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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 1, 2013Wilcox County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2013, 6:36 PM EDT for Wilcox County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2013, 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2013, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Wilcox County, GA

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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 1, 3:48 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 5:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
512 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-021200-
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-
512 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

ALTHOUGH DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO SETTLE OVER THE STATE FROM THE
NORTH...

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
GEORGIA THROUGH MID EVENING... AND MAINLY NEAR A CEDARTOWN TO CANTON
TO CLEVELAND LINE AND AREAS SOUTHWARD TO INCLUDE ATLANTA AND ATHENS.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... AND MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
COLUMBUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON LINE WHERE A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS
PROVIDING A FOCUS.

THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

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

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.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

Local storm report, Aug 1, 4:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
402 PM EDT THU AUG 01 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NE JASPER             34.51N 84.38W
08/01/2013                   PICKENS            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PRELIMINARY FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE FROM THE EMERGENCY MANAGER
            INDICATES AROUND 4 ROADS WERE EITHER WASHED OUT OR
            DAMAGED...ONE BRIDGE WAS AFFECTED BY A LANDSLIDE AND
            CLOSED...ONE STRUCTURE WAS FLOODED...3 PEOPLE NEEDED
            SWIFT WATER RESCUES AND 3 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED FROM
            STRUCTURES. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE MAY BE FOUND DURING A POST
            FLOOD SURVEY ON FRIDAY.

1130 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW CARTECAY           34.60N 84.42W
08/01/2013                   GILMER             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PRELIMINARY FLOOD DAMAGE BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGER
            INDICATES AROUND 15 ROADS WERE EITHER WASHED OUT OR
            DAMAGED...ONE BRIDGE WAS WASHED OUT AT HOLT ROAD...25-50
            STRUCTURES WERE FLOODED WITH SOME WASHED OFF THEIR
            FOUNDATIONS...8 PEOPLE NEEDED SWIFT WATER RESCUES AND 10
            PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED FROM STRUCTURES. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE
            MAY BE FOUND DURING A POST FLOOD SURVEY ON FRIDAY.

&&

KFRANTZ
Local storm report, Aug 1, 4:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
406 PM EDT THU AUG 01 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0215 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 N JASPER              34.49N 84.43W
08/01/2013                   PICKENS            GA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            MOBILE HOME IS BEING EVACUATED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

0537 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 NNE TALKING ROCK      34.57N 84.47W
08/01/2013                   GILMER             GA   OTHER FEDERAL

            THE STAGE HEIGHT OF A USGS STREAM GAGE NEAR TALKING ROCK
            ON FAUSETT CREEK AT YUKON ROAD REACHED FLOOD STAGE OF 10
            FEET. THE CREEK CREST AT 15.3 FEET WITH SIGNIFICANT
            FLOODING. EROSION OF THE CONCRETE BOX CULVERT UNDER THE
            ROAD OCCURRED. THIS WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST CREST IN THE
            GAGE HISTORY FOR THIS LOCATION.

0645 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 ENE JASPER            34.50N 84.36W
08/01/2013                   PICKENS            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED SWIFT WATER RESCUES IN
            PROGRESS AT THE YOUNG LIFE CAMP OFF OF CAMP HOPE ROAD. A
            PORTION OF THE ROAD WAS WASHED OUT CUTTING OFF THE CAMP.

0645 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NNW TALKING ROCK      34.57N 84.53W
08/01/2013                   GILMER             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SWIFT WATER RESCUE BEING PERFORMED AT A HOME ON AVERY
            DRIVE.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NE NELSON             34.44N 84.30W
08/01/2013  M4.43 INCH       PICKENS            GA   COCORAHS

            4.43 INCHES OF RAIN WAS MEASURED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       6 NE NELSON             34.44N 84.30W
08/01/2013  M0.00 INCH       PICKENS            GA   COCORAHS

            4.43 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER.

0805 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE ELLIJAY            34.68N 84.46W
08/01/2013                   GILMER             GA   OTHER FEDERAL

            THE STAGE HEIGHT OF A USGS STREAM GAGE ON THE CARTECAY
            RIVER NEAR EAST ELLIJAY REACHED FLOOD STAGE OF 7 FEET.
            THE RIVER CREST AT 10.2 FEET CAUSING SIGNIFICANT
            FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS AND HOMES WERE FLOODED IN THIS
            AREA WITH SOME EVACUATIONS.

