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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 20, 2014Heard County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2014, 9:06 PM EDT for Heard County, Meriwether County, Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 54 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 20, 2014, 9:06 PM EDT (01:06 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2014, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Heard County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Troup County, GA

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The text

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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 20, 7:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 7:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 5:34 AM EDT, 15 hours 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
534 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-210945-
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-
534 AM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...

AS STRONG STORM SYSTEM REMAINS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THE MAIN CONCERN
WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BRIEFLY
BECOME STRONG...BUT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

A WET WEEK IS EXPECTED...WITH GENERALLY SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY. ISOLATED STRONG TO
BRIEFLY SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT...PARTICULARLY THROUGH
THURSDAY...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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 3:11 PM EDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
311 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014

GAZ093>095-105>108-202000-
311 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN WILCOX...PULASKI...
PEACH...MACON...CRISP...DOOLY AND HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...

AT 305 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WINCHESTER TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WENONA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
WILCOX...PULASKI...PEACH...MACON...CRISP...DOOLY AND HOUSTON
COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND FIVE POINTS...CORDELE...RICHWOOD...
PINEHURST...LILLY...DOOLING...BYROMVILLE...VIENNA...WHITEWATER STATE
PARK...MONTEZUMA...WENONA...TIPPETTVILLE...WINCHESTER...TREMONT AND
UNADILLA. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS
OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

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 3182 8385 3200 8381 3236 8411 3262 8389
      3268 8378 3269 8373 3246 8349 3241 8348
      3240 8350 3230 8338 3202 8355 3180 8381
      3181 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 219DEG 18KT 3240 8397 3207 8362
          3184 8380

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:14 PM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 4:59 PM EDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
459 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014

GAZ097-109>111-202130-
459 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN AND LIGHTNING IN
WHEELER...TELFAIR...LAURENS AND DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PLAINFIELD TO ALAMO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS WHEELER...TELFAIR...LAURENS AND DODGE COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM
EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE LITTLE
OCMULGEE STATE PARK...PLAINFIELD...CHESTER...ALAMO...CADWELL...CEDAR
GROVE...RENTZ...GLENWOOD...DEXTER...LANDSBURG...HARLOW AND LOWERY.
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 3217 8304 3231 8324 3257 8299 3244 8273
      3241 8269 3239 8272 3233 8275 3229 8270
      3230 8266 3229 8265 3219 8263 3207 8286
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 224DEG 17KT 3234 8311 3226 8293
          3213 8280

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 5:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
558 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014

GAZ060-073-202230-
558 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN PUTNAM AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

AT 555 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM STANFORDVILLE TO BROWNS CROSSING...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
PUTNAM AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND BROWNS
CROSSING...RESSEAUS CROSSROADS...STANFORDVILLE...MERIWETHER...
MERIWETHER...WILLARD...FLAT ROCK...WARFIELD...PLANT HARLEE BRANCH...
EATONTON AND CENTRAL GEORGIA EXPERIMENT STATION. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE
SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

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 3300 8334 3310 8342 3318 8343 3318 8350
      3321 8354 3327 8354 3343 8349 3335 8331
      3324 8325 3319 8328 3318 8323
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 206DEG 16KT 3327 8351 3322 8340
          3309 8332

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 9:20 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Heard, Troup	6 hr
Jul 21, 8:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	32 min
Jul 21, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart, Webster	54 min
Jul 21, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee	45 min
Jul 21, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	43 min
Jul 21, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson	25 min
Jul 21, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	39 min
Jul 21, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	32 min
Jul 21, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	44 min
Jul 21, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson	37 min
Jul 21, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	48 min
Jul 21, 4:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	47 min
Jul 21, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	44 min
Jul 21, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	33 min
Jul 21, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Monroe	47 min
Jul 21, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	33 min
Jul 21, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson, Washington	45 min
Jul 21, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	32 min
Jul 21, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	45 min
Jul 21, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	45 min
Jul 21, 7:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Jefferson	48 min

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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.