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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 17, 2018, 6:56 PM EDT for Butts County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2018, 6:56 PM EDT (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2018, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
County Butts County, GA
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 17, 2:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 2:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1014 AM EDT Fri Aug 17 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-181000- 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- 1014 AM EDT Fri Aug 17 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected over much of Georgia through tonight. A few storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall. The most likely area for severe storms will be along and north of a line from Carrollton to Atlanta to Gainesville. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected across the area through Wednesday. A few storms could be strong to severe with gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible on Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 17, 2:17 PM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2018
GAZ073-074-084-171900-
Wilkinson GA-Washington GA-Baldwin GA-
217 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WILKINSON...SOUTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
At 216 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms extended from near
Toomsboro to Nicklesville to Myricks Mill, moving northeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and
heavy rain.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain will cause temporary
street flooding, especially in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of these storms include
Milledgeville, Sandersville, Irwinton, Gordon, Tennille, Ivey,
McIntyre, Toomsboro, Oconee, Deepstep and Hebron.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3276 8294 3274 8295 3268 8313 3274 8332
3283 8337 3309 8317 3307 8311 3305 8310
3306 8308 3297 8281 3282 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 223DEG 23KT 3279 8301 3272 8309 3279 8329
WIND...40MPHSpecial weather statement, Aug 17, 2:24 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
656 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2018
GAZ048-057>059-070-071-172345-
Butts GA-Lamar GA-Monroe GA-Jasper GA-Newton GA-Henry GA-
656 PM EDT FRI AUG 17 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BUTTS...NORTHEASTERN LAMAR...
NORTHERN MONROE...SOUTHWESTERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...
At 655 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Jackson, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, occasional cloud-to-ground lightning
and heavy rain.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain will cause temporary
street flooding, especially in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Jackson, Monticello, Flovilla, Jenkinsburg, Stewart, Turtle Cove,
Worthville, McKibben, High Falls State Park, Blount, Eudora, North
Alcovy, McElheneys Crossroads, Indian Springs State Park,
Fincherville and Stark.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3349 8388 3338 8370 3319 8370 3317 8407
3327 8411 3329 8409 3330 8411 3330 8412
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 246DEG 14KT 3328 8396
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 3:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb, Newton, Rockdale | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Newton, Walton | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 36 min |
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