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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

February 15, 2017Clayton County, Coweta County, Fayette County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Feb 15, 2017, 6:21 AM EST for Clayton County, Coweta County, Fayette County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 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: Feb 15, 2017, 6:21 AM EST (11:21 UTC)
Expired: Feb 15, 2017, 6:45 AM EST
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

Counties Clayton County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Feb 15, 4:09 AM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 4:09 AM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 4:36 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
436 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2017

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436 AM EST Wed Feb 15 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

A few thunderstorms are expected today for much of north and
central Georgia.

Low pressure moving across the state will bring showers and a few
thunderstorms to the area. Isolated storms may become severe
mainly across central Georgia this morning into early afternoon.
The main threats will be damaging wind gusts...and a tornado
could not be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

Another storm system will bring showers to north and central
Georgia for the weekend. For now...best instability is forecast to
remain south of our area and no thunder is expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 15, 6:21 AM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 15, 6:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry, Morgan, Newton	27 min
Feb 15, 8:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar	27 min
Feb 15, 9:03 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock	27 min
Feb 15, 9:32 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock	28 min
Feb 15, 9:53 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	22 min
Feb 15, 10:13 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	32 min
Feb 15, 12:29 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	16 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2017 Every special weather statement in 2017

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.