0900 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW CARTECAY           34.60N 84.42W
08/01/2013                   GILMER             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL CREEKS SUCH AS CLEAR...PRICE...FAUSETT AND TURKEY
            CREEKS ARE FLOODING AND HAVE WASHED OUT SOME ROADS AND A
            FEW BRIDGES. MULTIPLE SWIFT WATER RESCUES ARE OCCURRING
            AT THIS TIME. SEVERAL EVACUATIONS OF HOMES ARE ALSO
            OCCURRING FROM RAPIDLY RISING FLOOD WATERS.

0945 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 N JASPER              34.52N 84.42W
08/01/2013                   PICKENS            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED A SWIFT WATER RESCUE AND
            EVACUATION FROM A HOME WAS IN PROGRESS OFF OF PRICE CREEK
            TRAIL. FLOOD WATERS FROM PRICE CREEK WERE THREATENING THE
            HOME AND FIRST RESPONDERS WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY REACHING
            THE HOME DUE TO A WASHED OUT ROAD.

1000 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NE JASPER             34.51N 84.38W
08/01/2013                   PICKENS            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PRELIMINARY FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE FROM THE EMERGENCY MANAGER
            INDICATES AROUND 4 ROADS WERE EITHER WASHED OUT OR
            DAMAGED...ONE BRIDGE WAS AFFECTED BY A LANDSLIDE AND
            CLOSED...ONE STRUCTURE WAS FLOODED...3 PEOPLE NEEDED
            SWIFT WATER RESCUES AND 3 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED FROM
            STRUCTURES. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE MAY BE FOUND DURING A POST
            FLOOD SURVEY ON FRIDAY.

1025 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 WSW ELLIJAY           34.68N 84.51W
08/01/2013                   GILMER             GA   OTHER FEDERAL

            THE STAGE HEIGHT OF A USGS STREAM GAGE NEAR ELLIJAY ON
            THE COOSAWATTEE RIVER OFF OF AMERICAN LEGION ROAD REACHED
            FLOOD STAGE OF 8 FEET. THE RIVER WAS STILL RISING AND
            CAUSING MINOR FLOODING OF PORTIONS OF HAROLD HEFNER RIVER
            PARK.

1130 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 SW CARTECAY           34.60N 84.42W
08/01/2013                   GILMER             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PRELIMINARY FLOOD DAMAGE BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGER
            INDICATES AROUND 15 ROADS WERE EITHER WASHED OUT OR
            DAMAGED...ONE BRIDGE WAS WASHED OUT AT HOLT ROAD...25-50
            STRUCTURES WERE FLOODED WITH SOME WASHED OFF THEIR
            FOUNDATIONS...8 PEOPLE NEEDED SWIFT WATER RESCUES AND 10
            PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED FROM STRUCTURES. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE
            MAY BE FOUND DURING A POST FLOOD SURVEY ON FRIDAY.

&&

KFRANTZ
Special weather statement, Aug 1, 6:36 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
636 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

GAZ108-012300-
636 PM EDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 35 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN
WILCOX COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 629 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ROCHELLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WILCOX COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM INCLUDE DOUBLE RUN...ROCHELLE...OWENSBORO AND ANTIOCH CHURCH.
HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3185 8355 3185 8357 3186 8359 3203 8342
      3185 8320 3184 8321 3184 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 313DEG 10KT 3191 8342

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk51 min
Jul 31, 10:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga, Floyd42 min
Aug 1, 12:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson32 min
Aug 1, 1:54 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCCherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens6 hr
Aug 1, 6:07 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCGilmer6 hr
Aug 1, 7:31 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth14 hr
Aug 1, 7:44 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCPickens6 hr
Aug 1, 9:53 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton37 hr
Aug 1, 12:00 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningFFCGilmer6 hr
Aug 1, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp31 min
Aug 1, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison25 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2013Every special weather statement in 2013

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.