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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 22, 2016Cherokee County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 22, 2016, 9:10 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 22, 2016, 9:10 PM EDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired: Apr 22, 2016, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Cherokee 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 Apr 22, 7:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 7:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 4:35 PM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
435 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-232045-
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-
435 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FEW STORMS MAY BE
STRONG.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GUSTY
WINDS...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY
RAINFALL.

DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ALLOW FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA...SPREADING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL
GEORGIA...AND THEN WEAKENING AROUND 9PM INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOONS.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 5:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
542 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

GAZ004-005-222215-
MURRAY GA-WHITFIELD GA-
542 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MURRAY AND WHITFIELD COUNTIES
UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 541 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER VARNELL...OR 10 MILES
EAST OF RINGGOLD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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 THIS STORM INCLUDE
DALTON...CHATSWORTH...VARNELL...ETON...TUNNEL HILL...COHUTTA...DAWNVILLE...
CRANDALL...CISCO...TENNGA...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...CONASAUGA LAKE...
BEAVERDALE...GREGORY...SUMAC...RAMHURST...ROCKY FACE AND RED CLAY S.P..

LAT...LON 3499 8462 3486 8462 3482 8458 3479 8461
      3478 8464 3473 8466 3466 8466 3479 8509
      3482 8508 3482 8506 3487 8506 3486 8503
      3488 8501 3491 8502 3492 8501 3497 8500
      3497 8498 3499 8498
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 276DEG 27KT 3492 8493

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 6:19 PM EDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
619 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

GAZ004>007-222300-
GILMER GA-MURRAY GA-WHITFIELD GA-FANNIN GA-
619 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN GILMER...MURRAY...
SOUTHEASTERN WHITFIELD AND NORTHWESTERN FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM
EDT...

AT 619 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ETON TO NEAR DALTON...AND MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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
DALTON...CHATSWORTH...BLUE RIDGE...ETON...DAWNVILLE...CRANDALL...
MOUNTAINTOWN...LOVING...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...EPWORTH...CONASAUGA
LAKE...NORTH GEORGIA SPEEDWAY...COLWELL...SUMAC...MINERAL BLUFF...HIGDON...
TAILS CREEK...JONES MILL...RAMHURST AND TILTON.

LAT...LON 3496 8417 3494 8417 3461 8465 3465 8505
      3472 8505 3497 8469 3499 8441 3499 8413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 270DEG 21KT 3493 8468 3471 8501

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 7:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
701 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

GAZ005>008-012-013-222345-
GILMER GA-MURRAY GA-GORDON GA-UNION GA-PICKENS GA-FANNIN GA-
701 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GILMER...SOUTHERN MURRAY...
NORTHEASTERN GORDON...NORTHWESTERN UNION...WESTERN PICKENS AND FANNIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...

AT 701 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BLUE RIDGE TO 6 MILES WEST OF ELLIJAY TO NEAR
RESACA...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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
CALHOUN...ELLIJAY...BLUE RIDGE...EAST ELLIJAY...RESACA...MORGANTON...
TALKING ROCK...FAIRMOUNT...RANGER...JONES CREEK...MOUNTAINTOWN...PISGAH...
EPWORTH...NICKELSVILLE...HIGDON...RAMHURST...HINTON...TALONA...BLAINE AND
HURST.

LAT...LON 3497 8395 3463 8427 3441 8458 3441 8473
      3440 8473 3440 8476 3458 8504 3462 8496
      3462 8493 3464 8491 3475 8466 3499 8440
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 312DEG 18KT 3489 8440 3471 8460 3457 8491

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 7:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
726 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

GAZ013>015-230000-
DAWSON GA-LUMPKIN GA-PICKENS GA-
726 PM EDT FRI APR 22 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DAWSON...WESTERN
LUMPKIN AND EASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

AT 726 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR EAST ELLIJAY...OR NEAR
ELLIJAY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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 THIS STORM INCLUDE
DAHLONEGA...JASPER...MARBLEHILL...AMICALOLA FALLS STATE PARK...LAKE
TAMARACK...BLACK GAP SHELTER...LEN FOOTE HIKE INN...JUNO...SEQUOYAH LAKE...
NIMBLEWILL AND FAUSETT LAKE.

LAT...LON 3456 8398 3439 8434 3455 8455 3457 8450
      3455 8449 3455 8448 3456 8449 3456 8447
      3455 8447 3456 8443 3455 8437 3456 8437
      3456 8435 3458 8433 3457 8426 3460 8425
      3460 8422 3462 8420 3461 8419 3463 8417
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 292DEG 31KT 3464 8445

Special weather statement, Apr 22, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 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
Apr 22, 8:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth	32 min
Apr 22, 9:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	34 min
Apr 22, 9:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Jackson	37 min
Apr 22, 10:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	48 min

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