Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 9, 2018, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)

Expired

Aug 9, 2018, 4:45 PM EDT

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Hail

0.25 in

Wind

40

Counties Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Upson County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
406 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2018
 
GAZ059-068>072-081-092045-
Lamar GA-Monroe GA-Upson GA-Crawford GA-Jones GA-Jasper GA-Pike GA-
406 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN LAMAR...MONROE...
UPSON...NORTHERN CRAWFORD...NORTHERN JONES...SOUTHERN JASPER AND
SOUTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

At 406 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Adgateville to near Juliette to Hannahs Mill...and
moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to 
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of 
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Thomaston, Barnesville, Forsyth, Gray, Monticello, Yatesville,
Culloden, Aldora, Sunset Village, Lincoln Park, The Rock, Bradley,
Wayside, Atwater, Round Oak, Russellville, Logtown, Sunnyside,
McElheneys Crossroads and Hannahs Mill.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3315 8397 3320 8389 3320 8384 3318 8382
      3319 8381 3321 8383 3325 8382 3332 8372
      3323 8354 3317 8355 3318 8345 3317 8342
      3315 8342 3301 8353 3279 8420 3295 8452
      3296 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 290DEG 22KT 3323 8366 3311 8384 3294 8434 

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

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