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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 9, 2017Meriwether County, Pike County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Oct 9, 2017, 9:40 AM EDT for Meriwether County, Pike County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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, 9:40 AM EDT (13:40 UTC)
Expired: Oct 9, 2017, 10:15 AM EDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA

Counties Meriwether County, GA, Pike 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 Oct 9, 7:45 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 7:45 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 9, 5:05 AM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before

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, 6:53 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 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 8416

Special weather statement, Oct 9, 7:35 AM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 9, 8:25 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 9, 9:19 AM EDT, 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 9, 9:24 AM EDT, 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 9, 9:40 AM 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
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, 8:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette, Henry	65 min
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, 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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