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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 28, 2020Walton County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2020, 1:47 PM EDT for Walton 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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The facts

Issued
May 28, 2020, 1:47 PM EDT (17:47 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2020, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Walton County, GA

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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 May 28, 1:30 PM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 1:30 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 11:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1156 AM EDT Thu May 28 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-291600-
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-
1156 AM EDT Thu May 28 2020

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

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

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and into the
evening across north and central Georgia. A couple of storms could
become strong to severe, with damaging winds and frequent
lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are possible Friday and
Saturday, mainly in the afternoons and evenings. Possible hazards
with stronger thunderstorms may include frequent lightning,
periods of heavy rain, strong wind gusts, and small hail.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to
submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta.  Please relay any information about observed
severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC
guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 10:15 AM EDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 28, 1:03 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 28, 1:19 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
119 PM EDT Thu May 28 2020

GAZ110-281745-
Telfair GA-
119 PM EDT Thu May 28 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN TELFAIR COUNTY UNTIL 145
PM EDT...

At 119 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Jacksonville, or 16
miles south of McRae...moving northeast at 15 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 this storm include
Jacksonville and Workmore.

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 3178 8302 3178 8303 3179 8304 3179 8305
      3185 8307 3197 8296 3195 8283 3185 8282
      3179 8298 3179 8299 3177 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 237DEG 15KT 3184 8299

WIND...40MPH
Local storm report, May 28, 1:39 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
139 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0116 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW CONYERS            33.64N  84.04W
05/28/2020                   ROCKDALE           GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON EBENEZER ROAD,
            JUST SOUTH OF JOHNSON PARK.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2000713

LREAVES
Special weather statement, May 28, 1:47 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
147 PM EDT Thu May 28 2020

GAZ047-281815-
Walton GA-
147 PM EDT Thu May 28 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WALTON COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM EDT...

At 147 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Walnut Grove, or 7
miles southwest of Monroe...moving northeast at 25 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
Monroe, Walnut Grove, Between, Good Hope, Jersey, Nicholasville,
Pannell and Campton.

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 3370 8384 3374 8389 3389 8373 3387 8362
      3377 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 237DEG 23KT 3374 8383

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 9:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris29 min
May 28, 12:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar26 min
May 28, 10:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard30 min
May 28, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCRockdale27 min
May 28, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Newton, Rockdale, Walton52 min
May 28, 1:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair26 min
May 28, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan35 min
May 28, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene32 min
May 28, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe37 min
May 28, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair28 min
May 28, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes38 min
May 28, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCNewton31 min
May 28, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkes48 min
May 28, 4:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan, Newton, Walton42 min
May 28, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene35 min
May 28, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene28 min

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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.