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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 24, 2015Washington County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Dec 24, 2015, 5:07 PM EST for Washington County, Georgia. It was in force for 53 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: Dec 24, 2015, 5:07 PM EST (22:07 UTC)
Expired: Dec 24, 2015, 6:00 PM EST
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Washington County, GA

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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 Dec 24, 2:58 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 2:58 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
258 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH CHRISTMAS ALONG WITH ISOLATED SEVERE
THREAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. UPPER
RIDGING NUDGES BACK TO THE NORTHWEST INTO THE REGION IN RESPONSE TO
THE NEXT DIGGING SYSTEM TO THE WEST. SURFACE RIDGE ALSO BUILDS BACK
SOME DURING THIS TIME FRAME. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN THE AXIS OF
BETTER PRECIPITATION SHIFTING BACK NORTH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION NORTH OF THE STATE BY
FRIDAY NIGHT. STILL LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO INCHES
OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...AS THIS
OCCURS. EVEN THOUGH THE BETTER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE SHIFTING
NORTH...I WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE FLOOD WATCH AT THIS
TIME AS STREAM FLOWS REMAIN HIGH AND ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION
WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION. SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW FOR
MORE DETAILS.

THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER ALSO ON THE WANE RIGHT NOW...BUT STILL
ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND SHEAR ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS FOR AN ISOLATED THREAT. TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS...AT OR NEAR RECORD LEVELS...THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM FORECAST PERIOD.

20

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING BASED ON THE
FOLLOWING DETAILS. MULTIPLE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN AND TRAINING
STORMS HAVE RESULTED IN TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 7 INCHES
ACROSS NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE LATEST BAND HAS BEEN DRAPED ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE
85 CORRIDOR WHICH SHOULD SLOWLY PUSH BACK NORTHWARD THROUGH
CHRISTMAS DAY AND BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS NORTH
AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ALREADY SATURATED SOILS AND ONGOING FLOODING OF
CREEKS...SMALL STREAMS AND RIVERS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT FLOOD THREATS. IN
ADDITION...TEMPORARY URBAN AND STREET FLOODING WILL OCCUR DUE TO
POOR DRAINAGE AND CLOGGED STORM DRAINS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO MAINLY A FEW POP/WEATHER PERIODS BASED ON
GOOD CONSENSUS WITH EVOLUTION OF APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH AND
EXTENT OF PESKY ENHANCED MOISTURE FIELD. STILL RATHER ACTIVE LONG
TERM ON TAP WITH PERSISTENT SOUTH/SOUTHEASTERLY FETCH AND WELL
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION
FOLLOWS...

BAKER

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 435 AM EST THU DEC 24 2015/

LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH TN VALLEY STARTS TO LIFT NORTH AND
CONTINUED INTO THE OHIO VALLEY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. BOUNDARY
MOVES BACK SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE WEEKEND INTO
THE FIRST OF THE WEEK AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
AND STRONG UPPER SOUTHWEST LOW DEVELOPS. WE REMAIN IN A MOIST AND
SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITH BEST POPS MAINLY NORTH. SURFACE
LOW MOVING NORTHEAST FROM THE WESTERN GULF INTO THE MS VALLEY
SHOULD PUSH THE FRONT INTO THE STATE BY TUESDAY. GFS AND ECMWF
HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES BY THIS TIME WITH THE GFS FASTER WITH THE
FROPA AND DRYING. ECMWF WANTS TO LAG THE FRONT AND DEVELOP ANOTHER
WAVE ON IT FOR TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. HAVE KEPT POPS ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA FOR WEDNESDAY BUT ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE NORTHWEST
CORNER. WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK.

41

&&

.CLIMATE...

