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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 7, 2022Bleckley County, Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Mar 7, 2022, 7:33 PM EST for Bleckley County, Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Mar 7, 2022, 7:33 PM EST (00:33 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2022, 8:00 PM EST
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Laurens County, GA

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 7, 6:47 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 6:47 PM EST, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 11:54 AM EST, 7 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1154 AM EST Mon Mar 7 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-081200-
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-
1154 AM EST Mon Mar 7 2022

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

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

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon as storms
enter northwest Georgia and move southeast through the afternoon
and tonight. Some isolated strong to severe storms are possible
this afternoon and tonight, mainly over north and west Georgia,
including portions of the metro Atlanta area. The primary threat
with any severe thunderstorms that develop will be damaging wind
gusts, and a brief tornado cannot be ruled out. Stronger storms
will also be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible
across north and central Georgia from Tuesday through Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta.  Please relay any information about observed
severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and
CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 7, 2:08 PM EST, 5 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
208 PM EST Mon Mar 7 2022

GAZ011-019-030-072000-
Chattooga GA-Polk GA-Floyd GA-
208 PM EST Mon Mar 7 2022

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Floyd, western Polk
and southern Chattooga Counties through 300 PM EST...

At 208 PM EST, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
line of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near
Broomtown to Coloma to near Sulphur Springs, and moving east at 40
mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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.

Locations impacted include...
Rome, Cedartown, Cave Spring, Shannon, Lyerly, Pinson, Lindale, Esom
Hill, Tidings, Armuchee, Seney, Coosa, Chattoogaville, James H. Floyd
State Park, Holland and Etna.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 3443 8549 3446 8518 3444 8518 3445 8510
      3443 8509 3441 8511 3441 8510 3439 8501
      3435 8501 3435 8502 3426 8502 3421 8503
      3421 8505 3415 8504 3407 8507 3390 8529
      3390 8538
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 269DEG 35KT 3433 8551 3407 8558 3387 8584

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 2:26 PM EST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 7, 7:00 PM EST, 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 7, 7:33 PM EST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 7:00 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson30 min
Mar 8, 1:14 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMeriwether31 min

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