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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 29, 2018Glascock County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Sep 29, 2018, 2:44 PM EDT for Glascock County, Georgia. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Sep 29, 2018, 2:44 PM EDT (18:44 UTC)
Expired
Sep 29, 2018, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA

County Glascock County, GA

The radar

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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 Sep 29, 1:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 29, 1:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 29, 5:22 AM EDT, 9 hours 22 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
522 AM EDT Sat Sep 29 2018

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-300930-
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-
522 AM EDT Sat Sep 29 2018

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

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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected mainly over
central Georgia this afternoon into tonight. Isolated storms
will be capable of producing gusty winds, frequent lightning
and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Sunday through
Tuesday before drier air works into the area for the end of the
period. A few strong storms will be possible with gusty winds,
frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 29, 2:44 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
244 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2018

GAZ062-075-076-291930-
Jefferson GA-Glascock GA-Warren GA-
244 PM EDT SAT SEP 29 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON...GLASCOCK AND
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

At 243 PM EDT...a cluster of slow moving strong thunderstorm were
near Wrens, or 12 miles east of Gibson...moving east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Frequent lightning and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. If you can
           hear thunder...you are close enough to be struck by
           lightning. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding
           especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Gibson, Wrens, Stapleton, Avera, Mitchell, Matthews, Reese,
Stellaville and Bastonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.  Electrical
appliances should not be used unless in an emergency. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3311 8228 3305 8229 3302 8228 3322 8272
      3336 8257 3334 8250 3334 8247 3333 8242
      3331 8240 3331 8233 3327 8229 3327 8226
      3323 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 286DEG 8KT 3321 8238

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 29, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Houston, Wilcox61 min
Sep 29, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilcox38 min
Sep 29, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox27 min
Sep 29, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski24 min
Sep 29, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilcox37 min
Sep 29, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford26 min
Sep 29, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilcox29 min
Sep 29, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox37 min
Sep 29, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford59 min
Sep 29, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson63 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.