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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2023, 8:39 PM EDT for Bleckley County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2023, 8:39 PM EDT (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2023, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 50
Counties Bleckley County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 15, 7:46 PM EDT, 53 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 7:46 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 955 AM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-161400- 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- 955 AM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia this afternoon and evening. Some isolated storms may become strong to marginally severe, capable of producing gusty winds, locally heavy rainfall, and frequent lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... Coverage of thunderstorms is expected to be isolated to scattered across the area Sunday and Monday. Frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall will be possible with stronger storms. .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.
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Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
715 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023
GAZ062-152345-
Warren GA-
715 PM EDT Sat Jul 15 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Warren
County through 745 PM EDT...
At 715 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Warrenton, moving east
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny sized hail, 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.
Locations impacted include...
Warrenton, Reese and Mesena.
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 3329 8242 3330 8248 3333 8255 3332 8259
3331 8262 3332 8273 3346 8261 3346 8259
3342 8256 3338 8255 3335 8255 3336 8253
3334 8250 3334 8245 3333 8242 3332 8241
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 271DEG 20KT 3339 8263
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHSpecial weather statement, Jul 15, 8:12 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Wilkinson | 25 min |
| Jul 15, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Laurens | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson, Washington | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Montgomery, Treutlen, Wheeler | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 44 min |
| Jul 15, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp | 32 min |
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