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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 26, 2018Toombs County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 26, 2018, 9:34 PM EDT for Toombs County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2018, 9:34 PM EDT (01:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2018, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Toombs County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 26, 7:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 7:25 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 2:58 PM EDT, 6 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
258 PM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-271900-
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-
258 PM EDT Thu Jul 26 2018

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

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

Scattered, mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms expected
across east central Georgia, generally southeast of a line from
Lagrange to Jackson to Washington.

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

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central
Georgia Friday through Sunday, mainly during the afternoon and
evening hours. The thunderstorms are expected to become more
numerous Monday through Wednesday. A few storms could be strong
with gusty winds, frequent lightning and brief heavy rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:49 PM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
349 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2018

GAZ106-108-262030-
Crisp GA-Wilcox GA-
349 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRISP AND
SOUTHWESTERN WILCOX COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

At 349 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Arabi, or 7 miles
south of Cordele...moving northeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...40 mph wind 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
Arabi, Double Run and Hatley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3185 8384 3195 8362 3185 8349 3185 8361
      3180 8361 3180 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 233DEG 8KT 3186 8373

WIND...40MPH
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 5:23 PM EDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 8:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs50 min
Jul 27, 1:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair, Wheeler29 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Georgia, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018

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.