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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 27, 2017Macon County, Schley County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2017, 8:09 PM EDT for Macon County, Schley 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
Jul 27, 2017, 8:09 PM EDT (00:09 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2017, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
50

Counties Macon County, GA, Schley 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 27, 4:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 4:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
424 PM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017

.SHORT TERM /Tonight through Friday Night/...
A cold front continues to sink southward through the Ohio Valley
this evening into the overnight hours.   Scattered afternoon
convection increasing over portions of north GA where the best
instability located. A few storms could pulse to severe limits
bringing damaging wind gusts through this evening. Convection will
propagate and form along outflow boundaries through the evening
before dissipating quickly with the loss of heating.  Convection
will increase again across north GA after daybreak as the
aforementioned cold front approaches north GA.

A more active day is expected on Friday as the aforementioned cold
front approaches the region. This cold front will bring increasing
thunderstorm chances especially across the northern half of the area
as it moves southward. Chances for severe thunderstorms will
increase through the day on Friday, the 0-6 km bulk shear values
over north Georgia are above 30 knots by Friday afternoon. the main
threat will be damaging winds. Additionally, PWATs remain quite high
ahead of the front (generally 2-2.3"), so heavy rainfall will also
be a concern.

Guidance temperatures are in pretty good agreement through the
period and have taken a blend.  Will need to see how cloud cover
impacts Friday afternoon high temperatures.

Atwell

.LONG TERM /Saturday through Thursday/...
No changes made to the extended forecast. Models continue in good
agreement through the long term. Short wave moving across
southern Canada will dig into the eastern trough and develop a
closed low over the Delmarva Peninsula. This will push the cold
front into south Georgia by Saturday. Drier air will spread over
the CWA Saturday into Saturday night ending the precipitation from
the north. Dry and stable air will hold over the region for
Sunday and Monday with dewpoints in the 60s across the CWA. As
another short wave drops out of the upper plains and into the
eastern trough, the upper low will fill and the trough will
broaden making for a messy pattern. Will trend pops back to
climatology. Temperatures through the long term will be at or just
below normals.

17/01

01

&&

PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 646 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017/
AVIATION...
12Z Update...
Some MVFR/IFR ceilings have built into parts of the area this
morning, though not all locations are affected. The bulk of the
low clouds are expected to remain east of ATL/AHN TAF sites,
though brief low clouds may affect these sites through about
13-14z. Low clouds may also affect MCN for some time this morning.
After any low ceilings dissipate, expect diurnal cu field at
3500-5000 feet to develop by midday. Scattered convection will
again develop this afternoon. Winds will remain light and easterly
through around 14- 15z at ATL area sites before shifting to the
west.

//ATL Confidence...12Z Update...
Medium on low cloud trends and wind shift timing this morning.
High on all other elements.

RW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          73  88  71  88 /  30  40  30  30
Atlanta         75  87  72  86 /  30  40  40  30
Blairsville     68  79  65  81 /  30  70  50  10
Cartersville    73  84  70  85 /  30  60  40  20
Columbus        76  93  75  89 /  30  20  30  60
Gainesville     73  84  71  86 /  30  60  40  20
Macon           74  93  74  90 /  30  30  20  60
Rome            74  84  70  86 /  40  70  40  10
Peachtree City  73  88  72  87 /  30  30  40  50
Vidalia         73  93  75  88 /  30  20  30  70

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...Atwell
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...Atwell
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 3:20 AM EDT, 16 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
320 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-280730-
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-
320 AM EDT Thu Jul 27 2017

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

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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected today, mainly this
afternoon and evening. A few of these could be strong to severe with
strong gusty winds, frequent lightning, small hail and heavy rain.

The best area for thunderstorm development will be over the
northeast mountains, and also over the eastern parts of central
Georgia, generally east of a line from Louisville to Abbeville.

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

 A strong cold front will bring scattered to numerous
thunderstorms to much of north and central Georgia Friday and
Saturday. A few storms could be severe across north Georgia Friday
afternoon and evening, and across central Georgia Saturday.

There is another chance of thunderstorms Tuesday and Wednesday, a
few of which could be strong to 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

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 5:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
530 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2017

GAZ045-046-048-057-272215-
Rockdale GA-DeKalb GA-Newton GA-Henry GA-
530 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ROCKDALE...SOUTHERN DEKALB...
WESTERN NEWTON AND NORTHERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...

At 530 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Arabia Mountain, or 7
miles west of Conyers...moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...40 mph wind 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
Conyers, Lithonia, Candler-Mcafee, Lakeview Estates, Belvedere Park,
Magnet, Almon, Belmont, Richardson Park, Arabia Mountain, Redan,
Panola Mountain State Park, Panthersville, Kelleytown, Snapfinger and
Hidden Valley 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 3371 8430 3378 8418 3363 8390 3347 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 316DEG 13KT 3367 8415

WIND...40MPH
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 5:52 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
552 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2017

GAZ023-024-272230-
Banks GA-Hall GA-
552 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2017

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

At 552 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Raoul, or 9 miles
southwest of Clarkesville...moving southeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...40 mph wind 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
Homer, Lula, Maysville, Pinefield Crossroads and Hollingsworth.

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 3443 8361 3449 8354 3448 8347 3446 8340
      3442 8338 3433 8339 3425 8347 3426 8348
      3426 8352 3445 8374 3451 8368 3450 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 304DEG 18KT 3449 8361

WIND...40MPH
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock26 min

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