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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 23, 2026, 8:13 PM EDT for Telfair County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2026, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2026, 8:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
County Telfair County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 223 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1089 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 23, 7:39 PM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 7:39 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 807 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-250015- 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- 807 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected through tonight. A few storms could become strong to severe, this evening. The primary risk will be strong to locally damaging wind gusts and frequent lightning. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected, which could lead to isolated flash flooding concerns. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected Sunday through Friday, especially during the afternoon and evening hours, which will bring the risk for locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning. A few storms could become severe. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 23, 6:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
649 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
GAZ104>106-232315-
Crisp GA-Dooly GA-Sumter GA-
649 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Dooly, southeastern Sumter and northwestern Crisp Counties
through 715 PM EDT...
At 649 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Chokee, or 11 miles
northeast of Leesburg, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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...
Leslie, De Soto, Desoto, Cobb, Lamar, Georgia Veterans Memorial St
Pk, and Huntington.
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 3190 8393 3191 8393 3192 8406 3192 8418
3207 8416 3207 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 195DEG 14KT 3189 8408
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CulverSpecial weather statement, May 23, 7:16 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
753 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
GAZ031-240030-
Paulding GA-
753 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Paulding
County through 830 PM EDT...
At 753 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Braswell, or near
Dallas, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny 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...
Dallas, Braswell, Yorkville, and Burnt Hickory Ridge.
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 3395 8499 3396 8498 3398 8497 3407 8492
3408 8492 3408 8480 3404 8474 3403 8474
3387 8488 3388 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 201DEG 11KT 3395 8494
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CulverSpecial weather statement, May 23, 8:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
813 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
GAZ110-240045-
Telfair GA-
813 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Telfair County through 845 PM EDT...
At 813 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Jacksonville, or 14
miles northwest of Broxton, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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...
Jacksonville, China Hill, Horse Creek Wma, and Workmore.
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 3180 8307 3181 8309 3181 8310 3182 8311
3181 8313 3184 8316 3198 8311 3194 8281
3183 8280 3181 8282 3182 8284 3179 8286
3178 8289 3179 8290 3178 8292 3179 8297
3178 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 237DEG 22KT 3181 8301
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CulverThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Troup | 27 min |
| May 23, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 28 min |
| May 23, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 33 min |
| May 23, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Laurens | 28 min |
| May 23, 9:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Paulding | 33 min |
| May 23, 9:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Paulding | 2 hr |
| May 23, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Treutlen | 33 min |
| May 23, 11:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 3 hr |
| May 24, 12:30 PM EDT | Flood Watch | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Butts, Carroll and 65 more | 58 hr |
| May 24, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Pike | 34 min |
| May 24, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 31 min |
| May 24, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pike, Upson | 29 min |
| May 24, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike, Upson | 29 min |
| May 24, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 26 min |
| May 24, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lamar, Upson | 26 min |
| May 24, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 27 min |
| May 24, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 25 min |
| May 24, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Monroe | 20 min |
| May 24, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 32 min |
| May 24, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa, Gordon, Murray, Whitfield | 29 min |
| May 24, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 18 min |
| May 24, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jasper | 16 min |
| May 24, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Stewart, Sumter, Webster | 37 min |
| May 24, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 24 min |
| May 24, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Webster | 34 min |
| May 24, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crawford | 27 min |
| May 24, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 26 min |
| May 24, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 23 min |
| May 24, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dooly | 21 min |
| May 24, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dodge, Dooly, Pulaski | 28 min |
| May 24, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Montgomery, Telfair, Wheeler | 27 min |
| May 24, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 26 min |
| May 24, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski and 2 more | 33 min |
| May 24, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Peach | 15 min |
| May 24, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bibb | 15 min |
| May 24, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs | 28 min |
| May 24, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Emanuel, Treutlen | 10 min |
| May 24, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 22 min |
| May 24, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Johnson, Treutlen | 28 min |
| May 24, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 14 min |
| May 24, 7:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Madison | 18 min |
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