RECORDS FOR 12-24

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      77 1964     31 1945     60 1964      7 1983
   KATL      72 1984     28 1963     60 1879      3 1983
                1964
   KMCN      77 1964     35 1993     62 1964     10 1989
                                                    1983
   KCSG      79 1984     35 1989     60 1988      9 1989
                                        1964
                                        1955

RECORDS FOR 12-25

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      77 1982     22 1983     61 1982      3 1983
                1955
   KATL      72 1987     17 1983     59 1982      0 1983
                1889
   KMCN      78 1982     25 1983     61 1982      7 1983
                                        1932
   KCSG      76 1982     24 1983     60 1982      8 1983
                                        1964

RECORDS FOR 12-26

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      74 1964     30 1980     61 1987      9 1983
                1928
   KATL      72 1987     26 1935     61 1987      5 1983
   KMCN      77 1987     33 1902     61 1987      9 1983
                1982                    1964
   KCSG      80 1987     33 1983     64 1987     10 1983

RECORDS FOR 12-27

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      73 1971     33 1917     56 1982     11 1935
   KATL      71 1982     27 1892     58 1982     12 1925
                1889
   KMCN      78 1987     35 1902     61 1987     17 1902
   KCSG      75 2008     43 1948     61 1987     23 1985
                1982

RECORDS FOR 12-28

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      78 1928     32 1950     59 1982      8 1925
   KATL      74 1984     15 1894     58 1954      5 1925
                1971
   KMCN      76 2008     31 1925     65 1942     11 1925
                2007
   KCSG      80 1984     36 1950     59 2008     23 2010

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z UPDATE...

MAINLY MVFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 00Z OUTSIDE OF
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WHERE IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY 00Z-04Z...MVFR
CONDITIONS DEVELOPING AGAIN AFTER 14Z. PERSISTENT BAND OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...
ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ANYWHERE IN THE FORECAST AREA. WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE
THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT WILL FAVOR SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST OUTSIDE
OF AREAS OF CONVECTION. WIND SPEEDS 3-7KT ACROSS THE AREA...WITH
10G20KT IN VICINITY OF CONVECTION.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...

CONFIDENCE MEDIUM.

20

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          65  75  63  74 /  60  40  30  20
ATLANTA         66  74  63  75 /  60  40  30  20
BLAIRSVILLE     62  69  61  70 /  70  60  50  40
CARTERSVILLE    65  75  63  74 /  70  50  40  30
COLUMBUS        67  77  64  77 /  40  20  20  10
GAINESVILLE     64  72  62  72 /  70  50  30  30
MACON           65  78  63  77 /  30  20  10  10
ROME            65  75  64  74 /  70  60  40  30
PEACHTREE CITY  65  75  62  75 /  60  30  20  20
VIDALIA         66  80  65  79 /  20  10  10  10

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
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.

&&

SHORT TERM...20
LONG TERM....BAKER
AVIATION...20

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 1:36 PM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
136 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-251845-
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-
136 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

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

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

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN AND TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS DRAPED FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS GENERALLY THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SOME SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL
TO THE AREA AND GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTHWARD. ONGOING FLOODING OF
RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE FROM RUNOFF AND
PREVIOUSLY SATURATED SOILS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA.

THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS HAS A
GREATER CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING
WINDS...SMALL HAIL...OR BRIEF TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THUNDERSTORMS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY
WITH THE THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ESPECIALLY ACROSS
NORTHWEST GEORGIA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAIN WILL GRADUALLY PUSH
NORTH OF THE AREA LATE FRIDAY BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK.
SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS COULD REMAIN IN FLOOD THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND.

.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.

In the hours before

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Local storm report, Dec 24, 4:45 PM EST, 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
445 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SSW ELLIJAY           34.64N  84.51W
12/24/2015                   GILMER             GA   MESONET

            3.20 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT THE TALKING ROCK RIVER
            GAUGE ON FAUSETT CREEK WITHIN 6 HOURS ENDING AROUND 730
            AM.

0546 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW HANLIN            33.93N  84.95W
12/24/2015                   PAULDING           GA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAM RADIO REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE AREA.

0555 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW RED TOP MOUNTAIN  34.14N  84.71W
12/24/2015                   BARTOW             GA   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON RED TOP MOUNTAIN ALONG IRON HILL
            TRAIL.

0625 AM     FLASH FLOOD      10 SE ELLIJAY           34.59N  84.36W
12/24/2015                   GILMER             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN
            PART OF THE COUNTY. ALSO...SWIFT WATER TEAMS ARE
            ASSISTING WITH RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS.

0850 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BLUE RIDGE              34.86N  84.33W
12/24/2015                   FANNIN             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SECONDARY ROADS HAVE FLOODED. SOME AREA CABINS ALONG
            US76 ARE FLOODING OR BEGINNING TO FLOOD.

