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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 15, 2020Towns County, Georgia

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.

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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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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 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, Jun 15, 12:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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, Jun 15, 1:08 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 1:37 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:06 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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...40MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 8:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Fayette, Henry39 min
Jun 14, 8:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHenry, Spalding27 min
Jun 14, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFayette25 min
Jun 15, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion, White37 min
Jun 15, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns23 min
Jun 15, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns14 min
Jun 15, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHall31 min
Jun 15, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth34 min
Jun 15, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGwinnett23 min
Jun 15, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUnion36 min
Jun 15, 4:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGwinnett, Walton28 min
Jun 15, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale, Walton38 min
Jun 15, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Jasper, Newton32 min
Jun 15, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper30 min
Jun 15, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar31 min
Jun 15, 7:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrawford34 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.