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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2026, 8:07 PM EDT for Polk County, Georgia. It was in force for 23 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 2, 2026, 8:07 PM EDT (00:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2026, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 50
County Polk County, GA
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 2, 7:45 PM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:45 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 134 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-031745- 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- 134 PM EDT Thu Jul 2 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect across portions of far northwest Georgia until 8 PM today. Heat index values here are expected to reach as high as 111 degrees. Elsewhere in north Georgia, a Heat Advisory is in effect through Saturday, with heat index values forecast to reach as high as 108 degrees. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and early evening in north Georgia. Several storms may become strong to severe, capable pf producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and frequent lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... A Heat Advisory is in effect through Saturday at 8PM. Hot conditions persist, with heat index values forecast to be in excess of 105 in portions of North Georgia and 100 across central GA. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible each afternoon across northwest Georgia from Thursday through Saturday. Scattered thunderstorms will then be possible across the area each afternoon on Sunday and into next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta.
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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 18 min |
| Jul 2, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Hall | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Lumpkin | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gilmer | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 1:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Clayton | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 1:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Murray | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Carroll | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Murray | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fulton | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fayette | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Whitfield | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gwinnett | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cherokee | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | DeKalb | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Douglas | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Walker | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Cobb | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Paulding | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon, Walker, Whitfield | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Newton | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Coweta | 32 min |
| Jul 3, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 35 min |
| Jul 3, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Walker | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Walker | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 20 min |
| Jul 3, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Floyd | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 4:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 21 min |
| Jul 3, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Dade | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bartow | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Chattooga | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Polk | 24 min |
| Jul 3, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Polk | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Banks | 23 min |
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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.