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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2015, 4:40 PM EDT for Johnson County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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 2, 2015, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2015, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Johnson County, GA
The radar
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The text
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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 2, 3:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 3:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1200 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-031200- 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- 1200 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY... ...A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY HAIL UP TO 1 INCH. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD CAUSE FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DISCUSSION... A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE MAINLY NORTH OF A LA GRANGE TO MACON TO SWAINSBORO LINE. HOWEVER... AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT ANYWHERE TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... AN UPPER TROUGH WITH DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS... AND A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE UPPER TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT EAST BY MONDAY. HOWEVER... A LOW CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .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 2, 3:58 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
358 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
GAZ027-036-038-039-022030-
MADISON GA-OGLETHORPE GA-CLARKE GA-WILKES GA-
358 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MADISON...OGLETHORPE...CLARKE AND
WILKES COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 358 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED OVER COLBERT...OR
8 MILES SOUTH OF DANIELSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
DANIELSVILLE...LEXINGTON...ATHENS...COMER...WINTERVILLE...CRAWFORD...
COLBERT...ARNOLDSVILLE...CARLTON...HULL...ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY
(BALANCE)...SMITHONIA...VESTA...NEESE...DIAMOND HILL...POINT PETER...
BEECHWOOD HILLS...WATSON MILL BRIDGE STATE PARK...SANDY CREEK
RECREATION AREA AND JAMES HOLLAND YOUTH SPORTS CMPX.
LAT...LON 3393 8343 3403 8340 3403 8339 3404 8339
3404 8336 3405 8339 3412 8336 3416 8310
3416 8307 3411 8303 3405 8299 3403 8294
3402 8294 3401 8293 3401 8291 3400 8288
3381 8288
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 273DEG 39KT 3401 8324
DJNSpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 4:10 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
415 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
GAZ034-035-047-022045-
GWINNETT GA-BARROW GA-WALTON GA-
415 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GWINNETT...BARROW AND WALTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 415 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED OVER GRAYSON...OR
NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN
LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY.
MOTORISTS SHOULD REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
LAWRENCEVILLE...WINDER...SNELLVILLE...AUBURN...DACULA...GRAYSON...
STATHAM...BETHLEHEM...CARL...NICHOLASVILLE...GRATIS...CAMPTON...
RUSSELL...BOLD SPRINGS...FORT YARGO STATE PARK...HARBIN AND WINDSOR.
LAT...LON 3398 8361 3393 8360 3391 8364 3389 8363
3388 8361 3388 8359 3383 8358 3386 8399
3399 8403 3404 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 260DEG 21KT 3392 8392
DJNSpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 4:16 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
416 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
GAZ072-082>084-095-096-022045-
TWIGGS GA-BLECKLEY GA-WILKINSON GA-JONES GA-HOUSTON GA-BIBB GA-
416 PM EDT THU JUL 2 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TWIGGS...BLECKLEY...WILKINSON...
JONES...HOUSTON AND BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
AT 416 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM MACON TO NEAR PERRY...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN
LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY.
MOTORISTS SHOULD REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
MACON...PERRY...COCHRAN...JEFFERSONVILLE...WARNER ROBINS...
CENTERVILLE...GORDON...IVEY...ROBINS AFB...MARION...ROYAL...
FRANKLINTON...HOUSTON LAKE...CARY...GRISWOLDVILLE...MYRICKS MILL...
BULLARD...FITZPATRICK...CLINCHFIELD AND KATHLEEN.
LAT...LON 3290 8367 3291 8328 3240 8329 3239 8349
3239 8351 3240 8352 3239 8354 3238 8373
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 253DEG 26KT 3285 8365 3244 8369Special weather statement, Jul 2, 4:31 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 64 min |
| Jul 1, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 30 min |
| Jul 1, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Treutlen | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 12:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 12:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Walker | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 1:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Madison | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dawson, Gordon, Pickens | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Stewart | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Gordon | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 2:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Schley | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Webster | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Gordon | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall, Jackson | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 26 min |
| Jul 2, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Jackson | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilcox | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Houston, Peach | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 53 min |
| Jul 2, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Oconee, Walton | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wheeler | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Johnson, Laurens, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Greene | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Warren | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Washington | 40 min |
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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.