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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 14, 2015Emanuel County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2015, 1:22 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 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 14, 2015, 1:22 PM EDT (17:22 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2015, 1:45 PM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Emanuel County, GA

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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 Jul 14, 12:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 12:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 4:40 AM EDT, 8 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
440 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-151000-
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-
440 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH
AND MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WITHIN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
WILL ALLOW FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. SOME STORMS WILL BECOME
SEVERE WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER NORTH GEORGIA. DUE TO THE NATURE
OF THE DISTURBANCES ALOFT...2 ROUNDS OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE...MOST SO FOR NORTH GEORGIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND
PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING
BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR MAINLY
CENTRAL GEORGIA ON THURSDAY AND ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME...BUT SPOTTERS NEED
TO REMAIN ALERT FOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND 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 14, 12:37 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 12:45 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 12:58 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1258 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

GAZ016-141730-
WHITE GA-
1258 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHITE COUNTY UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

AT 1256 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HELEN...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CLEVELAND...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...UP TO PENNY SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT
           CLOUD TO GROUND 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
CLEVELAND...HELEN...UNICOI STATE PARK...QUALATCHEE LAKE...SAUTEE...
WHITLEY GAP SHELTER...SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION ARE...
ROBERTSTOWN...ANNA RUBY FALLS AND CAMP COLEMAN LAKE.

LAT...LON 3473 8363 3467 8364 3466 8366 3460 8365
      3453 8380 3463 8388 3466 8388 3472 8386
      3473 8383 3474 8382 3477 8383 3479 8379
      3479 8377
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 315DEG 13KT 3472 8380

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:10 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
110 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

GAZ074-076-085-141745-
JOHNSON GA-WASHINGTON GA-JEFFERSON GA-
110 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JOHNSON...WASHINGTON AND
JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT...

AT 110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TENNILLE...OR NEAR SANDERSVILLE...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND...PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
           GROUND 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
SANDERSVILLE...WRIGHTSVILLE...DAVISBORO...TENNILLE...HARRISON...
OCONEE...RIDDLEVILLE...DONOVAN...NEW HOME AND PRINGLE.

LAT...LON 3283 8296 3295 8301 3303 8292 3303 8245
      3262 8257
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 285DEG 23KT 3291 8283

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:20 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
120 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

GAZ084-085-097-141745-
JOHNSON GA-WILKINSON GA-LAURENS GA-
120 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JOHNSON...WILKINSON AND LAURENS
COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT...

AT 119 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF TOOMSBORO...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF IRWINTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND...PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
           GROUND 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
DUBLIN...WRIGHTSVILLE...EAST DUBLIN...LOVETT...TUCKERS CROSSROAD...
SPANN...BREWTON...NICKLESVILLE AND CHAPPELLS MILL.

LAT...LON 3242 8282 3265 8324 3282 8313 3279 8296
      3276 8296 3278 8288 3275 8265
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 284DEG 23KT 3272 8307

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 1:22 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
122 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

GAZ085-086-141745-
JOHNSON GA-EMANUEL GA-
122 PM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JOHNSON AND EMANUEL COUNTIES
UNTIL 145 PM EDT...

AT 122 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SWAINSBORO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND...PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
           GROUND 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
SWAINSBORO...TWIN CITY...ADRIAN...STILLMORE...OAK PARK...GARFIELD...
SUMMERTOWN...NUNEZ...KITE...MODOC...COVENA...BLUNDALE...MEEKS...
NORRISTOWN JUNCTION...CANOOCHEE...DELLWOOD...LEXSY...GEORGE L SMITH
STATE PARK AND NORRISTOWN.

LAT...LON 3254 8203 3256 8208 3252 8215 3248 8218
      3242 8219 3235 8225 3235 8224 3232 8224
      3240 8239 3244 8238 3250 8250 3251 8259
      3253 8263 3277 8246 3271 8210 3266 8208
      3261 8200
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 294DEG 22KT 3264 8242

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	29 min
Jul 14, 3:24 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp and 29 more	16 hr
Jul 14, 11:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns, Union	59 min
Jul 14, 11:55 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Towns, Union	35 min
Jul 14, 12:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lumpkin, White	49 min
Jul 14, 12:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Towns, Union	34 min
Jul 14, 12:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	23 min
Jul 14, 12:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	30 min
Jul 14, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	White	32 min
Jul 14, 1:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson, Washington	35 min
Jul 14, 1:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	25 min
Jul 14, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lumpkin	32 min
Jul 14, 1:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lumpkin, Union, White	43 min
Jul 14, 1:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	26 min
Jul 14, 2:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens, Treutlen	28 min
Jul 14, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	25 min
Jul 14, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Emanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Telfair and 3 more	59 min
Jul 14, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	42 min
Jul 14, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	27 min
Jul 14, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Towns, Union	58 min
Jul 14, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Fannin, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	51 min
Jul 14, 6:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer, Lumpkin, White	24 min
Jul 14, 6:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, White	42 min
Jul 14, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	37 min
Jul 14, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Dawson, Gordon, Hall, Pickens	29 min
Jul 14, 7:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens	49 min
Jul 14, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Walker, Whitfield	51 min
Jul 14, 7:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Pickens	47 min
Jul 14, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hall, Jackson, Madison	24 min
Jul 14, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	49 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.