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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 30, 2017Carroll County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2017, 3:54 PM EDT for Carroll County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: May 30, 2017, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2017, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 50

County Carroll 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 May 30, 3:00 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 3:00 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 4:22 AM EDT, 11 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
422 AM EDT Tue May 30 2017

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-310830-
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-
422 AM EDT Tue May 30 2017

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

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

Isolated thunderstorms may become severe this afternoon and
evening for much of north and central Georgia.

A stalled frontal boundary and afternoon heating will help support
isolated strong to severe thunderstorms. The primary threats will
be damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall with large hail
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday...

A moist and unstable air mass will remain over north and central
Georgia through the period. There will be a chance of showers and
thunderstorms each day...a few storms possibly severe.

.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

Local storm report, May 30, 11:37 AM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1137 AM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW CHURCH HILL        32.14N  84.57W
05/29/2017                   WEBSTER            GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE REPORTED DOWN ON CHURCHILL RD IN THE 2000 BLOCK.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1700749

KING

Special weather statement, May 30, 11:58 AM EDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 12:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 1:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
117 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017

GAZ011-019-301745-
Chattooga GA-Floyd GA-
117 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES
UNTIL 145 PM EDT...

At 117 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Chattoogaville, or 10
miles east of Little River Canyon National Preserve...moving
northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 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 this storm include
Summerville, Lyerly, Berryton, Chattoogaville, Tidings, Armuchee,
James H. Floyd State Park and Holland.

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 3456 8523 3440 8511 3422 8545 3442 8549
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 237DEG 15KT 3434 8545

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, May 30, 3:32 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
332 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017

GAZ042-043-302000-
Douglas GA-Carroll GA-
332 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN DOUGLAS AND CARROLL
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

At 332 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Tyus, or 11 miles
southwest of Carrollton...moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph...pea sized hail 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 this storm include
Douglasville, Carrollton, Villa Rica, Temple, Bowdon, Mount Zion,
Whitesburg, Roopville, Byers Crossroads, Bowdon Junction, Hannah,
Tyus, Bill Arp, Seaton Lake, Fairplay, Clem, Abilene, Winston, Lake
Val-Do-Mar and John Tanner State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3369 8513 3372 8505 3375 8505 3380 8498
      3374 8475 3363 8473 3363 8475 3359 8481
      3355 8483 3352 8482 3352 8485 3349 8486
      3348 8490 3345 8492 3344 8495 3346 8498
      3344 8498 3343 8502 3343 8529 3355 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 237DEG 15KT 3344 8517

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

Special weather statement, May 30, 3:54 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
354 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017

GAZ052-053-302030-
Coweta GA-Heard GA-
354 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN COWETA AND NORTHERN
HEARD COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

At 354 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Plant Wansley, or 9
miles north of Franklin...moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph...nickel sized hail 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 this storm include
Whitesburg, Centralhatchee, Dunaway Gardens, Plant Yates,
Arnco-Sargent and Plant Wansley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3343 8511 3343 8502 3344 8498 3346 8498
      3344 8495 3344 8494 3345 8492 3346 8492
      3348 8490 3350 8483 3343 8478 3337 8513
      3342 8514
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 246DEG 16KT 3342 8508

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...50MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 8:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer	39 min
May 29, 8:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Peach, Taylor	60 min
May 29, 9:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding, Polk	55 min
May 29, 10:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Cobb, Fulton, Paulding	60 min
May 30, 11:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd	47 min
May 30, 12:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	23 min
May 30, 1:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	28 min
May 30, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll, Douglas	28 min
May 30, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Henry, Spalding	30 min
May 30, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Henry, Spalding	30 min
May 30, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crawford	36 min
May 30, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Jasper, Monroe	30 min
May 30, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	28 min
May 30, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Jasper, Jones, Putnam	27 min
May 30, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	30 min
May 30, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	30 min

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Sources

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