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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 1, 2026Dade County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2026, 8:41 PM EDT for Dade County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2026, 8:41 PM EDT (00:41 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2026, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

County Dade 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 1, 7:55 PM EDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 7:55 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 7:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 2:41 PM EDT, 6 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
241 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

GAZ031-042-011915-
Carroll GA-Paulding GA-
241 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Paulding
and north central Carroll Counties through 315 PM EDT...

At 240 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Brownsville, or near
Dallas, moving west at 10 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...
Dallas, Powder Springs, Temple, Hiram, Yorkville, Brownsville, and
New Georgia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
north central and northwestern Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3395 8500 3395 8498 3389 8472 3379 8473
      3377 8487 3378 8490 3377 8490 3375 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 092DEG 8KT 3382 8481

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Local storm report, Jul 1, 5:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
508 PM EDT Wed Jul 1 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0412 PM     Hail             Eton                    34.83N 84.76W
07/01/2026  M1.00 Inch       Murray             GA   Public

            1 inch hail in Eton, GA.

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 6:21 PM EDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 8:41 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 1, 8:39 PM EDT	Extreme Heat Warning	FFC	Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon and 4 more	23 hr
Jul 2, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	31 min
Jul 2, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gilmer	34 min
Jul 2, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	32 min
Jul 2, 5:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	35 min
Jul 2, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Towns, Union	51 min
Jul 2, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Towns	31 min
Jul 2, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Floyd	29 min
Jul 2, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	34 min
Jul 2, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Whitfield	32 min
Jul 2, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Gordon, Walker, Whitfield	26 min
Jul 2, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Douglas, Paulding	25 min
Jul 2, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Oglethorpe, Wilkes	28 min
Jul 2, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Union	34 min
Jul 2, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	30 min
Jul 2, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Murray	36 min
Jul 2, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Haralson	27 min
Jul 2, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	28 min
Jul 2, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	30 min
Jul 2, 7:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	25 min
Jul 2, 7:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	18 min

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