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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 24, 2018Pulaski County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 24, 2018, 3:02 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 24, 2018, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2018, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
40

County Pulaski 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 May 24, 2:20 PM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:20 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 5:15 AM EDT, 9 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
515 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018

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089>098-102>113-250915-
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-
515 AM EDT Thu May 24 2018

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

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

A lingering area of low pressure will continue to provide a focus
for shower and isolated thunderstorm development over portions of
central Georgia through the morning. The potential for flash
flooding will continue mainly across southwest portions of
central Georgia. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for this
area through 11am.

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this
afternoon and evening across north and central Georgia. A strong
thunderstorm will be possible with the main hazards being gusty
winds, lightning, and heavy rainfall.

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

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms can be expected across the area
each day through Wednesday. On any given day, A few storms could
be strong with the main hazards being gusty winds, frequent
lightning and heavy rainfall. The best chance for thunderstorms
each day will be during the afternoon and evening hours. Localized
flooding will also be possible where storms remain over an area
for prolonged periods.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time, but spotters
are encouraged to submit reports of any severe or significant
weather and flooding.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 24, 2:15 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 2:31 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 2:40 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 2:48 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 3:00 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 3:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns23 min
May 23, 8:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns32 min
May 24, 12:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether, Talbot35 min
May 24, 1:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether, Talbot24 min
May 24, 1:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCTalbot6 hr
May 24, 1:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether30 min
May 24, 1:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee28 min
May 24, 2:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee28 min
May 24, 3:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris33 min
May 24, 12:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts and 75 more39 hr
May 24, 2:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge37 min
May 24, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel32 min
May 24, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer45 min
May 24, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTreutlen29 min
May 24, 2:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair35 min
May 24, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel27 min
May 24, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer30 min
May 24, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens31 min
May 24, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski31 min
May 24, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer26 min
May 24, 3:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens31 min
May 24, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly37 min
May 24, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGordon32 min
May 24, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris44 min
May 24, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Oconee41 min
May 24, 7:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOconee, Walton46 min

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.