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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 8, 2015Henry County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Sep 8, 2015, 8:42 PM EDT for Henry County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 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: Sep 8, 2015, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired: Sep 8, 2015, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Henry 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 Sep 8, 7:43 PM EDT, 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 7:43 PM EDT, 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 8, 11:11 AM EDT, 9 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1111 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-091515-
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-
1111 AM EDT TUE SEP 8 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. SOME GUSTY WINDS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

DISCUSSION...
TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD OUT OF THE GULF AND
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA. WITH DAYTIME HEATING THIS
AFTERNOON EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME WIDESPREAD
ACROSS THE AREA. INSTABILITIES ARE WEAK TO MARGINAL SO NOT
EXPECTING ANY STORMS TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT SOME STORMS WILL HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 8, 6:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
658 PM EDT TUE SEP 8 2015

GAZ069-082330-
UPSON GA-
658 PM EDT TUE SEP 8 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR UPSON COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

AT 657 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER LINCOLN PARK...OR NEAR
THOMASTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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
THOMASTON...LINCOLN PARK...THE ROCK...SUNSET VILLAGE...HANNAHS
MILL...CREST...REDBONE CROSSROADS...SALEM...ATWATER...LOGTOWN...
SUNNYSIDE AND SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK.

LAT...LON 3297 8451 3299 8449 3299 8420 3279 8415
      3272 8418 3274 8427 3276 8430 3276 8434
      3278 8435 3278 8437 3284 8442 3283 8444
      3288 8448 3289 8451 3291 8451 3291 8453
      3295 8452 3297 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 150DEG 19KT 3284 8433

Special weather statement, Sep 8, 7:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
721 PM EDT TUE SEP 8 2015

GAZ070-071-082345-
LAMAR GA-MONROE GA-
721 PM EDT TUE SEP 8 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR AND WESTERN
MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...

AT 721 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 7 MILES SOUTH OF FORSYTH...
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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
BARNESVILLE...FORSYTH...ALDORA...RUSSELLVILLE...COLLIER...REDBONE...
GOGGINS...BRENT AND JOHNSTONVILLE.

LAT...LON 3294 8412 3299 8412 3299 8413 3307 8419
      3313 8391 3289 8382 3286 8388 3285 8394
      3285 8397 3286 8398 3285 8398 3285 8403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 150DEG 18KT 3293 8397

Special weather statement, Sep 8, 7:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 8:18 PM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 8, 8:42 PM EDT, 0 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
Sep 8, 8:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Meriwether, Pike	27 min
Sep 8, 8:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	28 min
Sep 8, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	30 min
Sep 8, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	28 min
Sep 8, 9:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Warren	26 min
Sep 8, 9:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene, Hancock, Taliaferro, Warren	28 min
Sep 9, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	49 min
Sep 9, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	27 min
Sep 9, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe, Wilkes	23 min
Sep 9, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter, Webster	31 min
Sep 9, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe, Wilkes	40 min
Sep 9, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	25 min
Sep 9, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	14 min
Sep 9, 4:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	46 min
Sep 9, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon	36 min
Sep 9, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	43 min
Sep 9, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Gwinnett	37 min
Sep 9, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee	42 min
Sep 9, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke	51 min
Sep 9, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Pickens	50 min
Sep 9, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	35 min
Sep 9, 7:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	32 min

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