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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
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.
The area
The outline as issued.
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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</html>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 Aug 1, 3:48 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:48 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
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</html>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.
&&
KFRANTZLocal 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.
&&
KFRANTZSpecial 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 8342The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 51 min |
| Jul 31, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 42 min |
| Aug 1, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson | 32 min |
| Aug 1, 1:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:07 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:31 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 14 hr |
| Aug 1, 7:44 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Pickens | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 9:53 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton | 37 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 25 min |
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