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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 13, 2017Crisp County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 13, 2017, 6:54 PM EDT for Crisp 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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The facts

Issued
Aug 13, 2017, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2017, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
40

County Crisp County, GA

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What forecasters said that day

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 Aug 13, 3:32 PM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 3:32 PM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 13, 11:50 AM EDT, 7 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1150 AM EDT Sun Aug 13 2017

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089>098-102>113-141600-
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-
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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-
1150 AM EDT Sun Aug 13 2017

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

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

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected. A few strong
storms are possible. The primary hazards will be gusty winds,
frequent lightning and very heavy rainfall. With soils at or
approaching saturation across much of north and central Georgia,
localized flooding is possible.

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

There will be scattered to numerous thunderstorms each day,
especially during the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms
could be strong with the main hazards being gusty winds, frequent
lightning and locally heavy rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 13, 6:54 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
654 PM EDT SUN AUG 13 2017

GAZ106-132330-
Crisp GA-
654 PM EDT SUN AUG 13 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CRISP COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

At 654 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Raines, or near
Cordele...moving east at 10 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
Cordele, Arabi, East Crisp, Fort Early, Georgia Veterans Memorial St
Pk, Raines and Wenona.

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 3181 8383 3183 8384 3182 8385 3184 8386
      3185 8393 3188 8393 3193 8392 3197 8394
      3203 8381 3203 8370 3183 8361 3180 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 250DEG 9KT 3190 8386

WIND...40MPH

Nearby

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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.