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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

January 2, 2022Telfair County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jan 2, 2022, 8:27 PM EST for Telfair County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Jan 2, 2022, 8:27 PM EST (01:27 UTC)
Expired
Jan 2, 2022, 9:00 PM EST
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Telfair 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 Jan 2, 4:48 PM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 4:48 PM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 4:09 PM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
409 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-032115-
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-
409 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon through Monday Morning...

A Tornado Watch has been issued for portions of central Georgia
until 9 PM EST where a broken line of showers and thunderstorms
will be capable of producing scattered damaging wind gusts and a
tornado or two.

Tonight, a wintry mix of rain and snow is expected to begin after
midnight for portions of northern Georgia through 9 AM EST. A
Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for portions of north and
northwest Georgia, mostly along and north of I-85 where snow
accumulations could range from a dusting to 2 inches. In the higher
elevations, mostly above 1500ft in far north Georgia, a Winter
Storm Warning has been issued with snow accumulations between 1-4
inches possible.

In addition, strong sustained winds from the northwest behind the
cold front tonight into tomorrow morning has prompted a Wind
Advisory with sustained winds from 15 to 25 mph with occasional
gusts up to 40 mph expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Snow showers will be exiting the region Monday morning with strong
winds expected through noon, especially in areas of high terrain
in the north Georgia mountains. Please use caution when driving
as roads Monday morning as they may become slick.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is requested for today across portions of
north and central Georgia.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 2, 2:59 PM EST, 5 hours 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
259 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

GAZ108-109-022030-
Wilcox GA-Dodge GA-
259 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Dodge
and southern Wilcox Counties through 330 PM EST...

At 259 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was over Owensboro, or 11 miles
southwest of Abbeville, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...40 mph wind 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.

Locations impacted include...
Abbeville, Rochelle, Pitts, Browning, Double Run, Antioch Church and
Owensboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for central
Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3185 8338 3185 8356 3194 8360 3206 8327
      3191 8319 3190 8321 3187 8318 3185 8318
      3185 8321 3184 8321
TIME...MOT...LOC 1959Z 253DEG 24KT 3189 8346

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special weather statement, Jan 2, 3:04 PM EST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
304 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

GAZ112-113-022030-
Toombs GA-Montgomery GA-
304 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Toombs and
east central Montgomery Counties through 330 PM EST...

At 301 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was near Alston, or 7 miles east
of Mount Vernon, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...40 mph wind 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.

Locations impacted include...
Lyons, Vidalia, Higgston, Santa Claus, Alston, South Thompson,
Center, Ohoopee and Ponderosa.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Motorists should
slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for central,
southeastern and east central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3214 8220 3212 8220 3207 8249 3219 8254
      3230 8230 3229 8228 3232 8224 3226 8222
      3224 8221 3223 8221 3218 8219 3216 8218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 248DEG 28KT 3214 8248

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Special weather statement, Jan 2, 3:41 PM EST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
341 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

GAZ105>108-022115-
Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Wilcox GA-Pulaski GA-
341 PM EST Sun Jan 2 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Pulaski,
western Wilcox, southeastern Dooly and Crisp Counties through 415 PM
EST...

At 340 PM EST, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Browndale to near Oakfield, and moving northeast
at 55 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
         ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Cordele, Hawkinsville, Rochelle, Arabi, Pineview, Pitts, East Crisp,
Mock Springs, Pope City, Seville, Finleyson, Hatley, Wallace,
Pleasant View, Tippettville, Double Run, Tremont and Wenona.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for central
Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3181 8383 3183 8384 3182 8385 3184 8386
      3184 8388 3228 8363 3225 8337 3223 8336
      3185 8349 3185 8361 3180 8361 3180 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 231DEG 52KT 3227 8364 3174 8394

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Special weather statement, Jan 2, 4:45 PM EST, 3 hours 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 5:05 PM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jan 2, 5:41 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 7:41 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair, Toombs34 min
Jan 2, 8:18 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCToombs27 min
Jan 2, 9:00 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMontgomery, Toombs, Wheeler45 min
Jan 2, 10:16 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton32 hr
Jan 2, 10:25 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield24 hr

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