0851 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CARROLLTON              33.58N  85.08W
12/24/2015                   CARROLL            GA   PUBLIC

            THERE IS EXTENSIVE FLOODING ON ALABAMA STREET WITH CARS
            GETTING STUCK. IN THE WATER.

0851 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SW ZEBULON            33.08N  84.37W
12/24/2015                   PIKE               GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PARTS OF OLD ZEBULON ROAD AND MINER ROAD OFF BOTTOMS
            ARE CLOSED. ADDITIONAL ROADS MAY BE CLOSED.

0858 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNE SUNNY ACRES       33.88N  84.76W
12/24/2015                   PAULDING           GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE ROADS IN PAULDING COUNTY ARE EITHER CLOSED OR
            PARTIALLY CLOSED. THEY ARE WILLIAMS LAKE ROAD...GOLDMINE
            ROAD...BELL ROAD...COMPTON ROAD...AND SWEETWATER CHURCH
            ROAD.

0930 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAGRANGE                33.04N  85.03W
12/24/2015                   TROUP              GA   911 CALL CENTER

            1 ROAD WASHED OUT AND 1 WATER RESCUE IN THE CITY OF
            LAGRANGE

0930 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SE LINDALE            34.18N  85.16W
12/24/2015                   FLOYD              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOMES EVACUATED IN THE BOOZE MOUNTAIN ROAD AREA. 1 HOME
            FLOODED IN ROME

1001 AM     MUDSLIDE         DIAL                    34.76N  84.22W
12/24/2015                   FANNIN             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A MUDSLIDE HAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED MOUNTAIN TOP ROAD.
            MULTIPLE TREES ARE ALSO DOWN.

1020 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAGRANGE                33.04N  85.03W
12/24/2015                   TROUP              GA   911 CALL CENTER

            CLEARVIEW CT. WATER RESCUE OF RESIDENT TRAPPED IN HOME
            DUE TO FLOODING.

1045 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAGRANGE                33.04N  85.03W
12/24/2015                   TROUP              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            6 ROADS WASHED OUT AND 2 WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS IN
            TROUP COUNTY. 3 ADDITIONAL ROADS WITH WATER FLOWING OVER
            THE ROAD

1200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SHADY OAKS              33.01N  85.14W
12/24/2015                   TROUP              GA   UTILITY COMPANY

            AREA ROAD WASHED OUT. FLOODING OCCURED OVER OTHER AREA
            ROADS.

1203 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E HAPEVILLE           33.66N  84.39W
12/24/2015                   FULTON             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MAJOR FLOOD OCCURING IN THE 3800 BLOCK OF NORTHSIDE
            DRIVE. STREET IS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED AND HOMES ARE
            BEING EVACUATED.

0126 PM     TORNADO          2 E CULLODEN            32.86N  84.06W
12/24/2015                   MONROE             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTING TREES DOWN IN THE CULLODEN
            COMMUNITY. POSSIBLE TORNADO

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1500685 FFC1500684 FFC1500697 FFC1500690 FFC1500687
FFC1500686 FFC1500688 FFC1500689 FFC1500691 FFC1500693 FFC1500692
FFC1500694 FFC1500695 FFC1500698 FFC1500696 FFC1500699

DJN

Local storm report, Dec 24, 4:47 PM EST, 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
447 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SSW ELLIJAY           34.64N  84.51W
12/24/2015                   GILMER             GA   MESONET

            3.20 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT THE TALKING ROCK RIVER
            GAUGE ON FAUSETT CREEK WITHIN 6 HOURS ENDING AROUND 730
            AM.

0546 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW HANLIN            33.93N  84.95W
12/24/2015                   PAULDING           GA   AMATEUR RADIO

            HAM RADIO REPORTS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE AREA.

0555 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW RED TOP MOUNTAIN  34.14N  84.71W
12/24/2015                   BARTOW             GA   PUBLIC

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON RED TOP MOUNTAIN ALONG IRON HILL
            TRAIL.

0625 AM     FLASH FLOOD      10 SE ELLIJAY           34.59N  84.36W
12/24/2015                   GILMER             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN
            PART OF THE COUNTY. ALSO...SWIFT WATER TEAMS ARE
            ASSISTING WITH RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS.

