Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2016, 2:52 PM EDT (18:52 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2016, 3:15 PM EDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Clayton County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Rockdale County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
252 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016
 
GAZ033-044>046-053>055-057-021915-
DEKALB GA-HENRY GA-NORTH FULTON GA-SOUTH FULTON GA-CLAYTON GA-
COWETA GA-ROCKDALE GA-FAYETTE GA-
252 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN DEKALB...NORTHWESTERN
HENRY...NORTH FULTON...SOUTH FULTON...CLAYTON...NORTHEASTERN
COWETA...ROCKDALE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 250 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM OVER CANDLER-
MCAFEE...OR NEAR DECATUR...TO UNION CITY WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
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
ATLANTA...DECATUR...FAYETTEVILLE...CONYERS...JONESBORO...PEACHTREE
CITY... EAST POINT...STOCKBRIDGE...UNION CITY...FOREST
PARK...RIVERDALE...COLLEGE
PARK...FAIRBURN...TYRONE...MORROW...LOVEJOY...HAPEVILLE...PALMETTO...
SENOIA AND AVONDALE ESTATES.

LAT...LON 3381 8422 3365 8398 3324 8453 3347 8473
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 318DEG 23KT 3369 8424 

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