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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 27, 2020Chattooga County, Floyd County, Georgia

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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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 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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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...40MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBartow, Floyd, Gordon31 min
Jun 27, 3:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Cobb, Paulding26 min
Jun 27, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Haralson, Paulding34 min
Jun 27, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Dawson, Pickens27 min
Jun 27, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll, Clayton, Douglas, Fulton30 min
Jun 27, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth, Gwinnett, Hall27 min
Jun 27, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and 3 more30 min
Jun 27, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, DeKalb, Rockdale25 min
Jun 27, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Clarke, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan and 3 more35 min
Jun 27, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge27 min
Jun 27, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens, Pulaski23 min
Jun 27, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCOglethorpe, Wilkes28 min
Jun 27, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes30 min
Jun 27, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Warren29 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.