Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 7, 2016, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2016, 5:30 PM EDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Walker County, GA

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS82 KFFC 072103
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
503 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016
 
GAZ002-072130-
WALKER GA-
503 PM EDT SUN AUG 7 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM EDT...

AT 502 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR CHICKAMAUGA...OR 7
MILES NORTH OF LAFAYETTE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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
LAFAYETTE...FORT OGLETHORPE...CHICKAMAUGA...NOBLE...COOPER HEIGHTS...
NAOMI...ROCK SPRING...SUTTLES MILL...LINWOOD...VILLANOW AND FAIRVIEW.

LAT...LON 3486 8526 3485 8520 3478 8520 3478 8516
      3477 8516 3477 8515 3472 8517 3472 8507
      3470 8505 3465 8505 3459 8518 3459 8532
      3482 8545 3491 8527
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 328DEG 17KT 3481 8531 

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