Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2016, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Morgan County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
404 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016
 
GAZ048-049-059-022030-
MORGAN GA-NEWTON GA-JASPER GA-
404 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN...
SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON AND NORTHERN JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

AT 403 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MANSFIELD...OR 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF COVINGTON...MOVING EAST 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 MADISON...SOCIAL
CIRCLE...RUTLEDGE...NEWBORN...MANSFIELD...SHADY DALE...
STEWART...CALVIN...EUDORA...FARRAR...GODFREY...STARRSVILLE...BRICK
STORE AND NORTH ALCOVY.

LAT...LON 3344 8351 3343 8353 3338 8353 3330 8357
      3341 8389 3365 8378 3364 8372 3362 8369
      3361 8370 3360 8368 3363 8366 3359 8345
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 291DEG 22KT 3352 8373 

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