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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 12, 2026Coweta County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 12, 2026, 1:39 PM EDT for Coweta County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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 12, 2026, 1:39 PM EDT (17:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2026, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Coweta County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:39 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 16 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 2026-07-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1425 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 2026-07-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 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
1425 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
836 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 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 12, 6:39 AM EDT, 7 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 6:39 AM EDT, 7 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 5:58 AM EDT, 7 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
558 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-131000-
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-
558 AM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

A few thunderstorms will remain possible through the morning,
capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rainfall.

Numerous to widespread thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and
evening. Some storms may become strong to severe and capable of
producing gusty to damaging winds, frequent lightning, large hail,
and localized flash flooding concerns.

A Heat Advisory is in effect for portions of east central Georgia
from noon to 8PM. Heat index values up to 106 are expected.

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

Numerous to widespread thunderstorms are likely on Monday and
Tuesday. Some storms may become strong to severe and capable of
producing gusty to damaging winds, frequent lightning, and
locally heavy rainfall.

Scattered afternoon thunderstorms are likely each day through
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:15 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:39 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
139 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

GAZ053-054-121815-
Fayette GA-Coweta GA-
139 PM EDT Sun Jul 12 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Fayette
and eastern Coweta Counties through 215 PM EDT...

At 139 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Thomas Crossroads, or
near Newnan, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 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...
Newnan, Peachtree City, Tyrone, Senoia, Moreland, Sharpsburg, Turin,
East Newnan, Thomas Crossroads, and Madras.

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 3328 8478 3346 8476 3347 8458 3336 8451
      3325 8460
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 275DEG 21KT 3337 8469

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 2:01 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCEmanuel, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen and 3 more18 hr
Jul 12, 1:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard30 min
Jul 12, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSpalding32 min
Jul 12, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones42 min
Jul 12, 1:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper39 min
Jul 12, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas35 min
Jul 12, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar48 min
Jul 12, 2:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts37 min
Jul 12, 2:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Jasper, Newton36 min
Jul 12, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Morgan, Putnam62 min
Jul 12, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClarke29 min
Jul 12, 2:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton41 min
Jul 12, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMonroe48 min
Jul 12, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFulton31 min
Jul 12, 3:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaliaferro45 min
Jul 12, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCUpson41 min
Jul 12, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones, Twiggs52 min
Jul 12, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkes46 min
Jul 12, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCNewton38 min
Jul 12, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCRockdale39 min
Jul 12, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalton40 min
Jul 12, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton29 min
Jul 12, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWilkinson30 min
Jul 12, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSumter45 min
Jul 12, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens42 min
Jul 12, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson23 min
Jul 12, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBleckley35 min
Jul 12, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel49 min
Jul 12, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPulaski43 min
Jul 12, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJenkins40 min
Jul 12, 6:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDodge41 min
Jul 12, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHeard39 min
Jul 12, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDouglas24 min
Jul 12, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens41 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.