0850 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BLUE RIDGE              34.86N  84.33W
12/24/2015                   FANNIN             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SECONDARY ROADS HAVE FLOODED. SOME AREA CABINS ALONG
            US76 ARE FLOODING OR BEGINNING TO FLOOD.

0851 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CARROLLTON              33.58N  85.08W
12/24/2015                   CARROLL            GA   PUBLIC

            THERE IS EXTENSIVE FLOODING ON ALABAMA STREET WITH CARS
            GETTING STUCK. IN THE WATER.

0851 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SW ZEBULON            33.08N  84.37W
12/24/2015                   PIKE               GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PARTS OF OLD ZEBULON ROAD AND MINER ROAD OFF BOTTOMS
            ARE CLOSED. ADDITIONAL ROADS MAY BE CLOSED.

0858 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 NNE SUNNY ACRES       33.88N  84.76W
12/24/2015                   PAULDING           GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE ROADS IN PAULDING COUNTY ARE EITHER CLOSED OR
            PARTIALLY CLOSED. THEY ARE WILLIAMS LAKE ROAD...GOLDMINE
            ROAD...BELL ROAD...COMPTON ROAD...AND SWEETWATER CHURCH
            ROAD.

0930 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAGRANGE                33.04N  85.03W
12/24/2015                   TROUP              GA   911 CALL CENTER

            1 ROAD WASHED OUT AND 1 WATER RESCUE IN THE CITY OF
            LAGRANGE

0930 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SE LINDALE            34.18N  85.16W
12/24/2015                   FLOYD              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOMES EVACUATED IN THE BOOZE MOUNTAIN ROAD AREA. 1 HOME
            FLOODED IN ROME

1001 AM     FLASH FLOOD      DIAL                    34.76N  84.22W
12/24/2015                   FANNIN             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A MUDSLIDE HAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED MOUNTAIN TOP ROAD.
            MULTIPLE TREES ARE ALSO DOWN.

1020 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAGRANGE                33.04N  85.03W
12/24/2015                   TROUP              GA   911 CALL CENTER

            CLEARVIEW CT. WATER RESCUE OF RESIDENT TRAPPED IN HOME
            DUE TO FLOODING.

1045 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAGRANGE                33.04N  85.03W
12/24/2015                   TROUP              GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            6 ROADS WASHED OUT AND 2 WATER RESCUES IN PROGRESS IN
            TROUP COUNTY. 3 ADDITIONAL ROADS WITH WATER FLOWING OVER
            THE ROAD

1200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      SHADY OAKS              33.01N  85.14W
12/24/2015                   TROUP              GA   UTILITY COMPANY

            AREA ROAD WASHED OUT. FLOODING OCCURED OVER OTHER AREA
            ROADS.

1203 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 E HAPEVILLE           33.66N  84.39W
12/24/2015                   FULTON             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MAJOR FLOOD OCCURING IN THE 3800 BLOCK OF NORTHSIDE
            DRIVE. STREET IS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED AND HOMES ARE
            BEING EVACUATED.

0126 PM     TORNADO          2 E CULLODEN            32.86N  84.06W
12/24/2015                   MONROE             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTING TREES DOWN IN THE CULLODEN
            COMMUNITY. POSSIBLE TORNADO

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1500685 FFC1500684 FFC1500697 FFC1500690 FFC1500687
FFC1500686 FFC1500688 FFC1500689 FFC1500691 FFC1500693 FFC1500692
FFC1500694 FFC1500695 FFC1500698 FFC1500696 FFC1500699

DJN

Special weather statement, Dec 24, 5:07 PM EST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
507 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

GAZ074-084-085-242300-
JOHNSON GA-WILKINSON GA-WASHINGTON GA-
507 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON...
NORTHEASTERN WILKINSON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EST...

AT 507 PM EST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER TOOMSBORO...OR 8 MILES
EAST OF IRWINTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 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...DAVISBORO...TENNILLE...HARRISON...TOOMSBORO...
OCONEE...DEEPSTEP...RIDDLEVILLE...WARTHEN...HEBRON AND DOWNS.

