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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 9, 2022Catoosa County, Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2022, 9:16 PM EDT for Catoosa County, Murray County, Whitfield County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Jul 9, 2022, 9:16 PM EDT (01:16 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2022, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Murray County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 9, 8:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 8:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 9:59 AM EDT, 11 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
959 AM EDT Sat Jul 9 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-101000-
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-
959 AM EDT Sat Jul 9 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue through
tonight. Some storms could be strong, producing gusty winds and
frequent lightning. There will be some potential for an isolated
severe thunderstorm, with the primary hazard being damaging wind
gusts. The airmass remains very tropical-like, and storms will
be very efficient rainfall producers. Localized flash flooding
will also be a possibility.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon and
evening throughout the forecast area this week. Some storms could
become strong to severe with damaging winds, locally heavy
rainfall, and frequent lightning.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:30 PM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 4:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 4:04 PM EDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 5:47 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 9, 8:40 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
840 PM EDT Sat Jul 9 2022

GAZ003>005-100115-
Whitfield GA-Catoosa GA-Murray GA-
840 PM EDT Sat Jul 9 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Catoosa,
northwestern Murray and northeastern Whitfield Counties through 915
PM EDT...

At 840 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Ringgold, moving
southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 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...
Dalton, Chatsworth, Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, Varnell, Eton, Tunnel
Hill, Cohutta, Crandall, Sumac, Indian Springs, Rocky Face, Gregory,
Graysville, Tennga, Boynton, Beaverdale, Dawnville and Cisco.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8467 3477 8467 3473 8486 3490 8524
      3499 8519
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 297DEG 22KT 3495 8509

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 9:16 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
916 PM EDT Sat Jul 9 2022

GAZ002>005-100200-
Whitfield GA-Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Murray GA-
916 PM EDT Sat Jul 9 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Catoosa,
Murray, Whitfield and east central Walker Counties through 1000 PM
EDT...

At 916 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Varnell, or near
Dalton, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 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...
Dalton, Chatsworth, Ringgold, Varnell, Eton, Tunnel Hill, Cohutta,
Crandall, Sumac, Ramhurst, Wood Station, Rocky Face, Gregory, Tilton,
Mill Creek, Conasauga Lake, Tennga, Beaumont, Beaverdale and
Dawnville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8462 3486 8462 3482 8458 3479 8461
      3478 8464 3473 8466 3461 8466 3461 8472
      3462 8472 3462 8474 3461 8475 3462 8491
      3463 8491 3462 8493 3463 8505 3484 8525
      3493 8515 3499 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 301DEG 21KT 3486 8494

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield	35 min
Jul 9, 10:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb	36 min
Jul 9, 10:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walker	33 min
Jul 9, 11:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	83 min
Jul 10, 2:29 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	FFC	Forsyth, Fulton	4 hr
Jul 10, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson	27 min
Jul 10, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clarke, Oconee	24 min
Jul 10, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Pickens	33 min
Jul 10, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pickens	27 min
Jul 10, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Twiggs	24 min

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Sources

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