Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 26, 2021, 10:21 AM EDT (14:21 UTC)

Expired

Mar 26, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Wind

50

Counties Glascock County, GA, Washington County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1021 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021
 
GAZ061-062-073>076-084-261500-
Wilkinson GA-Jefferson GA-Washington GA-Baldwin GA-Hancock GA-
Glascock GA-Warren GA-
1021 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN WILKINSON...NORTHWESTERN
JEFFERSON...WASHINGTON...EASTERN BALDWIN...HANCOCK...GLASCOCK AND
SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT...

At 1020 AM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a 
line of strong thunderstorms extending from Jewell to near Hamburg 
State Park to south of Beulah to Coopers, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and increased chance of a brief 
           tornado.

  IMPACT...While winds should result in minor damage to tree limbs 
           and blowing around of light, unsecured objects, the 
           leading edge of this line of storms has also exhibited 
           areas of localized rotation. A brief tornado could 
           quickly form.

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Milledgeville, Sandersville, Warrenton, Sparta, Gibson, Wrens,
Davisboro, Tennille, Ivey, Stapleton, Avera, Mitchell, Deepstep, Edge
Hill, Midway-Hardwick, Edgehill, Hamburg State Park, Shoals, Downs
and Beulah.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

LAT...LON 3314 8235 3301 8253 3288 8300 3293 8336
      3317 8314 3324 8303 3340 8282 3340 8255
      3335 8255 3336 8253 3334 8250 3334 8245
      3333 8242 3331 8240 3331 8234 3329 8230
TIME...MOT...LOC 1420Z 271DEG 26KT 3327 8278 3318 8284 3305 8309 3296
8328

WIND...50MPH

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