Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 31, 2021, 11:57 AM EDT (15:57 UTC)

Expired

Aug 31, 2021, 12:30 PM EDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Wind

40

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Twiggs County, GA

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WWUS82 KFFC 311557
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1157 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021
 
GAZ083-095-096-107>109-311630-
Houston GA-Wilcox GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-Twiggs GA-Pulaski GA-
1157 AM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DODGE, PULASKI,
TWIGGS, CENTRAL WILCOX, BLECKLEY AND SOUTHEASTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES
THROUGH 1230 PM EDT...

At 1156 AM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Kathleen to near Hartford to Ocmulgee Banks to
near Antioch Church...and moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning and 
         heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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
Cochran, Eastman, Hawkinsville, Abbeville, Jeffersonville, Chester,
Rhine, Chauncey, Danville, Union, Marion, Dubois, Tarversville,
Plainfield, Empire, Mobley Crossing, Roddy, Baileys Park, Rowland and
Ocmulgee Banks.

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 3185 8336 3246 8364 3281 8338 3260 8324
      3211 8298 3193 8316 3190 8321 3189 8320
      3185 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1556Z 209DEG 36KT 3248 8356 3224 8343 3218 8335 3189
8333

MAX HAIL SIZE...
MAX WIND GUST...40MPH

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.