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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 21, 2022Catoosa County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2022, 9:03 PM EDT for Catoosa 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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The facts

Issued: Jul 21, 2022, 9:03 PM EDT (01:03 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2022, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Catoosa 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 Jul 21, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 7:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 5:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
545 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-222145-
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-
545 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms can be expected in portions of the area
through this evening with some activity lingering tonight,
particularly in central Georgia. Damaging winds will be the main
threat which may result in downed trees due to wet soils from
previous days rains. Frequent lightning and heavy rainfall will
also be possible with any storms as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday...

Scattered thunderstorms are possible each afternoon and evening
across much of the forecast area this weekend into next week.
Some storms each day could become strong to severe capable of
producing gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall,
however no widespread severe threat is anticipated.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

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 21, 5:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
552 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022

GAZ089>091-102-103-212230-
Chattahoochee GA-Stewart GA-Marion GA-Webster GA-Muscogee GA-
552 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Marion,
south central Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Stewart and northwestern
Webster Counties through 630 PM EDT...

At 552 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Jamestown/south Fort
Benning, or near Cusseta, moving southeast at 20 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...
Lumpkin, Cusseta, Richland, Fort Benning/lawson Army Air Fld,
Seminole, Charles, Christopher, Westville, Battle Park,
Jamestown/south Fort Benning, Brooklyn, Renfroe, Manta, Zellobee,
Omaha, Custer Road Terrace, Louvale and Providence Canyon State Park.

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 3202 8496 3213 8506 3218 8501 3220 8496
      3221 8498 3222 8498 3222 8493 3224 8491
      3225 8492 3226 8489 3230 8494 3233 8501
      3235 8500 3238 8497 3238 8499 3239 8497
      3240 8498 3241 8460 3223 8449 3201 8468
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 305DEG 16KT 3226 8481

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

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 6:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
621 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022

GAZ049-050-060-212245-
Morgan GA-Putnam GA-Greene GA-
621 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Morgan,
Putnam and western Greene Counties through 645 PM EDT...

At 621 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Rock Eagle 4-H Center,
or 8 miles north of Eatonton, moving east at 15 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...
Eatonton, Madison, Buckhead, Phoenix, Harmony, Godfrey, Warfield,
Greshamville, Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Central Georgia Experiment Stn,
Parks Mill, Carey and Swords.

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 3326 8325 3325 8326 3322 8341 3334 8351
      3351 8352 3364 8346 3370 8340 3368 8325
      3326 8323
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 250DEG 13KT 3345 8340

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

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 7:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 7:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 8:29 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 9:03 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 21, 8:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade, Walker	31 min
Jul 22, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	34 min
Jul 22, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Macon, Taylor	29 min
Jul 22, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer, Lumpkin	30 min
Jul 22, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer, Lumpkin	24 min
Jul 22, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly, Macon	35 min
Jul 22, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattahoochee, Muscogee	30 min
Jul 22, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pickens	24 min
Jul 22, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Marion	23 min
Jul 22, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee, Forsyth	42 min
Jul 22, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Meriwether	24 min
Jul 22, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Harris, Meriwether	30 min
Jul 22, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Meriwether, Troup	29 min
Jul 22, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	25 min
Jul 22, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan, Walton	37 min
Jul 22, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow	35 min
Jul 22, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Cobb	28 min
Jul 22, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Morgan	30 min
Jul 22, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bartow, Paulding	29 min

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