LAT...LON 3280 8268 3274 8308 3289 8315 3314 8283
      3301 8255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 250DEG 27KT 3284 8303

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 23, 7:14 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson, Polk	31 min
Dec 23, 8:08 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee	37 min
Dec 23, 9:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth	20 hr
Dec 23, 9:12 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Fulton	4 days
Dec 23, 9:32 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns, Union	28 min
Dec 23, 9:41 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler	18 days
Dec 23, 9:41 PM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dooly, Macon, Sumter	11 days
Dec 23, 11:26 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more	12 hr
Dec 24, 12:35 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding	25 min
Dec 24, 12:54 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	51 min
Dec 24, 1:53 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	52 min
Dec 24, 2:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	9 days
Dec 24, 2:34 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	26 min
Dec 24, 2:53 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield	37 min
Dec 24, 3:15 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	60 min
Dec 24, 3:26 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	64 min
Dec 24, 3:36 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	24 min
Dec 24, 3:48 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Stewart	28 min
Dec 24, 4:07 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gwinnett, Walton	8 hr
Dec 24, 4:14 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pickens	61 min
Dec 24, 4:50 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	25 min
Dec 24, 5:04 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Haralson, Paulding, Polk	41 min
Dec 24, 5:06 AM EST	Tornado Warning	FFC	Haralson, Paulding, Polk	24 min
Dec 24, 5:10 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens	6 hr
Dec 24, 5:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gilmer	24 hr
Dec 24, 5:29 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Rockdale	53 hr
Dec 24, 5:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gilmer, Pickens	24 hr
Dec 24, 5:44 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb	31 min
Dec 24, 5:54 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Bartow, Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	6 hr
Dec 24, 6:08 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	37 min
Dec 24, 6:11 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Union	24 hr
Dec 24, 6:12 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Forsyth	33 min
Dec 24, 6:14 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Union	24 hr
Dec 24, 6:20 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray	6 hr
Dec 24, 6:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	23 min
Dec 24, 6:39 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gilmer	24 hr
Dec 24, 6:46 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	29 min
Dec 24, 6:51 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd	6 hr
Dec 24, 6:55 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Carroll, Douglas	6 hr
Dec 24, 7:01 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	29 min
Dec 24, 7:07 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dawson, Hall, White	23 min
Dec 24, 7:09 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Gilmer, Pickens	6 hr
Dec 24, 7:24 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Stewart	51 min
Dec 24, 7:27 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	33 min
Dec 24, 7:31 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	FFC	Gilmer	6 hr
Dec 24, 7:38 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Carroll, Douglas	6 hr
Dec 24, 7:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson	64 min
Dec 24, 7:46 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gilmer	13 hr
Dec 24, 8:01 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton	6 hr
Dec 24, 8:08 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart	6 hr
Dec 24, 8:10 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lumpkin	50 min
Dec 24, 8:11 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion	34 min
Dec 24, 8:19 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Troup	6 hr
Dec 24, 8:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Bartow	24 hr
Dec 24, 8:25 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	50 min
Dec 24, 8:38 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Polk	24 hr
Dec 24, 8:44 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Fannin	6 hr
Dec 24, 8:44 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee	6 hr
Dec 24, 9:06 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion	24 min
Dec 24, 9:28 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	47 min
Dec 24, 9:36 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White	6 hr
Dec 24, 9:42 AM EST	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, Meriwether	6 hr
Dec 24, 9:45 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Carroll	58 hr
Dec 24, 9:48 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Dawson, Forsyth	26 hr
Dec 24, 9:56 AM EST	Areal Flood Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens	6 hr
Dec 24, 9:56 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb	24 hr
Dec 24, 9:59 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cherokee	30 hr
Dec 24, 10:03 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cobb, Douglas	18 hr
Dec 24, 10:13 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	32 min
Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Cherokee	36 hr
Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	7 days
Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd, Gordon	10 days
Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	24 hr
Dec 24, 10:33 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Elbert, Madison, Oglethorpe	28 hr
Dec 24, 10:53 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Towns	31 hr
Dec 24, 11:05 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Rockdale	25 min
Dec 24, 11:11 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	24 hr
Dec 24, 11:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Haralson	27 hr
Dec 24, 11:35 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	24 hr
Dec 24, 11:40 AM EST	River Flood Warning	FFC	Floyd	36 hr

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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.