Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2016, 2:01 PM EDT (18:01 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2016, 2:30 PM EDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
201 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016
 
GAZ032-033-042>045-021830-
DEKALB GA-COBB GA-NORTH FULTON GA-SOUTH FULTON GA-CARROLL GA-
DOUGLAS GA-
201 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN DEKALB...SOUTHERN COBB...
NORTH FULTON...SOUTH FULTON...NORTHEASTERN CARROLL AND DOUGLAS
COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT...

AT 200 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR AUSTELL TO NEAR TEMPLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
30 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
ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...DECATUR...SMYRNA...EAST POINT...VILLA
RICA... POWDER SPRINGS...AUSTELL...TEMPLE...MIDTOWN...DRUID
HILLS...CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...GRANT PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...LITHIA
SPRINGS...NORTH DECATUR... NORTH DRUID HILLS...SWEETWATER CREEK
STATE PARK...JIM R MILLER PARK... TURNER FIELD AND CAMPBELLTON.

LAT...LON 3379 8473 3383 8472 3392 8462 3379 8426
      3351 8481 3351 8484 3373 8505 3375 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 298DEG 31KT 3384 8460 3369 8504 

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