Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 7, 2016, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2016, 3:15 PM EDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County DeKalb County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
244 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016
 
GAZ045-071915-
DEKALB GA-
244 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 244 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR PINE LAKE...OR 7 MILES
EAST OF DECATUR...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
DECATUR...CLARKSTON...STONE MOUNTAIN...AVONDALE
ESTATES...LITHONIA...PINE LAKE...TUCKER...DRUID HILLS...NORTH
DECATUR...CANDLER-MCAFEE...NORTH DRUID HILLS...BELVEDERE
PARK...SNAPFINGER...ARABIA MOUNTAIN...BELMONT...REDAN... LA
VISTA...SCOTTDALE AND PANTHERSVILLE.

LAT...LON 3390 8423 3387 8420 3385 8416 3378 8408
      3377 8406 3375 8403 3372 8406 3362 8411
      3364 8416 3364 8417 3365 8422 3363 8423
      3382 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 324DEG 13KT 3374 8417 

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