Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 6, 2016, 9:23 PM EDT (01:23 UTC)

Expired

Aug 6, 2016, 9:45 PM EDT

In force

22 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Monroe County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
923 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016
 
GAZ071-070145-
MONROE GA-
923 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY UNTIL 945
PM EDT...

AT 917 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS DUMPING
FROM 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN MONROE
COUNTY OVER THE LAST TWO HOURS. ALTHOUGH THE CONVECTION IS GRADUALLY
WEAKENING... AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 1.0 INCHES OF RAIN MAY BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH 10 PM. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED
MINOR FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS THROUGH 10 PM THIS
EVENING. 

  HAZARD...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. 

  IMPACT...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
FORSYTH...RUSSELLVILLE AND BOLINGBROKE. 

LAT...LON 3286 8398 3285 8398 3285 8405 3292 8406
      3308 8389 3296 8371 3295 8371 3295 8373
      3294 8373 3290 8382 3285 8390 3285 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 321DEG 7KT 3292 8392 

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