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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 19, 2014Rockdale County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2014, 8:13 PM EDT for Rockdale County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 19, 2014, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2014, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Rockdale County, GA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 19, 8:12 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 8:12 PM EDT, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 5:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
540 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-200930-
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-
540 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THIS WEEKEND.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THE
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME OF THE STORMS
COULD BRIEFLY BECOME STRONG...BUT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED. ISOLATED STRONG TO BRIEFLY SEVERE
STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT ESPECIALLY MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT THE MAIN THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL.

.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.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:21 PM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
321 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014

GAZ111>113-191945-
321 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING IN WHEELER...TOOMBS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL
345 PM EDT...

AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLOTTEVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WHEELER...TOOMBS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CHARLOTTEVILLE...MCNATT
FALLS...UVALDA...GRAYS LANDING AND ALSTON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50
MPH...HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...SIGNIFICANT
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING OR HEAVY RAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 3199 8265 3210 8247 3196 8240 3195 8243
      3196 8248 3195 8248 3194 8250 3195 8252
      3195 8256 3192 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 243DEG 16KT 3197 8259

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
443 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014

GAZ047>049-192130-
443 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN NEWTON...MORGAN AND
WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 440 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOCIAL CIRCLE TO PORTERDALE...MOVING EAST
AT 5 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN THEY MOVE ACROSS NEWTON...MORGAN AND
WALTON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THESE STORMS INCLUDE PORTERDALE...COVINGTON...HERNDONVILLE...SOCIAL
CIRCLE...BRICK STORE...EBENEZER...GOOD HOPE...RUTLEDGE...HARD LABOR
CREEK STATE PARK AND STARRSVILLE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3363 8355 3357 8367 3352 8387 3355 8400
      3359 8390 3381 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 276DEG 5KT 3365 8369 3358 8379
          3355 8395

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 6:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
646 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014

GAZ046-054-055-057-192315-
646 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN ROCKDALE...
FAYETTE...HENRY AND CLAYTON COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 643 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PANOLA MOUNTAIN STATE PARK TO
FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVE ACROSS
ROCKDALE...FAYETTE...HENRY AND CLAYTON COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE KENWOOD...PANOLA
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...HIDDEN VALLEY PARK...ELLENWOOD...LAKE
CITY...REX...MORROW...RICHARDSON PARK...EAGLES
LANDING...STOCKBRIDGE...LAKE SPIVEY...BONANZA...IRONDALE...JW SMITH
RESERVOIR AND JONESBORO. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50
MPH...HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...SIGNIFICANT
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING OR HEAVY RAIN.

&&

LAT...LON 3355 8445 3365 8427 3365 8424 3363 8424
      3365 8422 3365 8418 3363 8413 3361 8412
      3367 8408 3367 8397 3340 8437 3341 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 259DEG 4KT 3363 8417 3354 8440
          3342 8451

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 7:16 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 7:48 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 9:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton	22 min
Jul 20, 12:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	63 min
Jul 20, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	45 min
Jul 20, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly, Macon	41 min
Jul 20, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Pulaski	49 min
Jul 20, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	46 min
Jul 20, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	31 min
Jul 20, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro, Warren	48 min
Jul 20, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	33 min
Jul 20, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	32 min

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Sources

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