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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 7, 2015Carroll County, Haralson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Nov 7, 2015, 3:12 AM EST for Carroll County, Haralson County, Georgia. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Nov 7, 2015, 3:12 AM EST (08:12 UTC)
Expired: Nov 7, 2015, 4:00 AM EST
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Carroll County, GA, Haralson 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 Nov 7, 12:42 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 12:42 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 6, 6:25 PM EST, 8 hours 47 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 6, 11:45 PM EST, 3 hours 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 6, 11:53 PM EST, 3 hours 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 6, 11:56 PM EST, 3 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 7, 12:43 AM EST, 2 hours 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1243 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2015

GAZ042-052-070630-
HEARD GA-CARROLL GA-
1243 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HEARD AND CARROLL
COUNTIES UNTIL 130 AM EST...

AT 1241 AM EST...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR RANBURNE...OR 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARROLLTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.
           RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN AN HOUR CAN BE
           EXPECTED.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
           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
CARROLLTON...VILLA RICA...BREMEN...TEMPLE...BOWDON...MOUNT ZION...
WHITESBURG...EPHESUS...CENTRALHATCHEE...ROOPVILLE...LOWELL...TYUS...
TREASURE LAKE...FROLONA...PLANT WANSLEY...ROOSTERVILLE...BOWDON
JUNCTION...ABILENE...CLEM AND JOHN TANNER STATE PARK.

LAT...LON 3365 8529 3370 8514 3369 8512 3372 8505
      3379 8505 3381 8501 3378 8491 3358 8491
      3357 8487 3349 8487 3344 8494 3346 8498
      3344 8499 3343 8501 3340 8501 3331 8527
      3365 8534
TIME...MOT...LOC 0541Z 235DEG 12KT 3349 8529

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Special weather statement, Nov 7, 2:15 AM EST, 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
215 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2015

GAZ019-030-041-070745-
HARALSON GA-POLK GA-FLOYD GA-
215 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HARALSON...POLK AND
SOUTHERN FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM EST...

AT 212 AM EST...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE JUST WEST OF
CEDARTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.
           RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN AN HOUR CAN BE
           EXPECTED.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
           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
ROME...CEDARTOWN...ROCKMART...TALLAPOOSA...ARAGON...CAVE SPRING...
BRASWELL...TAYLORSVILLE...ESOM HILL...ETNA...LINDALE...VAN WERT...
SENEY...EUBANK LAKE...FISH CREEK...FELTON AND ANTIOCH.

LAT...LON 3430 8515 3420 8504 3408 8505 3408 8492
      3395 8498 3395 8505 3391 8505 3375 8536
      3412 8543
TIME...MOT...LOC 0712Z 229DEG 32KT 3399 8533

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Special weather statement, Nov 7, 3:12 AM EST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
312 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2015

GAZ041-042-070900-
CARROLL GA-HARALSON GA-
312 AM EST SAT NOV 7 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CARROLL AND HARALSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM EST...

AT 310 AM EST...AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER ABERNATHY...OR 12
MILES EAST OF HEFLIN...MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.
           RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN AN HOUR CAN BE
           EXPECTED.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
           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
CARROLLTON...BUCHANAN...BREMEN...TEMPLE...TALLAPOOSA...BOWDON...MOUNT
ZION...WACO...JOHN TANNER STATE PARK...BOWDON JUNCTION AND ABILENE.

LAT...LON 3386 8506 3359 8497 3352 8531 3378 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0810Z 249DEG 23KT 3366 8538

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 6, 10:39 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	51 min
Nov 6, 11:45 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow	45 min
Nov 6, 11:53 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	37 min
Nov 6, 11:56 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Hall	49 min
Nov 7, 12:20 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Meriwether, Troup	9 hr
Nov 7, 12:43 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	47 min
Nov 7, 2:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	30 min
Nov 7, 6:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth	12 hr
Nov 7, 6:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Fulton	34 hr
Nov 7, 6:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	8 hr
Nov 7, 7:14 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	24 hr
Nov 7, 7:57 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Spalding	24 hr
Nov 7, 11:07 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett, Walton	24 hr
Nov 7, 11:24 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Fayette	24 hr
Nov 7, 3:44 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Newton, Rockdale	26 hr
Nov 7, 3:48 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Clarke, Greene, Oconee	4 days
Nov 7, 4:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	45 min
Nov 7, 6:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	55 min
Nov 7, 6:55 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	50 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.