Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2016, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Oglethorpe County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
347 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016
 
GAZ038-039-050-051-022015-
TALIAFERRO GA-OGLETHORPE GA-GREENE GA-WILKES GA-
347 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN TALIAFERRO...
SOUTHERN OGLETHORPE...NORTHERN GREENE AND SOUTHWESTERN WILKES
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

AT 346 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR MAXEYS...OR
7 MILES SOUTH OF LEXINGTON TO PENFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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 LEXINGTON...UNION
POINT...WOODVILLE...MAXEYS...RAYLE...STEPHENS...NEWTOWN...
CELESTE...PENFIELD...CARTERS GROVE...DANIEL SPRINGS AND PHILOMATH.

LAT...LON 3368 8332 3395 8303 3386 8279 3369 8286
      3356 8305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 293DEG 14KT 3378 8307 

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