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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2017, 8:12 PM EDT for Towns County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 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
- Jun 12, 2017, 8:12 PM EDT (00:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2017, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
County Towns County, GA
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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 Jun 12, 7:31 PM EDT, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 7:31 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1200 PM EDT Mon Jun 12 2017 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-130915- 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- 1200 PM EDT Mon Jun 12 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia this afternoon and evening. A few of the storms could become strong with the primary threats being gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Scattered thunderstorms will be possible across the entire area Tuesday through Sunday, mainly during the afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:01 PM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
301 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017
GAZ053-067-121930-
Coweta GA-Meriwether GA-
301 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COWETA AND NORTHERN
MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
At 300 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Haralson, or 13 miles
southeast of Newnan...moving north at 5 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
Senoia, Sharpsburg, Turin and Haralson.
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 3335 8466 3335 8457 3334 8456 3334 8455
3333 8453 3332 8452 3319 8459 3320 8468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 172DEG 6KT 3327 8461
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 12, 4:26 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
426 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017
GAZ041-042-122100-
Haralson GA-Carroll GA-
426 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN HARALSON AND CARROLL
COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
At 425 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Bremen, or 7 miles
north of Carrollton...moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Carrollton, Bremen, Temple, Mount Zion, Waco, Abilene and Bowdon
Junction.
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 3367 8498 3360 8507 3367 8526 3381 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 117DEG 8KT 3369 8511
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 12, 5:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
517 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017
GAZ031-032-122145-
Cobb GA-Paulding GA-
517 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN COBB AND
NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
At 516 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Due West, or 7 miles
west of Marietta...moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny sized hail...frequent
cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects. Minor flooding may occur.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Dallas, Kennesaw, Acworth, Hiram, Cross Roads, Due West, Lost
Mountain Park and New Hope.
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 3402 8460 3390 8464 3390 8484 3408 8478
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 101DEG 8KT 3397 8468
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPHSpecial weather statement, Jun 12, 6:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
639 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017
GAZ012-122315-
Gordon GA-
639 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN GORDON COUNTY UNTIL 715
PM EDT...
At 639 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Calhoun...moving
northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny sized hail and frequent
cloud to ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Calhoun, Sugar Valley and Oostanaula.
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 3459 8497 3440 8487 3439 8488 3440 8495
3438 8496 3438 8497 3440 8497 3439 8498
3446 8509 3452 8509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 145DEG 10KT 3444 8496
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPHLocal storm report, Jun 12, 7:51 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 25 min |
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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.