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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 20, 2016Cherokee County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2016, 8:27 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 20, 2016, 8:27 PM EDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2016, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Cherokee County, GA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 20, 8:01 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 8:01 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 11:00 AM EDT, 9 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1100 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-211000-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-
FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-
GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-
MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-
MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-
PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-
SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-
TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
1100 AM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

A FEW STORMS WILL BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING
AND SOME STORMS COULD CAUSE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH LOCALIZED
FLOODING POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL GEORGIA ON MONDAY AND PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS
AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH
MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 20, 3:19 PM EDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
319 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

GAZ061-062-073>075-201945-
GLASCOCK GA-WASHINGTON GA-BALDWIN GA-HANCOCK GA-WARREN GA-
319 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GLASCOCK...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON...NORTHEASTERN BALDWIN...HANCOCK AND
SOUTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 318 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER DEVEREUX...OR 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SPARTA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  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
MILLEDGEVILLE...SPARTA...MITCHELL...MIDWAY-
HARDWICK...WARTHEN...HARDWICK...
CULVERTON...BEULAH...JEWELL...DEVEREUX...HAMBURG STATE
PARK...MAYFIELD... BEALL SPRINGS...SHOALS...LINTON...UNDERWOOD AND
AGRICOLA.

LAT...LON 3305 8268 3303 8325 3331 8312 3345 8272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 258DEG 18KT 3318 8305
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 4:19 PM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
419 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

GAZ069>071-081-202045-
UPSON GA-CRAWFORD GA-LAMAR GA-MONROE GA-
419 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN UPSON...NORTHERN
CRAWFORD...SOUTHERN LAMAR AND WESTERN MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM
EDT...

AT 418 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER YATESVILLE...OR 7
MILES SOUTH OF BARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  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
BARNESVILLE...FORSYTH...YATESVILLE...CULLODEN...ALDORA...THE ROCK...
COLLIER...REDBONE...BRENT...LOGTOWN...JOHNSTONVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...
GOGGINS...REDBONE CROSSROADS AND PIEDMONT.

LAT...LON 3300 8429 3299 8429 3299 8427 3301 8427
      3319 8392 3286 8386 3284 8390 3284 8426
      3299 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 246DEG 22KT 3294 8414
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 5:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
549 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

GAZ032-033-043-044-202215-
COBB GA-NORTH FULTON GA-SOUTH FULTON GA-DOUGLAS GA-
549 PM EDT SAT AUG 20 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COBB...NORTH
FULTON...SOUTH FULTON AND EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM
EDT...

AT 548 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SANDTOWN...OR 9 MILES
EAST OF DOUGLASVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND...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
ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...SMYRNA...EAST POINT...COLLEGE
PARK...HAPEVILLE... WEST END...SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...SIX
FLAGS OVER GEORGIA... CASCADE HEIGHTS...BOLTON...LAKEWOOD
PARK...SANDTOWN...BANKHEAD...VININGS AND MABLETON.

LAT...LON 3363 8465 3371 8470 3387 8448 3366 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 247DEG 10KT 3370 8460
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 7:38 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 8:01 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 8:27 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 8:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb29 min
Aug 21, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether26 min
Aug 21, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Pickens35 min
Aug 21, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall34 min
Aug 21, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton25 min
Aug 21, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee23 min
Aug 21, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCoweta24 min
Aug 21, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette31 min
Aug 21, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Jackson28 min
Aug 21, 7:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether35 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.