Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2016, 5:10 PM EDT (21:10 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Warren County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016
 
GAZ061-062-022145-
HANCOCK GA-WARREN GA-
510 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 509 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
NORWOOD...OR 9 MILES WEST OF WARRENTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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
WARRENTON...NORWOOD...SPRINGFIELD...BEALL
SPRINGS...POWELTON...CULVERTON... JEWELL AND MAYFIELD.

LAT...LON 3337 8257 3322 8285 3340 8302 3344 8293
      3344 8285 3347 8287 3348 8285 3351 8278
      3351 8276
TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 318DEG 8KT 3340 8283 

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