Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 7, 2016, 2:14 PM EDT (18:14 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2016, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Lamar County, GA, Spalding County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
214 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016
 
GAZ056-068-070-071845-
SPALDING GA-PIKE GA-LAMAR GA-
214 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SPALDING...NORTHEASTERN
PIKE AND LAMAR COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...

AT 214 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MILNER...OR NEAR
BARNESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. 

  IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 
           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
GRIFFIN...BARNESVILLE...ZEBULON...MILNER...WILLIAMSON...ORCHARD
HILL... MEANSVILLE...ALDORA...EAST GRIFFIN...CHAPPEL
MILL...REDBONE...HIGHLAND
MILLS...JOHNSTONVILLE...GOGGINS...PIEDMONT...ROVER...EXPERIMENT AND
LIBERTY HILL.

LAT...LON 3316 8443 3332 8425 3322 8412 3320 8412
      3320 8410 3315 8404 3295 8404 3295 8405
      3293 8406 3293 8412 3299 8412 3299 8423
      3300 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 320DEG 13KT 3314 8420 

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