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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 17, 2017Chattooga County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 17, 2017, 9:40 PM EDT for Chattooga County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 17, 2017, 9:40 PM EDT (01:40 UTC)
Expired: Apr 17, 2017, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 40

County Chattooga County, GA

The radar

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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 Apr 17, 7:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 7:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 17, 3:20 PM EDT, 6 hours 20 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
320 PM EDT Mon Apr 17 2017

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Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
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Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
320 PM EDT Mon Apr 17 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are possible today into
tonight...especially across north Georgia. A few storms may be
strong with the primary hazards being gusty winds...small hail
and frequent lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will be possible over north
and central Georgia on Tuesday. A few storms could be strong with
gusty winds...small hail and frequent lightning.

There will be a chance of thunderstorms over portions of north
and central Georgia Wednesday through Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 9:40 PM EDT, 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
Apr 18, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	45 min
Apr 18, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Gwinnett	33 min
Apr 18, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Hancock, Warren	28 min
Apr 18, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	45 min
Apr 18, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	45 min
Apr 18, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro, Warren	26 min
Apr 18, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Newton	29 min
Apr 18, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taliaferro	49 min
Apr 18, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	46 min
Apr 18, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	32 min
Apr 18, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	59 min
Apr 18, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Morgan, Newton, Walton	47 min
Apr 18, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Greene	44 min
Apr 18, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	38 min
Apr 18, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	42 min
Apr 18, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	44 min
Apr 18, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walker	51 min
Apr 18, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	26 min
Apr 18, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	53 min
Apr 18, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	52 min
Apr 18, 7:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	50 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.