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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 25, 2024Dade County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 25, 2024, 6:49 AM EDT for Dade County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
May 25, 2024, 6:49 AM EDT (10:49 UTC)
Expired
May 25, 2024, 7:15 AM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

County Dade 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 May 25, 4:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 4:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 5:02 AM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
502 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-260915-
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-
502 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

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 through the day today. A Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) is
in effect. Primary threats will be an isolated damaging wind gust
or hail up to the size of quarters.

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

Scattered thunderstorms are expected each day from Sunday through
Tuesday, with the greatest coverage of storms generally across
north Georgia. There is the potential that a few storms could
become strong to severe during the afternoons on Sunday, capable
of producing gusty to damaging winds, frequent lightning, and
heavy rainfall.

On Sunday night into Monday, there is a chance that strong to
severe thunderstorms could become more organized and numerous
ahead of a cold front advancing through the forecast area.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 6:49 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
649 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

GAZ001-251115-
Dade GA-
649 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Dade County through
715 AM EDT...

At 648 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Bridgeport, moving east
at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, 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...
Trenton, Stephensville, New England, Morganville, Hooker, Cloudland
Canyon State Park, Cole City, and Wildwood.

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 3498 8536 3487 8544 3482 8545 3483 8558
      3497 8560 3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1048Z 267DEG 21KT 3494 8570

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 7:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDade23 min
May 25, 8:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker35 min
May 25, 9:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk and 2 more30 min
May 25, 9:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Floyd, Paulding, Polk29 min
May 25, 9:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFannin, Murray27 min
May 25, 10:10 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCherokee, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and 1 more35 min
May 25, 10:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Douglas27 min
May 25, 10:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Barrow, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall and 6 more25 min
May 25, 11:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks, Barrow, Clarke, Clayton, Fayette, Henry and 6 more30 min
May 25, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Newton, Pike and 1 more40 min
May 25, 11:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke, Greene, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe37 min
May 25, 12:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Butts, Jasper, Jones, Putnam, Wilkinson38 min
May 25, 12:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJones, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Upson45 min
May 25, 12:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes38 min
May 25, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock27 min
May 25, 1:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Stewart, Webster49 min
May 25, 1:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Jones, Monroe, Twiggs, Wilkinson44 min
May 25, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Treutlen51 min
May 25, 1:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Laurens52 min
May 25, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Schley32 min
May 25, 1:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Telfair, Wilcox52 min
May 25, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson25 min
May 25, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJohnson51 min
May 25, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMontgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler41 min
May 25, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler39 min
May 25, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Treutlen33 min
May 25, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHouston, Pulaski41 min
May 25, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMacon, Peach, Taylor51 min
May 25, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp30 min
May 25, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTelfair, Wilcox42 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.