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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 18, 2017Dade County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 18, 2017, 7:25 PM EDT for Dade County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2017, 7:25 PM EDT (23:25 UTC)
Expired: Apr 18, 2017, 8:15 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Dade 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 Apr 18, 3:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 3:40 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 3:03 PM EDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 6:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 18, 6:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
609 PM EDT TUE APR 18 2017

GAZ002-011-182300-
Chattooga GA-Walker GA-
609 PM EDT TUE APR 18 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CHATTOOGA AND
SOUTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

At 608 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was around Center Post, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, dime sized hail and frequent cloud-to-
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and the blowing around
           of light, unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Lafayette, Trion, Naomi, Center Post and Linwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3452 8536 3457 8546 3476 8544 3476 8526
      3464 8516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2208Z 210DEG 8KT 3458 8538

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 6:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
619 PM EDT TUE APR 18 2017

GAZ005-006-182245-
Murray GA-Fannin GA-
619 PM EDT TUE APR 18 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MURRAY AND
NORTHWESTERN FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT...

At 619 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Cisco, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud-to-
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and the blowing around
           of light, unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Cisco, Tennga, Gregory and the Cohutta Wilderness.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3486 8462 3492 8482 3499 8479 3499 8447
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 210DEG 8KT 3494 8468

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Apr 18, 6:37 PM EDT, 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 18, 7:08 PM EDT, 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 18, 7:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
725 PM EDT TUE APR 18 2017

GAZ001-002-190015-
Walker GA-Dade GA-
725 PM EDT TUE APR 18 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN WALKER AND NORTHERN
DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

At 724 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over New England, moving
east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, dime sized hail and frequent cloud-to-
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and the blowing around
           of light, unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Fairview,
Chattanooga  Valley, New England, Morganville, Hooker, Cole City,
Wildwood and Lakeview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3498 8555 3498 8526 3485 8527 3484 8552
      3497 8558 3499 8556
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 252DEG 12KT 3491 8546

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 17, 9:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	35 min
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

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.