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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 8, 2018, 3:33 PM EDT for 5 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 27 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
- Aug 8, 2018, 3:33 PM EDT (19:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Murray County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
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</html>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 Aug 7, 7:23 PM EDT, 20 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 7:23 PM EDT, 20 hours 10 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 7:15 PM EDT, 20 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 715 PM EDT Tue Aug 7 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-082315- 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- 714 PM EDT Tue Aug 7 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. The potential for isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue through the overnight hours. Some thunderstorms could be strong with gusty winds, dangerous lightning and heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected each day, with increasing chances Thursday through Sunday. Widespread severe weather is not anticipated, however, some storms could produce strong winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. S$$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 7, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 18 min |
| Aug 8, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Dade, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield | 31 min |
| Aug 8, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield | 36 min |
| Aug 8, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Murray | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Union | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd, Gordon | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens, Towns, Union | 30 min |
| Aug 8, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens, Polk | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Hall, Jackson | 23 min |
| Aug 8, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson | 28 min |
| Aug 8, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Madison | 27 min |
| Aug 8, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Paulding | 34 min |
| Aug 8, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 32 min |
| Aug 8, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 25 min |
| Aug 8, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 37 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.