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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2017, 8:50 PM EDT for Harris County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 15, 2017, 8:50 PM EDT (00:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2017, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
County Harris 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 Aug 15, 8:02 PM EDT, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 8:02 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1200 PM EDT Tue Aug 15 2017 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-160800- 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 Tue Aug 15 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...Wednesday through Monday... 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 15, 6:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
633 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2017
GAZ081>083-094-095-152300-
Peach GA-Bibb GA-Houston GA-Crawford GA-Twiggs GA-
633 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PEACH...SOUTHERN
BIBB...NORTHERN HOUSTON...EASTERN CRAWFORD AND WESTERN TWIGGS
COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
At 633 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Jack Brown Estates, or
10 miles southwest of Macon...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
Macon, Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Jack Brown Estates,
Skipperton, Rutland, Elberta and Middle Georgia Regional Airport.
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 3269 8384 3279 8379 3278 8354 3254 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 286DEG 9KT 3271 8376
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 15, 6:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
646 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2017
GAZ078-152315-
Harris GA-
646 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTY UNTIL
715 PM EDT...
At 646 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Hamilton. This storm
was drifting east.
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
Hamilton.
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 3283 8488 3281 8469 3265 8480 3275 8493
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 305DEG 2KT 3277 8488
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 15, 6:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
652 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2017
GAZ082-083-095-152315-
Bibb GA-Houston GA-Twiggs GA-
652 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BIBB...NORTHEASTERN
HOUSTON AND SOUTHWESTERN TWIGGS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...
At 652 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Centerville, or 12
miles north of Perry...moving southeast 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
Warner Robins, Centerville, Robins Air Force Base, Sand Bed, Bullard,
Elberta, Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Bonaire and Kathleen.
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 3241 8361 3261 8372 3264 8372 3270 8366
3263 8341
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 310DEG 9KT 3263 8367
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 15, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 8:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Treutlen | 51 min |
| Aug 16, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 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.