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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 10, 2025, 10:02 PM EDT for Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 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
- May 10, 2025, 10:02 PM EDT (02:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2025, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Laurens County, GA
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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 10, 9:58 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 9:58 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 216 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-111830- 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- 216 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are expected in central Georgia today and tonight. A couple of storms could be strong with wind gusts in the 40 to 50 mph range and even a brief tornado between 2 PM and midnight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... A couple of strong to severe thunderstorms could develop in central Georgia Sunday afternoon and evening. Rain showers and thunderstorms will continue in Georgia through Wednesday. This will lead to widespread rainfall totals between 1 and 4 inches, with localized amounts over 5 inches. Rising river levels and some limited river flooding may develop early next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 10, 5:33 PM EDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
533 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025
GAZ105>108-102200-
Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Wilcox GA-Pulaski GA-
533 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Pulaski, northwestern
Wilcox, eastern Dooly and Crisp Counties through 600 PM EDT...
At 532 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Vienna to near Raines, and moving northeast at 35 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...
Cordele, Hawkinsville, Vienna, Pineview, Pinehurst, Pitts, East
Crisp, Fort Early, Georgia Veterans Memorial St Pk, Richwood, Mobley
Crossing, Mock Springs, Pope City, Seville, Finleyson, Hatley,
Wallace, Pleasant View, Tippettville, and Raines.
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 3184 8386 3185 8394 3186 8394 3186 8393
3190 8393 3192 8392 3195 8393 3219 8382
3236 8344 3230 8338 3190 8355 3183 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 242DEG 30KT 3210 8380 3190 8390
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, May 10, 5:38 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
538 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025
GAZ093-104>106-102215-
Macon GA-Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Sumter GA-
538 PM EDT Sat May 10 2025
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Macon,
western Dooly, eastern Sumter and northwestern Crisp Counties through
615 PM EDT...
At 537 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Leslie, or 12 miles
north of Leesburg, moving northeast at 30 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...
Byromville, Leslie, Lilly, De Soto, Dooling, Desoto, Cobb, Lamar,
Georgia Veterans Memorial St Pk, New Era, Flint River Wma,
Huntington, Pennington, Drayton, Clearview, and Methvins.
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 3191 8392 3192 8422 3225 8409 3233 8388
3218 8379 3188 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 204DEG 28KT 3191 8411
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial weather statement, May 10, 7:18 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 28 min |
| May 11, 3:11 AM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Chattahoochee, Crisp, Dooly, Harris, Macon, Marion and 8 more | 29 hr |
| May 11, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Toombs | 38 min |
| May 11, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 47 min |
| May 11, 2:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Toombs | 3 hr |
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