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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 5, 2024DeKalb County, Rockdale County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2024, 4:04 PM EDT for DeKalb County, Rockdale County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 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 5, 2024, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2024, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Rockdale 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 5, 2:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 2:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 12:35 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1235 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

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089>098-102>113-061645-
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-
1235 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

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

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

Heat index values in the 100 to 107 degree range are anticipated
today, and a Heat Advisory will be in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM
for all areas with the exception of the mountains of northeast
Georgia.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected,
especially during the afternoon and evening. Locally heavy
rainfall, frequent lightning, and gusty winds are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Slight cooling should occur in northern Georgia over the weekend,
so the hottest conditions on Saturday and Sunday may be confined
to central Georgia.

Scattered thunderstorms will continue each day through Thursday.
Coverage of storms will generally be maximized during the
afternoon and evening hours each day. The risk for severe weather
remains low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:19 PM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:38 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:42 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:44 PM EDT, 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 3:59 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:04 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 4, 9:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	32 min
Jul 5, 12:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Walker	30 min
Jul 5, 12:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker and 1 more	36 min
Jul 5, 1:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield	32 min
Jul 5, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Murray	36 min
Jul 5, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Union	33 min
Jul 5, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walton	31 min
Jul 5, 2:15 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clarke and 53 more	30 hr
Jul 5, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dawson, Forsyth, Pickens	31 min
Jul 5, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	32 min
Jul 5, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Douglas, Fulton	25 min
Jul 5, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	36 min
Jul 5, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	25 min
Jul 5, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	36 min
Jul 5, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	34 min
Jul 5, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	31 min
Jul 5, 3:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	26 min
Jul 5, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Heard	37 min
Jul 5, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	DeKalb, Fulton	33 min
Jul 5, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	31 min
Jul 5, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson	31 min
Jul 5, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, DeKalb, Fayette, Heard	31 min
Jul 5, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Oglethorpe	24 min
Jul 5, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Fayette, Henry	31 min
Jul 5, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Putnam	28 min
Jul 5, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette, Pike, Spalding	35 min
Jul 5, 5:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Pike, Spalding	32 min
Jul 5, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkes	35 min
Jul 5, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	32 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.