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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Oct 9, 2017, 8:25 AM EDT for Fayette County, Henry County, Georgia. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2017, 8:25 AM EDT (12:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2017, 9:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Fayette County, GA, Henry 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 Oct 9, 7:45 AM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 7:45 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 505 AM EDT Mon Oct 9 2017 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-100915- 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- 505 AM EDT Mon Oct 9 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Isolated to scattered thunderstorm development should continue today as a moist and marginally unstable environment remains in the wake of Nate. Locally heavy rainfall and occasional lightning will be the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Thunderstorms are possible each day, though the greatest chances for scattered development will be Tuesday and Wednesday. While no severe storms are expected, some strong storms cannot be ruled out with gusty winds, brief heavy rain, and cloud to ground lightning as the main threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 9, 6:05 AM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
605 AM EDT MON OCT 9 2017
GAZ066-078-091045-
Harris GA-Troup GA-
605 AM EDT MON OCT 9 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRIS AND SOUTHERN
TROUP COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM EDT...
At 604 AM EDT...showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rain were
located over southwest Troup county near West Point, or near
Lanett...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 this storm include
Lagrange, West Point, Cannonville, Louise, Jones Crossroads, Baughs
Crossroads, Smiths Crossroad and Long Cane.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3297 8520 3312 8490 3288 8495 3284 8514
3283 8516 3284 8515 3285 8516 3285 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 1004Z 232DEG 13KT 3289 8514Special weather statement, Oct 9, 6:06 AM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
606 AM EDT MON OCT 9 2017
GAZ056-091045-
Spalding GA-
606 AM EDT MON OCT 9 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SPALDING COUNTY UNTIL 645 AM
EDT...
At 605 AM EDT...showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall
were located over western Spalding county near Highland Mills and
near Griffin...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 this storm include
Griffin, Sunny Side, East Griffin, Highland Mills, Towalaga,
Experiment, Walker Mill, Zetella and Vaughn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3335 8430 3335 8425 3334 8425 3334 8415
3331 8415 3331 8414 3330 8413 3330 8410
3320 8439 3321 8439 3321 8440 3328 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1005Z 232DEG 13KT 3327 8432Special weather statement, Oct 9, 6:50 AM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
650 AM EDT MON OCT 9 2017
GAZ053-066-067-078-091130-
Harris GA-Coweta GA-Troup GA-Meriwether GA-
650 AM EDT MON OCT 9 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRIS...SOUTHERN
COWETA...TROUP AND NORTHERN MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 730 AM EDT...
At 648 AM EDT...showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall
were located near LaGrange. Another area of was centered near
Grantville. Both areas were 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 this storm include
Lagrange, West Point, Senoia, Hogansville, Grantville, Luthersville,
Moreland, Turin, Haralson, Lone Oak, Corinth, Mountville,
Cannonville, Louise, Odessadale, Stovall, Harrisonville, Hillcrest,
Big Springs and Wares Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3321 8498 3323 8494 3325 8494 3335 8459
3331 8452 3327 8450 3320 8450 3306 8478
3290 8488 3280 8516 3283 8517 3285 8515
3286 8518 3299 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 1048Z 232DEG 12KT 3296 8507Special weather statement, Oct 9, 6:53 AM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
653 AM EDT MON OCT 9 2017
GAZ054-056-057-091145-
Fayette GA-Spalding GA-Henry GA-
653 AM EDT MON OCT 9 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN FAYETTE...SPALDING
AND SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM EDT...
At 652 AM EDT...showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall
were located over western Spalding county centered near Zetella.
Another area was located near Sunny Side or 7 miles south of
McDonough. Both areas were 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 this storm include
Griffin, McDonough, Hampton, Locust Grove, Brooks, Sunny Side, East
Griffin, Highland Mills, Blacksville, Towalaga, Ola, Experiment,
Walker Mill, Birdie, Vaughn, Luella and Zetella.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3325 8449 3334 8437 3350 8403 3349 8403
3349 8397 3345 8392 3340 8398 3339 8397
3336 8401 3336 8403 3334 8403 3331 8406
3332 8407 3330 8407 3330 8410 3329 8410
3321 8440 3321 8445 3319 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1052Z 237DEG 12KT 3333 8416Special weather statement, Oct 9, 7:35 AM EDT, 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 6:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 40 min |
| Oct 9, 6:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 39 min |
| Oct 9, 6:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 40 min |
| Oct 9, 6:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Spalding | 52 min |
| Oct 9, 7:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 40 min |
| Oct 9, 8:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 6 hr |
| Oct 9, 9:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 26 min |
| Oct 9, 9:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 36 min |
| Oct 9, 9:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Meriwether, Pike | 35 min |
| Oct 9, 10:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Henry, Lamar, Pike, Spalding | 49 min |
| Oct 9, 11:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Monroe | 45 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.