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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jun 27, 2020, 2:36 PM EDT for Chattooga County, Floyd County, Georgia. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2020, 2:36 PM EDT (18:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2020, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Wind
- 40
Counties Chattooga County, GA, Floyd County, GA
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 27, 2:31 PM EDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:31 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 5:27 AM EDT, 9 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 527 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-280930- 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- 527 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon, mainly impacting north Georgia and portions of west Georgia. Some isolated strong storms will be possible with gusty winds, small hail, frequent lightning and heavy rainfall as the primary concerns. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon and evening. 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
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 2:36 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
236 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020
GAZ011-012-019-271900-
Chattooga GA-Gordon GA-Floyd GA-
236 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2020
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CHATTOOGA...WESTERN GORDON AND
FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
At 235 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Subligna to near New Moon...and moving east at 35
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 these storms include
Rome, Calhoun, Summerville, Resaca, Plainville, Shannon, Lyerly,
Pinson, Oostanaula, Subligna, Tidings, Armuchee, Lake Marvin,
Audubon, Berryton, Sugar Valley, Chattoogaville, Everett Springs,
James H. Floyd State Park and Holland.
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 3457 8517 3459 8479 3423 8519 3431 8547
3444 8549
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 268DEG 32KT 3450 8521 3440 8547
WIND...40MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 31 min |
| Jun 27, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cobb, Paulding | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb, Haralson, Paulding | 34 min |
| Jun 27, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee, Dawson, Pickens | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll, Clayton, Douglas, Fulton | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and 3 more | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Rockdale | 25 min |
| Jun 27, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan and 3 more | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge | 27 min |
| Jun 27, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski | 23 min |
| Jun 27, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe, Wilkes | 28 min |
| Jun 27, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes | 30 min |
| Jun 27, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 29 min |
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