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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 7, 2018Emanuel County, Jefferson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Nov 7, 2018, 7:28 PM EST for Emanuel County, Jefferson County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 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: Nov 7, 2018, 7:28 PM EST (00:28 UTC)
Expired: Nov 7, 2018, 8:00 PM EST
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind: 50

Counties Emanuel County, GA, Jefferson County, GA

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What forecasters said that day

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 7, 7:08 PM EST, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Nov 7, 7:13 PM EST, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
713 PM EST WED NOV 7 2018

GAZ086-097-098-111-112-080045-
Wheeler GA-Emanuel GA-Treutlen GA-Montgomery GA-Laurens GA-
713 PM EST WED NOV 7 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN WHEELER...SOUTHERN
EMANUEL...TREUTLEN...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHEASTERN LAURENS
COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EST...

At 713 PM EST...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Orland to near Plainfield...and moving east at 40
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 these storms include
Soperton, Tarrytown, Lothair, Cedar Grove, Orland, Lowery, Barnhill,
Zaidee and Gillis Springs.

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 3217 8287 3217 8288 3218 8287 3220 8289
      3218 8292 3222 8303 3225 8305 3247 8263
      3245 8226
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 264DEG 34KT 3241 8264 3222 8306

WIND...40MPH

Special weather statement, Nov 7, 7:28 PM EST, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 7, 7:13 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Treutlen	32 min
Nov 7, 7:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Treutlen	27 min
Nov 8, 3:07 PM EST	Freeze Watch	FFC	Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 15 more	13 hr

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Sources

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