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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 27, 2017Fannin County, Towns County, Union County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 27, 2017, 11:25 PM EDT for Fannin County, Towns County, Union County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 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: May 27, 2017, 11:25 PM EDT (03:25 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2017, 12:15 AM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 50

Counties Fannin County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union 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 May 27, 10:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 10:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 27, 11:25 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1125 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

GAZ006>009-280415-
Gilmer GA-Union GA-Towns GA-Fannin GA-
1125 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GILMER...UNION...TOWNS
AND FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM EDT...

At 1123 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms extended from north
of Murphy North Carolina to east of Chattanooga Tennessee, moving
southeast at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and
           heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
           street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Blue Ridge, Hiawassee, Blairsville, Young Harris, Morganton, Blue
Mountain Shelter, Jones Mill, Gumlog, Higdon, Loving, Jones Creek,
Titus, Cohutta Wilderness, Culberson, Epworth, Low Gap Shelter,
Pisgah, Mineral Bluff, Vogel State Park and Cherry Log.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3495 8355 3494 8360 3492 8360 3488 8366
      3482 8365 3478 8382 3472 8384 3474 8395
      3470 8404 3468 8417 3468 8424 3480 8460
      3483 8458 3486 8462 3499 8462 3499 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 296DEG 45KT 3542 8341 3526 8359 3506 8440 3503
8500

WIND...50MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 10:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	58 min
May 27, 11:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Dawson, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin and 2 more	50 min
May 28, 12:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Bartow, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dawson, Floyd and 6 more	49 min
May 28, 12:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson and 2 more	42 min
May 28, 12:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Barrow, Jackson, Madison	46 min
May 28, 2:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding	28 min
May 28, 2:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	36 min
May 28, 3:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	43 min
May 28, 3:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walker	33 min
May 28, 4:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Walker	29 min
May 28, 4:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	26 min
May 28, 4:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd, Haralson, Polk	37 min
May 28, 5:17 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	28 min
May 28, 5:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Paulding	51 min
May 28, 5:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton	34 min
May 28, 6:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett	30 min
May 28, 6:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, DeKalb, Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Walton	26 min
May 28, 6:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton	24 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.