Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 1, 2016, 9:06 PM EDT (01:06 UTC)

Expired

Aug 1, 2016, 9:30 PM EDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County White County, GA

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WWUS82 KFFC 020106
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
906 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016
 
GAZ015-016-023-020130-
LUMPKIN GA-WHITE GA-HALL GA-
906 PM EDT MON AUG 1 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LUMPKIN...WHITE AND
NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...

AT 905 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR HELEN...OR NEAR
CLEVELAND...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 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. 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
DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...CLERMONT...HELEN...UNICOI STATE PARK...SAUTEE...
MOSSY CREEK...GARLAND...SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION ARE...LEAF...CAMP
COLEMAN LAKE...QUALATCHEE LAKE...WHITLEY GAP SHELTER...TURNERS CORNER
AND ROBERTSTOWN.

LAT...LON 3472 8363 3469 8364 3465 8366 3462 8364
      3458 8364 3455 8362 3453 8363 3451 8367
      3446 8363 3451 8398 3473 8390 3472 8389
      3472 8384 3474 8382 3476 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 019DEG 5KT 3467 8383 

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