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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 12, 2019Montgomery County, Wheeler County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 12, 2019, 3:02 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Wheeler County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
May 12, 2019, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
Expired
May 12, 2019, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

Counties Montgomery County, GA, Wheeler 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 May 12, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 1:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 10:10 AM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1010 AM EDT Sun May 12 2019

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-130915-
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-
1010 AM EDT Sun May 12 2019

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight...

Showers and thunderstorms will affect much of the area this
afternoon. There is the potential for a few strong to severe storms
across middle Georgia, generally along and south of a Columbus to
Macon line. Damaging winds and hail up to 1 inch will be the primary
threats, along with periods of heavy rain that could lead to
localized flooding. Showers and storms, along with any severe
threat, will move east of the area by this evening.

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

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

There is a slight chance for thunderstorms late Wednesday night and
continuing into Thursday across mainly north Georgia.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to
submit reports of severe weather, including heavy rain, through the
web by going to weather.gov/atlanta.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 11:55 AM EDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1155 AM EDT Sun May 12 2019

GAZ049-050-059>061-071>073-081>084-094-095-121645-
Peach GA-Morgan GA-Putnam GA-Monroe GA-Hancock GA-Jones GA-Jasper GA-
Twiggs GA-Wilkinson GA-Baldwin GA-Bibb GA-Houston GA-Crawford GA-
Greene GA-
1155 AM EDT Sun May 12 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEACH...SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN...
PUTNAM...EASTERN MONROE...WESTERN HANCOCK...JONES...JASPER...NORTHERN
TWIGGS...NORTHERN WILKINSON...BALDWIN...BIBB...NORTHERN HOUSTON...
EASTERN CRAWFORD AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT...

At 1153 AM EDT...strong thunderstorms extended from Monticello to
Gray, Macon and Fort Valley, moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph, occasional 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
Macon, Milledgeville, Fort Valley, Eatonton, Greensboro, Gray,
Monticello, Sparta, Irwinton, Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron,
Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre, Shady Dale, Payne, Reynolds at Lake Oconee,
Payne City and Phoenix.

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 3251 8394 3332 8380 3360 8318 3324 8295
      3312 8296 3312 8293 3308 8305 3303 8307
      3287 8304 3266 8346 3250 8392
TIME...MOT...LOC 1553Z 243DEG 40KT 3329 8370 3304 8353 3272 8356 3254
8383

WIND...40MPH
Special weather statement, May 12, 1:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
139 PM EDT Sun May 12 2019

GAZ095-104>108-121815-
Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Sumter GA-Houston GA-Wilcox GA-Pulaski GA-
139 PM EDT Sun May 12 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CRISP...DOOLY...EASTERN SUMTER...
SOUTHERN HOUSTON...WESTERN WILCOX AND PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM
EDT...

At 136 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms extended from near
Byromville to Drayton and the Georgia Veterans Memorial Park, moving
east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph, pea sized hail, frequent 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
Cordele, Hawkinsville, Vienna, Unadilla, Rochelle, Arabi,
Byromville, Pineview, Pinehurst, Leslie, Pitts, Lilly, DeSoto,
Dooling, Cobb, Lamar, Hayneville, Browndale and Richwood.

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.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for a parts of this
area. Continue to monitor NOAA Weather Radio, weather.gov, or other
media outlets, for further statements or possible warnings on these
storms.

LAT...LON 3181 8383 3183 8384 3182 8385 3184 8386
      3185 8394 3186 8393 3191 8392 3192 8421
      3219 8417 3217 8403 3226 8395 3229 8390
      3229 8385 3232 8385 3242 8357 3218 8335
      3185 8348 3185 8361 3180 8361 3180 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 252DEG 33KT 3219 8400 3207 8390 3168 8399

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH
Special weather statement, May 12, 2:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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Special weather statement, May 12, 2:15 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 12, 2:45 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 12, 3:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 12:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson28 min
May 12, 2:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Webster25 min
May 12, 9:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMuscogee26 min
May 12, 10:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee45 min
May 12, 11:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones and 3 more50 min
May 12, 1:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp, Dooly, Pulaski, Wilcox36 min
May 12, 1:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Wilcox39 min
May 12, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Johnson44 min
May 12, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDooly, Pulaski45 min
May 12, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel30 min
May 12, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel13 min
May 12, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs10 min

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