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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 2, 20174 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2017, 9:42 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Jul 2, 2017, 9:42 PM EDT (01:42 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2017, 10:15 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 50

Counties Coweta County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton 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 Jul 2, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 9:15 AM EDT, 12 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
915 AM EDT Sun Jul 2 2017

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-031000-
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-
915 AM EDT Sun Jul 2 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected over north and central
Georgia this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms are likely
to remain below severe levels, although some strong storms
will produce gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

There is a chance of thunderstorms each day, primarily during the
afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorm chances will increase on
Friday and Saturday as an upper level storm system approaches. Any
storms could be strong with gusty winds as well as locally heavy
rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected through tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
602 PM EDT SUN JUL 02 2017

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

0551 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW BEASLEY GAP       34.34N  84.61W
07/02/2017                   CHEROKEE           GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN IN THE ROADWAY ON REINHARDT
            COLLEGE PARKWAY DOWN FROM GARLAND MOUNTAIN TRAIL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC1700972

LMERRITT

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
604 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017

GAZ023>025-022230-
Banks GA-Hall GA-Jackson GA-
604 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN BANKS...NORTHEASTERN HALL
AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

At 604 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Lula, or near
Gainesville...moving east 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
Gainesville, Jefferson, Commerce, Homer, Lula, Maysville, Gillsville
and Hollingsworth.

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 3448 8348 3415 8347 3426 8382 3444 8381
      3449 8365 3443 8361 3449 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 272DEG 11KT 3435 8373

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
633 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017

GAZ024-025-022300-
Banks GA-Jackson GA-
633 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BANKS AND NORTHEASTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

At 633 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Maysville, or 8 miles
southwest of Homer...moving east at 15 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
Jefferson, Commerce, Homer, Maysville, Nicholson, Pendergrass,
Gillsville, Talmo, Peach State Speedway, Apple Valley and Banks
Crossing.

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 3432 8339 3428 8335 3422 8336 3421 8337
      3420 8340 3416 8336 3411 8337 3417 8371
      3422 8371 3430 8362 3432 8365 3435 8365
      3436 8367 3442 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 274DEG 14KT 3426 8362

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:54 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 9:42 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 10:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette	30 min
Jul 2, 10:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Spalding	33 min
Jul 3, 12:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Troup	44 min
Jul 3, 4:33 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette, Spalding	24 hr
Jul 3, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	43 min
Jul 3, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	50 min
Jul 3, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	50 min
Jul 3, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Murray	25 min
Jul 3, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd, Polk	45 min
Jul 3, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Union, Walker and 1 more	31 min
Jul 3, 7:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks, Madison	37 min
Jul 3, 7:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union and 1 more	49 min
Jul 3, 7:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Madison	37 min

Nearby

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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.