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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2015, 2:46 PM EDT for Morgan County, Walton County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 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
- May 18, 2015, 2:46 PM EDT (18:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2015, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Morgan County, GA, Walton County, GA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 18, 1:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 1:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1030 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-191000- 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- 1030 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS...WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS...SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A SLIGHTLY DRIER AIRMASS MOVES IN ACROSS THE STATE WEDNESDAY BUT WILL KEEP IN A SLIGHT CHANCE TO A CHANCE OF STORMS THROUGH SUNDAY AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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Special weather statement, May 18, 12:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
228 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2015
GAZ059-071-072-181900-
JONES GA-JASPER GA-MONROE GA-
228 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS...PEA SIZED
HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN JONES...JASPER AND MONROE COUNTIES
UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 226 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FLOVILLA...OR 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF FORSYTH...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND
HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF JONES...JASPER AND
MONROE COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND GRAY...JULIETTE...JARRELL
PLANTATION...BERNER...ADGATEVILLE...DAMES
FERRY...WAYSIDE...BRADLEY...ROUND OAK...MCELHENEYS CROSSROADS...
HILLSBORO...PLANT SCHERER AND CLINTON.
DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
LAT...LON 3304 8391 3320 8387 3319 8385 3318 8382
3321 8383 3329 8383 3328 8354 3317 8355
3318 8351 3299 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 273DEG 13KT 3314 8382Special weather statement, May 18, 2:46 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 246 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2015 GAZ037-047>049-181915- MORGAN GA-OCONEE GA-NEWTON GA-WALTON GA- 246 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS...DIME SIZED HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN MORGAN...OCONEE... NEWTON AND WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JERSEY...OR NEAR MONROE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF MORGAN...OCONEE...NEWTON AND WALTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND MONROE...COVINGTON...MADISON...SOCIAL CIRCLE...OXFORD...WALNUT GROVE...RUTLEDGE...NORTH HIGH SHOALS...BOSTWICK...BETWEEN...GOOD HOPE...JERSEY...EBENEZER...HARD LABOR CREEK STATE PARK...BRICK STORE...PANNELL AND HERNDONVILLE. DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. LAT...LON 3358 8386 3384 8385 3386 8345 3359 8343 TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 266DEG 22KT 3371 8378
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 33 min |
| May 18, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 25 min |
| May 18, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 29 min |
| May 18, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones | 32 min |
| May 18, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper, Newton, Putnam | 35 min |
| May 18, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 33 min |
| May 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Oconee | 33 min |
| May 18, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 30 min |
| May 18, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 24 min |
| May 18, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 22 min |
| May 18, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 37 min |
| May 18, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 46 min |
| May 18, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 32 min |
| May 18, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion | 36 min |
| May 18, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb | 35 min |
| May 18, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 61 min |
| May 18, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 27 min |
| May 18, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin | 41 min |
| May 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Henry, Rockdale | 32 min |
| May 18, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 51 min |
| May 18, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, Union, White | 46 min |
| May 18, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 33 min |
| May 18, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 29 min |
| May 18, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 24 min |
| May 18, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns, White | 28 min |
| May 18, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 27 min |
| May 18, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 32 min |
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