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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Dec 27, 2018, 11:03 PM EST for Troup County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2018, 11:03 PM EST (04:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2018, 11:45 PM EST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
County Troup County, GA
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Dec 27, 9:20 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 9:20 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 3:15 PM EST, 7 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 315 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-281000- 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- 315 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... A Wind Advisory is in effect for portions of north Georgia through 7 AM Friday morning, mainly for gusts greater than 35 mph in the higher elevations of north Georgia. With already saturated soils, strong winds could down a few trees and power lines. In addition, showers and a few thunderstorms will overspread the area tonight. Locally heavy rain and brief strong wind gusts can be expected, especially in the higher terrain of north Georgia. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Saturday morning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... A line of heavy showers and even a few thunderstorms will continue to cross the area Friday. Expect a brief period of very heavy rain and strong gusty winds as the line moves by. One to three inches of rain can be expected through Friday evening which will start to affect area creeks and streams. Beyond Friday, additional rounds of rain will occur through next Tuesday. Much of the area could see 3 to 6 inches of total rainfall, with locally higher amounts possible. This rainfall will increase the river and stream flood threat once again as grounds remain wet from recent rains. Localized flash flooding will also be a concern in flood prone areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely not be needed tonight but spotters are encouraged to be prepared for this first round of heavy rain and possible thunderstorms very late tonight through Friday. Please contact the NWS in Peachtree City with any relevant storm or rainfall reports.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 27, 11:03 PM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1103 PM EST THU DEC 27 2018
GAZ066-078-089-090-280445-
Chattahoochee GA-Harris GA-Troup GA-Muscogee GA-
1103 PM EST THU DEC 27 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE...WESTERN
HARRIS...TROUP AND WESTERN MUSCOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM EST...
At 1103 PM EST...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Post Oak Forks to near Beans Mill to near Society
Hill...and moving east 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 may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of these storms include
Columbus, LaGrange, West Point, Hogansville, Bibb City, Fort
Benning/lawson Army Air Fld, Goat Rock Lake, Laurel Hills, Green
Island Hills, Southern Harbor, Cannonville, Columbus Metropolitan
Airport, Louise, Rose Hill, Rocky Point, Piedmont Heights, Mountain
Hill, Harrisonville, Benning Hills and Avondale.
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 3316 8512 3320 8510 3319 8510 3318 8505
3322 8494 3233 8490 3232 8501 3243 8496
3245 8500 3252 8501 3264 8511 3266 8509
3269 8512 3274 8511 3276 8514 3278 8512
3281 8517 3285 8515 3286 8519 3313 8524
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 247DEG 22KT 3302 8530 3267 8531 3238 8543
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 12:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette, Henry, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding | 40 min |
| Dec 28, 2:27 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:53 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 5:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:58 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 7:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 7:30 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 3 days |
| Dec 28, 7:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton, Gwinnett | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 7:38 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 7:54 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:07 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 2 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:15 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Forsyth | 9 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 32 min |
| Dec 28, 8:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns, Union, White | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 19 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:14 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Meriwether, Troup | 44 min |
| Dec 28, 9:21 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Heard and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:22 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 11 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 23 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:26 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 46 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:30 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:36 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 24 hr |
| Dec 28, 9:47 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 20 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Hall, White | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 21 days |
| Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 22 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Heard | 50 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Spalding | 40 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 11 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Rockdale | 35 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 47 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 37 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 31 min |
| Dec 28, 10:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 5 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:39 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 10:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Putnam | 43 min |
| Dec 28, 10:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Marion, Stewart, Taylor | 46 min |
| Dec 28, 11:02 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 9 hr |
| Dec 28, 11:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 39 hr |
| Dec 28, 11:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson | 6 hr |
| Dec 28, 11:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jones, Oglethorpe, Putnam and 2 more | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 11:34 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette, Fulton | 21 days |
| Dec 28, 11:44 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Troup | 21 days |
| Dec 28, 11:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Macon, Peach, Schley, Sumter and 1 more | 45 min |
| Dec 28, 11:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 15 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:00 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 22 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:03 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Murray | 5 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly, Sumter | 29 min |
| Dec 28, 2:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 34 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Spalding | 28 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:08 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fulton | 21 days |
| Dec 28, 3:59 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 3 days |
| Dec 28, 3:59 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 11 hr |
| Dec 28, 5:36 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Douglas | 21 days |
| Dec 28, 6:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 22 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Heard | 20 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:14 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee | 43 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 10 hr |
| Dec 28, 6:26 PM EST | River Flood Warning | FFC | Fayette | 26 hr |
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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.