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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 24, 2026Gordon County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at May 24, 2026, 4:03 PM EDT for Gordon County, Georgia. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: May 24, 2026, 4:03 PM EDT (20:03 UTC)
Expired: May 24, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 50

County Gordon 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 May 24, 2:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 2:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
232 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-251845-
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-
232 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

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

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected,
especially this afternoon and evening. A few storms could become
strong to severe. The primary risk will be strong to locally
damaging wind gusts and frequent lightning.

A Flood Watch has been issued for north Georgia as locally heavy
rainfall can also be expected, which will lead to increased
chances for flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

A Flood Watch has been issued through Monday evening for
increased flash flooding concerns. Scattered to numerous
thunderstorms are expected Monday through Saturday, 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 24, 2:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
256 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

GAZ067>070-241930-
Lamar GA-Upson GA-Meriwether GA-Pike GA-
256 PM EDT Sun May 24 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Meriwether, southern Pike, northwestern Upson and southwestern Lamar
Counties through 330 PM EDT...

At 256 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Crest, or near
Thomaston, moving northeast at 20 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...
Thomaston, Molena, Meansville, Sunset Village, Concord, Atwater,
Hilltop, Lifsey Springs, Sprewell Bluff State Park, Crest, Sunnyside,
Hannahs Mill, and Piedmont.

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 3312 8446 3301 8423 3281 8440 3284 8442
      3284 8443 3283 8444 3286 8449 3287 8448
      3288 8448 3288 8450 3287 8451 3291 8457
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 213DEG 16KT 3292 8444

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, May 24, 2:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 3:34 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 3:49 PM EDT, 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 24, 4:03 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
May 23, 8:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	32 min
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, 4:05 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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