Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 18, 2016, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)

Expired

Aug 18, 2016, 6:45 PM EDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

County Walton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS82 KFFC 182221
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
621 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016
 
GAZ047-182245-
WALTON GA-
621 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WALTON COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

AT 621 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BETWEEN...OR NEAR
MONROE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...40 TO 50 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
MONROE...LOGANVILLE...WALNUT GROVE...BETWEEN...GOOD HOPE...JERSEY...
NICHOLASVILLE...GRATIS...CAMPTON...EBENEZER...BOLD
SPRINGS...PANNELL... HERNDONVILLE...YOUTH AND WINDSOR.

LAT...LON 3391 8364 3389 8363 3371 8359 3369 8360
      3368 8382 3377 8395 3380 8396 3390 8383
      3392 8378 3391 8376 3389 8376 3390 8374
      3390 8373 3392 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 260DEG 11KT 3380 8382 

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