Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 1, 2016, 8:33 PM EDT (00:33 UTC)

Expired

Aug 1, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Forsyth County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS82 KFFC 020033
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
833 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
 
GAZ022-023-034-020100-
GWINNETT GA-FORSYTH GA-HALL GA-
833 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GWINNETT...FORSYTH
AND SOUTHWESTERN HALL COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...

AT 832 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR CUMMING...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO 
           GROUND LIGHTNING. DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED WITH THE STORM

  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
LAWRENCEVILLE...CUMMING...SUGAR
HILL...SUWANEE...BUFORD...BRASELTON... FLOWERY
BRANCH...OAKWOOD...REST HAVEN...BUFORD DAM-LAKE LANIER PARKS...
AQUALAND PARK...CHESTATEE...LAKE LANIER ISLANDS...ROAD ATLANTA-
LANIER SPEEDWAY...CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN...HOG MOUNTAIN AND OSCARVILLE.

LAT...LON 3415 8379 3413 8382 3410 8383 3397 8403
      3420 8417 3431 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 037DEG 6KT 3421 8404 

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