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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 10, 2026Barrow County, Gwinnett County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2026, 12:56 PM EDT for Barrow County, Gwinnett County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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
Jul 10, 2026, 12:56 PM EDT (16:56 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
50

Counties Barrow County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 97 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1445 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1445 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
813 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jul 10, 6:15 AM EDT, 6 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 6:15 AM EDT, 6 hours 41 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 10, 7:51 AM EDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
751 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0425 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 W Decatur             33.78N 84.31W
07/09/2026                   DeKalb             GA   Broadcast Media

            Broadcast media reports tree on home and
            across street.

&&
Local storm report, Jul 10, 10:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1033 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0615 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 WNW Hebron            32.99N 83.06W
07/09/2026                   Baldwin            GA   Emergency Mngr

            EM reports tree down at Harmony Church Rd
            near Fall Line Fwy.

&&
Local storm report, Jul 10, 10:35 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1035 AM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

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

0540 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 NW Browns Crossing    33.09N 83.40W
07/09/2026                   Baldwin            GA   Emergency Mngr

            EM reports tree down at Nelson Rd NW and
            Hitchcock Rd NW.

&&
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 12:56 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1256 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

GAZ025-034-035-037-047-101730-
Jackson GA-Walton GA-Barrow GA-Gwinnett GA-Oconee GA-
1256 PM EDT Fri Jul 10 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Oconee,
Barrow, southeastern Gwinnett, northern Walton and southwestern
Jackson Counties through 130 PM EDT...

At 1256 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Harbin, or 7 miles
east of Lawrenceville, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and
         heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
         street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Locations impacted include...
Lawrenceville, Winder, Jefferson, Snellville, Loganville, Braselton,
Auburn, Dacula, Grayson, Statham, Hoschton, Bogart, Bethlehem,
Pendergrass, Between, Carl, Talmo, Fort Yargo State Park, Windsor,
and Harbin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3399 8353 3385 8355 3379 8403 3395 8409
      3420 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 1656Z 263DEG 29KT 3395 8386

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 8:01 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCEmanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen and 1 more24 hr
Jul 10, 1:01 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCEmanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen and 1 more31 hr
Jul 10, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Dade45 min
Jul 10, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Dade, Walker36 min
Jul 10, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCatoosa, Walker, Whitfield33 min
Jul 10, 2:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPolk31 min
Jul 10, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMurray44 min
Jul 10, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, Paulding31 min
Jul 10, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow33 min
Jul 10, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLumpkin32 min
Jul 10, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTowns20 min
Jul 10, 3:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth33 min
Jul 10, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton29 min
Jul 10, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke38 min
Jul 10, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene, Taliaferro27 min
Jul 10, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Henry37 min
Jul 10, 4:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll28 min
Jul 10, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGlascock24 min
Jul 10, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCOglethorpe36 min
Jul 10, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCRockdale33 min
Jul 10, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton24 min
Jul 10, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMorgan29 min
Jul 10, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Jasper, Morgan, Newton, Putnam33 min
Jul 10, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Jasper, Morgan, Putnam52 min
Jul 10, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHancock, Jasper, Putnam, Taliaferro34 min
Jul 10, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHaralson35 min
Jul 10, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPaulding29 min
Jul 10, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp23 min
Jul 10, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas31 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.