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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 10, 2015Baldwin County, Twiggs County, Wilkinson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 10, 2015, 9:34 PM EDT for Baldwin County, Twiggs County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 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: Aug 10, 2015, 9:34 PM EDT (01:34 UTC)
Expired: Aug 10, 2015, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Baldwin County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

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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 Aug 10, 7:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 7:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 11:56 AM EDT, 9 hours 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1156 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-111600-
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-
1156 AM EDT MON AUG 10 2015

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

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

...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA
AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

DISCUSSION...

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL ALLOW FOR
INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THIS
SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST. A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON HOURS AND SETTLE INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF A LAGRANGE TO WASHINGTON LINE. HIGHEST CHANCES
OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THE FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA ON
TUESDAY ALLOWING FOR THE CONTINUED THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON TO EVENING PERIOD. DAMAGING WINDS
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL AGAIN BE THE MAIN THREATS.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY HAVE STORM CHANCES LIMITED TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL GEORGIA AS THE FRONT LOOKS TO SLOW DOWN AND STALL.
SLIGHT TO LOW END CHANCES OF STORMS RETURN TO THE REST OF THE AREA
FOR THE END OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...THOUGH 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, Aug 10, 6:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
638 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2015

GAZ025-027-033>039-044>051-053>060-068-070-102330-
MADISON GA-DEKALB GA-GWINNETT GA-PIKE GA-GREENE GA-LAMAR GA-
PUTNAM GA-WILKES GA-HENRY GA-OGLETHORPE GA-BUTTS GA-CLARKE GA-
MORGAN GA-NORTH FULTON GA-SOUTH FULTON GA-OCONEE GA-NEWTON GA-
CLAYTON GA-ROCKDALE GA-JASPER GA-FAYETTE GA-JACKSON GA-WALTON GA-
TALIAFERRO GA-SPALDING GA-COWETA GA-BARROW GA-
638 PM EDT MON AUG 10 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MADISON...SOUTHERN DEKALB...
SOUTHEASTERN GWINNETT...NORTHEASTERN PIKE...GREENE...NORTHERN
LAMAR...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...WILKES...HENRY...OGLETHORPE...BUTTS...
CLARKE...MORGAN...SOUTHERN NORTH FULTON...SOUTH FULTON...OCONEE...
NEWTON...CLAYTON...ROCKDALE...NORTHERN JASPER...FAYETTE...
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...WALTON...NORTHWESTERN TALIAFERRO...SPALDING...
NORTHEASTERN COWETA AND SOUTHEASTERN BARROW COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM
EDT...

AT 638 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM COMER TO NEAR JERSEY TO
NEAR TYRONE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
ATLANTA...GRIFFIN...MCDONOUGH...FAYETTEVILLE...CONYERS...WINDER...
MONROE...COVINGTON...JACKSON...JONESBORO...WASHINGTON...MADISON...
GREENSBORO...WATKINSVILLE...MONTICELLO...DANIELSVILLE...LEXINGTON...
ATHENS...PEACHTREE CITY AND EAST POINT.

LAT...LON 3383 8260 3380 8258 3344 8325 3320 8404
      3319 8404 3311 8429 3356 8482 3389 8387
      3424 8319 3419 8309 3417 8310 3415 8306
      3405 8299 3403 8293 3401 8294 3397 8278
      3398 8270 3395 8263 3386 8261 3387 8257
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 304DEG 44KT 3408 8312 3373 8375 3345 8463

Local storm report, Aug 10, 7:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 7:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 10, 7:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 7:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 7:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 10, 8:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Hancock, Jones, Putnam	48 min
Aug 10, 9:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pike	35 min
Aug 10, 10:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Monroe, Muscogee, Talbot, Upson	44 min
Aug 10, 11:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford, Marion, Muscogee, Taylor, Upson	48 min
Aug 10, 11:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Crawford, Peach	43 min
Aug 11, 12:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee	25 min
Aug 11, 12:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	31 min
Aug 11, 1:31 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee	6 hr
Aug 11, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	27 min

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