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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 25, 2016Polk County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 25, 2016, 8:23 PM EDT for Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 25, 2016, 8:23 PM EDT (00:23 UTC)
Expired: Jul 25, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

County Polk 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 Jul 25, 7:30 PM EDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 7:30 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 25, 6:19 AM EDT, 14 hours 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 3:43 PM EDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
343 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

GAZ001>004-011-252030-
DADE GA-CATOOSA GA-WHITFIELD GA-CHATTOOGA GA-WALKER GA-
343 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DADE...CATOOSA...NORTHWESTERN
WHITFIELD...NORTHWESTERN CHATTOOGA AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM
EDT...

AT 343 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR FORT OGLETHORPE TO 7 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE...
AND MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S
           LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
           ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. ELECTRICAL
           APPLIANCES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. ALSO...THE HEAVY
           RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR ROAD PONDING
           IN SLOW DRAINAGE AREAS. WHEN WATER COVERS THE
           ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
LAFAYETTE...RINGGOLD...TRENTON...FORT OGLETHORPE...ROSSVILLE...
CHICKAMAUGA...VARNELL...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...TUNNEL
HILL...MENLO...RISING
FAWN...LAKEVIEW...NAOMI...CLOUDLAND...BOYNTON...NOBLE...COOPER
HEIGHTS...NEW ENGLAND...COLE CITY AND INDIAN SPRINGS.

LAT...LON 3499 8500 3489 8498 3444 8548 3497 8560
      3498 8559
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 184DEG 9KT 3495 8521 3473 8541

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 5:22 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
522 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

GAZ042-052-053-252145-
HEARD GA-COWETA GA-CARROLL GA-
522 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEARD...WESTERN COWETA AND
SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 521 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR CENTRALHATCHEE...OR 9
MILES NORTH OF FRANKLIN. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

  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. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S
           LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
           ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. ELECTRICAL
           APPLIANCES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
FRANKLIN...WHITESBURG...EPHESUS...CENTRALHATCHEE...ROOPVILLE...CORINT
H... LOWELL...POWERS CROSSROADS...TYUS...FROLONA...PLANT
WANSLEY...TEXAS... ROOSTERVILLE...HANDY...PLANT YATES...SEATON
LAKE...GLENN...BLACKJACK MOUNTAIN AND WARESVILLE.

LAT...LON 3354 8493 3328 8480 3319 8510 3320 8510
      3320 8511 3318 8511 3314 8524 3347 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 055DEG 3KT 3340 8504

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
633 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

GAZ041-042-252300-
CARROLL GA-HARALSON GA-
633 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHERN
HARALSON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

AT 633 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR MOUNT ZION...OR 9
MILES WEST OF CARROLLTON...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 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. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S
           LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
           ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. ELECTRICAL
           APPLIANCES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
           MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
           LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. ALSO...THE HEAVY
           RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR ROAD PONDING
           IN SLOW DRAINAGE AREAS. WHEN WATER COVERS THE
           ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
CARROLLTON...BREMEN...TALLAPOOSA...BOWDON...MOUNT ZION...WACO...JOHN
TANNER STATE PARK...BOWDON JUNCTION AND ABILENE.

LAT...LON 3384 8525 3365 8503 3344 8526 3347 8530
      3375 8536
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 132DEG 10KT 3361 8524

Special weather statement, Jul 25, 8:08 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 25, 8:23 PM EDT, 0 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
Jul 25, 8:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Fulton	37 min

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