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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 22, 2015Houston County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 22, 2015, 3:09 AM EDT for Houston County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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: Jun 22, 2015, 3:09 AM EDT (07:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2015, 3:45 AM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Houston County, GA

The radar

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The text

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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 Jun 22, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 11:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1130 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-221000-
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-
1130 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2015

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

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT...SUNDAY NIGHT...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WORK WEEK WITH
THE WARMEST PERIOD BEING MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER
RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. RESULTANT HEAT INDICES IN THIS
PERIOD MAY REACH OR EXCEED 105 ONCE AGAIN IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA.

DAILY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF
OF THE WORK WEEK MAINLY IN THE FAR NORTH AND SOUTH CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH SLIGHTLY GREATER COVERAGE FOR
WEDNESDAY. CHANCES INCREASE FURTHER FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AS THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN AND ALLOWS FOR OTHER
DISTURBANCES TO APPROACH THE AREA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. GUSTY
WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 9:21 PM EDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 2:08 AM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
208 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

GAZ084-097-220645-
WILKINSON GA-LAURENS GA-
208 AM EDT MON JUN 22 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN WILKINSON AND
LAURENS COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM EDT...

AT 208 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF TOOMSBORO...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF IRWINTON...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM AS THIS STORM MOVES
ACROSS WILKINSON AND LAURENS COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM EDT.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE
ALLENTOWN...NICKLESVILLE AND CHAPPELLS MILL.

THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.

LAT...LON 3258 8300 3258 8322 3277 8322 3282 8297
      3280 8295 3276 8296 3275 8294 3271 8296
      3271 8294 3268 8294
TIME...MOT...LOC 0608Z 347DEG 12KT 3270 8309

Special weather statement, Jun 22, 2:26 AM EDT, 43 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 22, 3:09 AM 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
Jun 21, 8:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Union	25 min
Jun 21, 9:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	24 min
Jun 22, 12:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Hancock, Washington	40 min
Jun 22, 2:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	37 min
Jun 22, 2:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston	34 min
Jun 22, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	27 min
Jun 22, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	32 min
Jun 22, 2:49 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge and 36 more	29 hr
Jun 22, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	27 min
Jun 22, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	31 min
Jun 22, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	27 min
Jun 22, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	25 min
Jun 22, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel	44 min
Jun 22, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	36 min
Jun 22, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	31 min
Jun 22, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	30 min
Jun 22, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	27 min
Jun 22, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	33 min
Jun 22, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	31 min
Jun 22, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Wheeler	28 min
Jun 22, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Treutlen	38 min
Jun 22, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	34 min
Jun 22, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens, Wheeler	39 min
Jun 22, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery	36 min
Jun 22, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	36 min
Jun 22, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	36 min
Jun 22, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	35 min
Jun 22, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Washington	38 min
Jun 22, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	28 min
Jun 22, 6:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Jefferson, Washington	40 min
Jun 22, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	25 min
Jun 22, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens	35 min
Jun 22, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	35 min
Jun 22, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Glascock, Washington	9 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.