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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 29, 2015Washington County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 29, 2015, 4:54 PM EDT for Washington 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
Jul 29, 2015, 4:54 PM EDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2015, 5:30 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Washington County, GA

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 29, 3:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 3:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 29, 1:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
120 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-301100-
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-
120 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
...A FEW COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...MAIN THREATS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING
...LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND SMALL HAIL.

MAX HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 108 CAN BE EXPECTED FOR AREAS GENERALLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO MACON TO SWAINSBORO LINE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO THE HEAT ADVISORY
/ATLNPWFFC/ FOR MORE INFORMATION.

DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL INTERACT WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE DURING MAX HEATING. THESE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT
ANYWHERE THIS AFTERNOON AS THEY MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
A COLD FRONT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH
ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA ON THURSDAY...THEN STALL ACROSS CENTRAL
GEORGIA ON FRIDAY WHERE IT PROVIDES A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND. THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA
BY MONDAY...WITH A DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW LESSONING RAIN CHANCES
ACROSS THE AREA FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...PARTS
OF NORTH GEORGIA MAY SEE SLIGHTLY COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURES...
WHILE DAYTIME HIGHS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA REMAIN A BIT ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS...PRODUCING AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER
90S TO NEAR 105 DEGREES EACH DAY.

.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.

39/16

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 29, 1:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 29, 3:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
308 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2015

GAZ002-291945-
WALKER GA-
308 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 345
PM EDT...

AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LA FAYETTE...OR NEAR LAFAYETTE...MOVING
SOUTH AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND AND HEAVY RAIN.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
           MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
           LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. 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
LAFAYETTE...LA FAYETTE...NOBLE...NAOMI...COOPER HEIGHTS...CENTER
POST...ROCK SPRING...SUTTLES MILL AND LINWOOD.

LAT...LON 3482 8543 3485 8526 3463 8511 3459 8531
      3459 8535 3458 8535 3458 8537 3459 8537
      3459 8543
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 346DEG 10KT 3478 8533
Special weather statement, Jul 29, 4:54 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
454 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2015

GAZ074-292130-
WASHINGTON GA-
454 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY UNTIL
530 PM EDT...

AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RIDDLEVILLE...OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
SANDERSVILLE...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND 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
SANDERSVILLE...TENNILLE...HARRISON AND RIDDLEVILLE.

LAT...LON 3280 8278 3280 8280 3281 8280 3279 8287
      3278 8291 3304 8292 3308 8268 3281 8266
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 093DEG 5KT 3291 8272

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett35 min
Jul 29, 2:17 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCBibb, Bleckley, Chattahoochee, Crawford, Crisp, Dodge and 23 more18 hr
Jul 29, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBibb27 min
Jul 29, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Wilkinson34 min
Jul 29, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker37 min
Jul 29, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison37 min
Jul 29, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson34 min
Jul 29, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker32 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.