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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 20, 2015Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT for Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 20, 2015, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2015, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Laurens 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 20, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 12:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
218 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2015

GAZ093-095-201845-
MACON GA-HOUSTON GA-
218 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MACON AND HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL
245 PM EDT...

AT 218 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PERRY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

  HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...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 SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER COVERS
           THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
PERRY...GROVE PARK...MEADOWDALE...ELKO...MOSS OAK AND HENDERSON.

LAT...LON 3244 8387 3246 8384 3246 8383 3244 8383
      3244 8382 3245 8382 3245 8380 3248 8380
      3249 8379 3242 8364 3230 8370 3229 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 327DEG 5KT 3244 8381

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:25 PM EDT, 1 hour before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 2:54 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 3:07 PM EDT, 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
307 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2015

GAZ097-098-201930-
LAURENS GA-TREUTLEN GA-
307 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAURENS AND TREUTLEN COUNTIES
UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

AT 306 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST OF EAST DUBLIN
TO NEAR RENTZ...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
SOPERTON...CADWELL...RENTZ...ORLAND...ROCKLEDGE...ORIANNA...MINTER...
BARNHILL...CEDAR GROVE...BLACKVILLE...LOTHAIR AND LOWERY.

LAT...LON 3234 8309 3244 8288 3257 8276 3253 8267
      3252 8267 3250 8260 3246 8253 3238 8258
      3231 8264 3231 8272 3228 8276 3227 8276
      3220 8286 3220 8289 3215 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 308DEG 13KT 3248 8276 3241 8283 3234 8297

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 3:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
325 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2015

GAZ097-098-109-111-202000-
WHEELER GA-DODGE GA-LAURENS GA-TREUTLEN GA-
325 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER...DODGE...LAURENS AND
TREUTLEN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 325 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM SOUTHEAST OF EAST DUBLIN
TO WEST OF SOPERTON TO SOUTHEAST OF RENTZ TO NEAR CADWELL...MOVING
SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
CADWELL...CEDAR GROVE...PLAINFIELD AND LOWERY.

LAT...LON 3213 8294 3215 8293 3214 8295 3212 8295
      3218 8314 3235 8313 3234 8299 3237 8288
      3243 8283 3241 8270 3229 8268 3223 8273
      3216 8282 3211 8290
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 346DEG 11KT 3242 8279 3237 8281 3230 8286 3228
8297 3231 8312

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 1:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Schley	43 min
Jul 20, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	43 min
Jul 20, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	36 min
Jul 20, 1:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	46 min
Jul 20, 1:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilkinson	38 min
Jul 20, 2:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly, Sumter	47 min
Jul 20, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Houston	27 min
Jul 20, 2:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	50 min
Jul 20, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	36 min
Jul 20, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens, Treutlen	23 min
Jul 20, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley	43 min
Jul 20, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	24 min
Jul 20, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	51 min
Jul 20, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	30 min
Jul 20, 4:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Dodge	37 min
Jul 20, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Dodge	45 min
Jul 20, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	24 min
Jul 20, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	31 min
Jul 20, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	27 min
Jul 20, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	45 min
Jul 20, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	33 min
Jul 20, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	25 min
Jul 20, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	31 min
Jul 20, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	29 min
Jul 20, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock	41 min
Jul 20, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	34 min
Jul 20, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	32 min
Jul 20, 7:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	23 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.