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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 16, 2020Heard County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2020, 8:22 PM EDT for Heard County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2020, 8:22 PM EDT (00:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2020, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Wind
40

County Heard 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 Jul 16, 7:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 7:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 12:12 PM EDT, 8 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1212 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-171615-
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-
1212 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2020

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

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

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and
central Georgia this afternoon and evening. A few storms will be
severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy
rainfall. Hail will also be possible.

Heat Indices of 100 to 105 degrees can be expected over much of
the area away from the mountains this afternoon.

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

For Friday and Saturday, isolated to scattered thunderstorms
are expected across the area during the afternoon and evening hours.
A few storms will be severe with damaging winds, frequent lightning
and locally heavy rainfall.

For Sunday through Wednesday, Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are
expected across the area. A few storms will be severe with damaging
winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall.

Heat indices of 100 to 105 degrees can be expected over much of the
area away from the mountains through Wednesday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 16, 4:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
458 PM EDT THU JUL 16 2020

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

0740 PM     HAIL             GAY                     33.09N  84.57W
07/15/2020  E0.88 INCH       MERIWETHER         GA   SOCIAL MEDIA

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE CITY OF GAY.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2000910

LREAVES
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
601 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2020

GAZ033-045-162230-
North Fulton GA-DeKalb GA-
601 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH FULTON AND SOUTHWESTERN
DEKALB COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...

At 601 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Belvedere Park, or
near Decatur...moving west at 10 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
Atlanta, Decatur, Sandy Springs, Chamblee, Clarkston, Avondale
Estates, Belvedere Park, North Decatur, North Atlanta, North Druid
Hills, Midtown, Grant Park-Zoo Atlanta, Candler-Mcafee, Druid Hills,
Tucker, Sweet Auburn, Piedmont Park, Lakewood Park, Brookhaven and
East Lake.

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 3386 8422 3369 8420 3369 8442 3380 8442
      3391 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 111DEG 10KT 3374 8425

WIND...40MPH
Special weather statement, Jul 16, 8:22 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth28 min

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Sources

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