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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 17, 2016, 8:08 PM EDT for Spalding County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2016, 8:08 PM EDT (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2016, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
County Spalding County, GA
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 17, 7:37 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 7:37 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 17, 7:33 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
733 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016
GAZ037-180000-
OCONEE GA-
733 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OCONEE COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
AT 733 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BISHOP...OR OVER
WATKINSVILLE. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
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
WATKINSVILLE...BOGART...NORTH HIGH SHOALS...BISHOP...ATHENS-CLARKE
COUNTY...BARNETT SHOALS...FARMINGTON AND EASTVILLE.
LAT...LON 3393 8351 3393 8342 3387 8336 3387 8333
3386 8333 3385 8328 3381 8330 3381 8329
3380 8329 3372 8334 3375 8345 3380 8348
3382 8353 3383 8354 3395 8353
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 197DEG 3KT 3383 8342Special weather statement, Aug 17, 7:34 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
802 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016
GAZ078-180045-
HARRIS GA-
802 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HARRIS COUNTY UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
AT 802 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MULBERRY GROVE...OR 9
MILES NORTHEAST OF SMITHS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT 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 HAMILTON...WAVERLY
HALL...ELLERSLIE...MOUNTAIN HILL...CATAULA...MULBERRY GROVE AND
FORTSON.
LAT...LON 3279 8499 3279 8474 3264 8476 3260 8491
3261 8491 3261 8502 3268 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 236DEG 9KT 3263 8496Special weather statement, Aug 17, 8:02 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 10:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 45 min |
| Aug 18, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Upson | 29 min |
| Aug 18, 1:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkes | 23 min |
| Aug 18, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Washington | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro | 25 min |
| Aug 18, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 18 min |
| Aug 18, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 50 min |
| Aug 18, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 30 min |
| Aug 18, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 24 min |
| Aug 18, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wheeler | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 33 min |
| Aug 18, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 33 min |
| Aug 18, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 25 min |
| Aug 18, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 25 min |
| Aug 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Clarke | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 25 min |
| Aug 18, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 35 min |
| Aug 18, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 39 min |
| Aug 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 47 min |
| Aug 18, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 27 min |
| Aug 18, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walton | 24 min |
| Aug 18, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 61 min |
| Aug 18, 6:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 24 min |
| Aug 18, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison | 44 min |
| Aug 18, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 40 min |
| Aug 18, 7:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 37 min |
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