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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 4, 20164 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2016, 8:42 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 4, 2016, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gwinnett 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 May 4, 7:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 7:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 6:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
640 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-051845-
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-
640 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH GEORGIA THIS
EVENING.

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL MAY BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.
THE STORMS SHOULD AFFECT AREAS NORTH OF A CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA
TO GAINESVILLE LINE AND ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER 9 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING UP TO 35
MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING AND
POSSIBLY LINGER INTO OVERNIGHT FOR THE HIGHER NORTHEAST
ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR 8 AM TO 11 PM
THURSDAY ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

WHILE A FEW SHOWERS COULD LINGER ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST
MOUNTAINS THURSDAY...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD
UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY AS A LOW END CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS
PRIMARILY TO NORTH GEORGIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 4, 5:42 PM EDT, 3 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
542 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2016

GAZ001>003-042215-
DADE GA-CATOOSA GA-WALKER GA-
542 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN DADE...NORTHWESTERN
CATOOSA AND NORTHERN WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

AT 541 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FAIRMOUNT TENNESSEE TO 6 MILES WEST OF SOUTH
PITTSBURG TENNESSEE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND...PEA SIZED HAIL AND DANGEROUS 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
TRENTON...ROSSVILLE...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...LAKEVIEW...NEW ENGLAND...COLE
CITY...MORGANVILLE...WILDWOOD...HOOKER...STEPHENSVILLE AND EAST RIDGE.

LAT...LON 3499 8519 3487 8558 3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 318DEG 38KT 3519 8537 3505 8582
Special weather statement, May 4, 6:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
608 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2016

GAZ001>004-042300-
DADE GA-CATOOSA GA-WHITFIELD GA-WALKER GA-
608 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DADE...CATOOSA...WHITFIELD AND
WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 607 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHATTANOOGA TO NEAR BRIDGEPORT...AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
           MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
           LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
DALTON...LAFAYETTE...RINGGOLD...TRENTON...FORT OGLETHORPE...ROSSVILLE...
CHICKAMAUGA...VARNELL...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...TUNNEL HILL...COHUTTA...RISING
FAWN...LAKEVIEW...NAOMI...BOYNTON...SUTTLES MILL...NOBLE...COOPER HEIGHTS...
ROCKY FACE AND NEW ENGLAND.

LAT...LON 3486 8482 3486 8484 3481 8486 3480 8484
      3478 8488 3475 8486 3474 8486 3473 8487
      3471 8486 3470 8489 3471 8493 3469 8491
      3459 8511 3459 8553 3496 8560 3498 8555
      3499 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 326DEG 34KT 3507 8519 3489 8565
Special weather statement, May 4, 6:46 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
646 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2016

GAZ004-011-012-019-042330-
GORDON GA-WHITFIELD GA-CHATTOOGA GA-FLOYD GA-
646 PM EDT WED MAY 4 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GORDON...SOUTHERN WHITFIELD...
CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

AT 646 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TUNNEL HILL TO NEAR FORT PAYNE...
AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT
           MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
           LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
ROME...CALHOUN...SUMMERVILLE...TRION...RESACA...PLAINVILLE...SHANNON...
LYERLY...MENLO...RANGER...EVERETT SPRINGS...CLOUDLAND...ARMUCHEE...HOLLAND...
BERRYTON...NICKELSVILLE...JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK...CHATTOOGAVILLE...
PINSON AND SONORAVILLE.

LAT...LON 3458 8512 3459 8506 3461 8506 3467 8491
      3462 8487 3461 8483 3447 8469 3439 8487
      3440 8495 3438 8496 3439 8497 3440 8497
      3438 8498 3439 8500 3435 8501 3435 8502
      3433 8502 3415 8543 3459 8553
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 328DEG 33KT 3475 8510 3451 8565
Special weather statement, May 4, 7:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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