Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 6, 2015, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)

Expired

Aug 6, 2015, 4:30 PM EDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Peach County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
404 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015
 
GAZ082-083-094-095-062030-
TWIGGS GA-PEACH GA-HOUSTON GA-BIBB GA-
404 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN TWIGGS...PEACH...
NORTHEASTERN HOUSTON AND SOUTHERN BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTERVILLE...OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT
VALLEY...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 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
FORT VALLEY...WARNER ROBINS...CENTERVILLE...BYRON...ROBINS AFB...
BONAIRE...LAKEWOOD...HUBER...ELBERTA...POWERVILLE...MIDDLE GEORGIA
REGIONAL AIRPORT...MIAMI VALLEY AND ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE.

LAT...LON 3254 8398 3255 8395 3256 8395 3257 8394
      3259 8393 3259 8391 3269 8377 3269 8372
      3270 8374 3271 8375 3274 8352 3253 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 272DEG 25KT 3261 8373 

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