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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 7, 2019Catoosa County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Apr 7, 2019, 9:03 PM EDT for Catoosa County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 7, 2019, 9:03 PM EDT (01:03 UTC)
Expired: Apr 7, 2019, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Catoosa County, GA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 7, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 2:53 PM EDT, 6 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
253 PM EDT Sun Apr 7 2019

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-081000-
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-
253 PM EDT Sun Apr 7 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

There is a chance for showers and isolated thunderstorms through
tonight. Thunderstorms should remain below severe limits but a
few could become strong with gusty winds...frequent
lightning...and heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

An unsettled weather pattern will continue into next week as a
couple of upper level waves move across Georgia. There is a
chance of thunderstorms each day except Wednesday. A few of these
storms could be strong to severe...mainly on Monday. The primary
hazard from any severe thunderstorms will be occasional
lightning...damaging wind gusts...large hail and heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 7, 5:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
535 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2019

GAZ002-072215-
Walker GA-
535 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WALKER COUNTY UNTIL 615
PM EDT...

At 535 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Center Post, or 7
miles west of Lafayette...moving northeast at 15 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 this storm include
Lafayette, Chickamauga, Naomi, Linwood, Noble and Rock Spring.

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 3472 8547 3488 8528 3480 8520 3478 8520
      3477 8517 3475 8515 3472 8517 3472 8512
      3470 8510 3461 8541 3468 8549 3470 8549
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 230DEG 15KT 3468 8541

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

Special weather statement, Apr 7, 6:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
613 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2019

GAZ002>004-072300-
Whitfield GA-Catoosa GA-Walker GA-
613 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN WHITFIELD...CATOOSA AND
EASTERN WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...

At 613 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Noble, or near
Lafayette...moving northeast at 15 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 this storm include
Dalton, Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Beaumont, Noble, Wood Station, Rocky
Face and Rock Spring.

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 3472 8521 3479 8529 3495 8509 3489 8503
      3479 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 233DEG 15KT 3476 8524

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

Special weather statement, Apr 7, 6:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 7:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 8:06 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 7, 9:03 PM EDT, 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
Apr 7, 8:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	39 min
Apr 7, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	49 min
Apr 7, 10:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Wilcox	29 min
Apr 8, 12:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Jones	34 min
Apr 8, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Jones, Putnam	31 min
Apr 8, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin, Putnam	35 min
Apr 8, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Baldwin	6 min
Apr 8, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Hancock, Taliaferro	34 min
Apr 8, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley	31 min
Apr 8, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Elbert	21 min
Apr 8, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	32 min
Apr 8, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson, Warren, Washington	33 min
Apr 8, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	13 min
Apr 8, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson	14 min
Apr 8, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	36 min
Apr 8, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	33 min
Apr 8, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	26 min
Apr 8, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Walker	27 min
Apr 8, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Whitfield	24 min
Apr 8, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Wheeler	41 min
Apr 8, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	26 min
Apr 8, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	46 min

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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.