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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 29, 2017Greene County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2017, 7:24 PM EDT for Greene County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2017, 7:24 PM EDT (23:24 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2017, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Greene 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 Jun 29, 3:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 3:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 3:23 PM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
323 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2017

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-301930-
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-
323 PM EDT Thu Jun 29 2017

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

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

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected
today and tonight.

A strong upper level disturbance will be responsible for scattered
to numerous showers and thunderstorms across north and central
Georgia today and tonight. A few of the thunderstorms within this
activity could be strong with the main threats being lightning
and heavy rainfall. The heavy rainfall could cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Friday along with
brief heavy rain in the stronger storms. Scattered thunderstorms
are possible Saturday through Wednesday, mainly in the afternoon
and evening hours.

.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

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 4:59 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
532 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

GAZ033-044>046-055-057-292200-
North Fulton GA-Rockdale GA-Clayton GA-DeKalb GA-Henry GA-
South Fulton GA-
532 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FULTON...SOUTHWESTERN
ROCKDALE...NORTHERN CLAYTON...SOUTHERN DEKALB...NORTHWESTERN HENRY
AND EASTERN SOUTH FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

At 532 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Fairburn to Forest Park to near Flippen...and moving
north at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph 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
Atlanta, Decatur, Conyers, East Point, Stockbridge, Union City,
Forest Park, Riverdale, College Park, Fairburn, Morrow, Hapeville,
Avondale Estates, Lake City, Lithonia, Belvedere Park,
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Grant Park-Zoo Atlanta, Candler-Mcafee
and Druid Hills.

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 3371 8452 3380 8431 3367 8402 3348 8411
      3357 8439 3352 8458 3351 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 202DEG 21KT 3354 8458 3362 8439 3351 8413

WIND...40MPH
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:54 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
554 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

GAZ031>033-043>045-292230-
North Fulton GA-Douglas GA-Cobb GA-DeKalb GA-Paulding GA-
South Fulton GA-
554 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FULTON...EASTERN DOUGLAS...
COBB...DEKALB...SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND SOUTH FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL
630 PM EDT...

At 554 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Chattahoochee Hill Country to Bankhead to Richardson
Park...and moving north at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph 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
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Decatur, Sandy Springs, Smyrna,
Kennesaw, Powder Springs, Chamblee, Clarkston, Austell, Stone
Mountain, Hiram, Avondale Estates, Pine Lake, Lithia Springs, North
Decatur, North Atlanta, Midtown and Candler-Mcafee.

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 3402 8459 3382 8417 3363 8411 3362 8411
      3364 8416 3364 8417 3365 8422 3364 8423
      3374 8446 3355 8472 3379 8484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 159DEG 29KT 3357 8472 3378 8448 3360 8411

WIND...40MPH
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 5:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
556 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

GAZ083-084-096-097-109>111-292230-
Wilkinson GA-Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-
Twiggs GA-
556 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WILKINSON...WHEELER...
NORTHEASTERN TELFAIR...LAURENS...NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY...DODGE AND
SOUTHEASTERN TWIGGS COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

At 556 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from District Path to near Milan...and moving northeast at
25 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph 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
Dublin, McRae, Alamo, Jeffersonville, Irwinton, Helena, East Dublin,
Chester, Glenwood, Dexter, Dudley, Cadwell, Toomsboro, Scotland,
Chauncey, Rentz, Danville, Montrose, Allentown and Towns.

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 3267 8346 3285 8308 3212 8262 3211 8262
      3210 8261 3209 8261 3208 8262 3207 8261
      3203 8261 3203 8260 3202 8259 3198 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 246DEG 21KT 3260 8334 3203 8298

WIND...40MPH
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 7:24 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
724 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

GAZ050-300015-
Greene GA-
724 PM EDT THU JUN 29 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GREENE COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

At 724 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Buckhead to near Liberty...and moving northeast at 15
mph.

  HAZARD...Heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially
           in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Greensboro, Union Point, Woodville, White Plains, Siloam, Reynolds
Plantation, Liberty, Veazey, Wrayswood, Greshamville, Daniel Springs,
Carey and Penfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3362 8298 3362 8300 3360 8299 3358 8301
      3349 8298 3336 8316 3339 8319 3338 8322
      3340 8321 3340 8324 3347 8328 3354 8327
      3360 8335 3370 8340 3373 8330 3376 8328
      3370 8312 3371 8305 3369 8299 3366 8295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 214DEG 15KT 3358 8338 3337 8314

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly32 min
Jun 29, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski, Wilcox34 min
Jun 29, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fayette31 min
Jun 29, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley, Dodge, Houston, Peach, Twiggs37 min
Jun 29, 5:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton28 min
Jun 29, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton36 min
Jun 29, 5:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens, Twiggs, Wheeler, Wilkinson34 min
Jun 29, 7:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan, Walton52 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2017Every 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.