Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 18, 2016, 4:12 PM EDT (20:12 UTC)

Expired

Aug 18, 2016, 4:45 PM EDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Toombs County, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
412 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016
 
GAZ112-113-182045-
MONTGOMERY GA-TOOMBS GA-
412 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY AND
NORTHERN TOOMBS COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

AT 412 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR NORMANTOWN...OR 8
MILES NORTHWEST OF LYONS...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND...PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO 
           GROUND LIGHTNING. 

  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. 

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
LYONS...VIDALIA...AILEY...HIGGSTON...SANTA
CLAUS...PONDEROSA...OHOOPEE... NORMANTOWN...KIBBEE...CENTER AND NEW
BRANCH.

LAT...LON 3214 8220 3206 8220 3219 8258 3234 8252
      3235 8242 3235 8240 3232 8236 3229 8235
      3229 8228 3231 8225 3231 8223 3228 8223
      3224 8221 3223 8221 3217 8218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 286DEG 8KT 3228 8244 

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