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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 15, 2020, 2:06 PM EDT for Towns County, Georgia. It was in force for 9 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
- Jun 15, 2020, 2:06 PM EDT (18:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2020, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Towns County, GA
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 15, 11:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 11:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...Updated National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1215 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-160800- 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- 1215 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A few storms could become strong to severe. Gusty winds, small hail, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall will be possible in the strongest storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... From Tuesday through Saturday, isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon. Gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rain will be possible with any storms that do develop. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 15, 11:40 AM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
206 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2020
GAZ009-151815-
Towns GA-
206 PM EDT Mon Jun 15 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN TOWNS COUNTY UNTIL
215 PM EDT...
At 205 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Titus, or near
Hiawassee...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
Tate City, Titus and Plum Orchard Gap Shelter.
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 3495 8355 3494 8360 3492 8359 3491 8363
3490 8363 3488 8366 3486 8366 3485 8367
3497 8373 3499 8370 3499 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 239DEG 13KT 3494 8365
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Henry | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Spalding | 27 min |
| Jun 14, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union, White | 37 min |
| Jun 15, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 23 min |
| Jun 15, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Towns | 14 min |
| Jun 15, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 23 min |
| Jun 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Union | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Walton | 28 min |
| Jun 15, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Jasper, Newton | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 30 min |
| Jun 15, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 34 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.