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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 12, 2016Lamar County, Spalding County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 12, 2016, 8:01 PM EDT for Lamar County, Spalding County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 12, 2016, 8:01 PM EDT (00:01 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Lamar County, GA, Spalding 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 12, 7:52 PM EDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 7:52 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 2:54 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
254 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-131900-
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-
254 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

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

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

...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS... DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA LATE THIS
EVENING... THEN INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS
COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE... MAINLY THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTH
GEORGIA... THEN POSSIBLY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STORMS SHOULD PUSH SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE AREA BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY ON FRIDAY AND A FEW
OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL BE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT
WEEK.

.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

Special weather statement, May 12, 3:05 PM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
305 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

GAZ005-007-012-013-121930-
GILMER GA-MURRAY GA-GORDON GA-PICKENS GA-
305 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GILMER...SOUTHERN
MURRAY...EASTERN GORDON AND NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 330
PM EDT...

AT 305 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 7 MILES EAST OF RESACA...OR
8 MILES EAST OF CALHOUN...MOVING EAST AT 25 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
CALHOUN...JASPER...ELLIJAY...EAST ELLIJAY...TALKING ROCK...FAIRMOUNT...
RANGER...REDBUD...ROUNDTOP...NICKELSVILLE...HINTON...TALONA...BLAINE...
CARTERS...SONORAVILLE...OAKMAN...AUDUBON AND TALMADGE.

LAT...LON 3470 8447 3443 8444 3441 8490 3463 8493
      3463 8491 3464 8492
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 264DEG 24KT 3454 8482

Special weather statement, May 12, 3:44 PM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
344 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

GAZ014-021-022-033-122015-
DAWSON GA-NORTH FULTON GA-CHEROKEE GA-FORSYTH GA-
344 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN DAWSON...NORTH FULTON...
CHEROKEE AND WESTERN FORSYTH COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

AT 343 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BUFFINGTON...OR NEAR
CANTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 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
CANTON...CUMMING...ROSWELL...MILTON...WOODSTOCK...SUGAR HILL...HOLLY
SPRINGS...BALL GROUND...WALESKA...BUFFINGTON...FREE HOME...LATHEMTOWN...
HOLBROOK...LEBANON...UNION HILL...DREW...HICKORY FLAT...MATT...BIRMINGHAM
AND HIGHTOWER.

LAT...LON 3437 8411 3414 8408 3412 8410 3409 8451
      3432 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 264DEG 49KT 3421 8443

Special weather statement, May 12, 4:12 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
412 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

GAZ015-016-023-122045-
LUMPKIN GA-WHITE GA-HALL GA-
412 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN LUMPKIN...SOUTHERN
WHITE AND NORTHERN HALL COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 411 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR CLERMONT...OR 8 MILES
NORTH OF GAINESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST 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
GAINESVILLE...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...LULA...CLERMONT...MURRAYVILLE...MOSSY
CREEK...GARLAND AND LEAF.

LAT...LON 3462 8364 3458 8364 3455 8362 3454 8362
      3453 8364 3453 8363 3451 8367 3443 8362
      3426 8384 3446 8402 3467 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 233DEG 23KT 3442 8385

Special weather statement, May 12, 4:15 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
415 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

GAZ008-009-122045-
TOWNS GA-UNION GA-
415 PM EDT THU MAY 12 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOWNS AND NORTHERN UNION COUNTIES
UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 415 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BLAIRSVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YOUNG
HARRIS...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 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 THESE STORMS INCLUDE
HIAWASSEE...BLAIRSVILLE...YOUNG HARRIS...BRASSTOWN BALD...TRACK ROCK...
MACEDONIA...GUMLOG...ALEXANDERS MILL...MOUNTAIN SCENE...IVY LOG...BLUE
MOUNTAIN SHELTER...OWLTOWN AND NOTTELY DAM.

LAT...LON 3498 8364 3479 8371 3480 8375 3479 8380
      3478 8383 3476 8383 3485 8407 3497 8416
      3499 8413 3499 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 151DEG 11KT 3492 8402 3483 8380

Special weather statement, May 12, 7:23 PM EDT, 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 12, 7:25 PM EDT, 36 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
May 12, 10:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	29 min
May 13, 12:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	30 min
May 13, 12:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry	35 min
May 13, 1:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson	42 min

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