	43 min
Jul 11, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Pulaski, Wilcox	40 min
Jul 11, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper, Putnam	49 min
Jul 11, 7:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Jasper, Morgan, Putnam	4 hr

Nearby

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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.