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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 21, 2026Banks County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Aug 21, 2026, 4:37 AM EDT for Banks 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: Aug 21, 2026, 4:37 AM EDT (08:37 UTC)
Expired: Aug 21, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT
In force: 23 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Banks County, GA

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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 Aug 21, 3:52 AM EDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 3:52 AM EDT, 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 4:33 AM EDT, 4 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 12:00 AM EDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1200 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ001>003-210430-
Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Dade GA-
1200 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Catoosa, northwestern Walker and northern Dade Counties through 1230
AM EDT...

At 1159 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Morganville, or near
Trenton, moving east at 10 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...
Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Rossville, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain,
Chattanooga Valley, Lakeview, Blue Spring, Cole City, Wildwood,
Stephensville, Fairview, New England, Chattanooga  Valley,
Morganville, and Hooker.

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 3498 8543 3499 8518 3483 8520 3484 8558
      3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 279DEG 7KT 3495 8546

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

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 12:37 AM EDT, 4 hours before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1237 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ001-002-210500-
Walker GA-Dade GA-
1237 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Walker
and Dade Counties through 100 AM EDT...

At 1237 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Trenton, moving east
at 10 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...
Trenton, Chickamauga, Chattanooga Valley, Stephensville, Fairview,
Rising Fawn, New England, Chattanooga  Valley, Morganville, Cloudland
Canyon State Park, and Cooper Heights.

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 3497 8558 3495 8528 3471 8534 3477 8557
      3492 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0437Z 286DEG 8KT 3486 8553

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

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 1:11 AM EDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
111 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ001>004-210545-
Whitfield GA-Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Dade GA-
111 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Catoosa, central
Whitfield, Walker and Dade Counties through 145 AM EDT...

At 110 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Noble, or near
Lafayette, moving east at 15 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...
Dalton, Lafayette, Ringgold, Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Rossville,
Chickamauga, Varnell, Lookout Mountain, Tunnel Hill, Cohutta,
Chattanooga Valley, La Fayette, Blue Spring, Fairview, Linwood,
Villanow, Chattanooga  Valley, Hooker, and Cloudland Canyon State
Park.

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 3499 8492 3461 8501 3461 8505 3462 8506
      3460 8506 3470 8527 3471 8555 3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 288DEG 14KT 3477 8530

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

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 1:32 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 3:22 AM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 21, 4:37 AM 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
Aug 20, 8:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	26 min
Aug 20, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	23 min
Aug 20, 11:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa	26 min
Aug 20, 11:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	37 min
Aug 20, 11:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa	29 min
Aug 20, 11:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	37 min
Aug 21, 12:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	30 min
Aug 21, 12:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	42 min
Aug 21, 12:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	4 hr
Aug 21, 12:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	23 min
Aug 21, 12:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Walker	37 min
Aug 21, 1:02 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	FFC	Catoosa	2 hr
Aug 21, 1:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	34 min
Aug 21, 1:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	45 min
Aug 21, 1:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield	39 min
Aug 21, 1:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	28 min
Aug 21, 1:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens	23 min
Aug 21, 2:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	39 min
Aug 21, 2:19 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield	3 hr
Aug 21, 3:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	38 min
Aug 21, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	25 min
Aug 21, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	31 min
Aug 21, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	30 min
Aug 21, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	30 min
Aug 21, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Jones, Twiggs, Wilkinson	40 min
Aug 21, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Webster	37 min
Aug 21, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	32 min
Aug 21, 2:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Stewart	31 min
Aug 21, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	35 min
Aug 21, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Schley, Sumter, Webster	46 min
Aug 21, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Wilkinson	28 min
Aug 21, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	23 min
Aug 21, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Twiggs, Wilkinson	46 min
Aug 21, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Webster	28 min
Aug 21, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	27 min
Aug 21, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	25 min
Aug 21, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	24 min
Aug 21, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	23 min
Aug 21, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	24 min
Aug 21, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	27 min
Aug 21, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	36 min
Aug 21, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	34 min
Aug 21, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	47 min
Aug 21, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp	30 min
Aug 21, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	28 min
Aug 21, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	25 min
Aug 21, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	34 min
Aug 21, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	34 min
Aug 21, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	45 min
Aug 21, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	28 min
Aug 21, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	25 min
Aug 21, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	35 min
Aug 21, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Laurens	28 min
Aug 21, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox	39 min
Aug 21, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	30 min
Aug 21, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens, Treutlen	28 min
Aug 21, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette	34 min
Aug 21, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	32 min
Aug 21, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler	43 min
Aug 21, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Monroe	23 min
Aug 21, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Spalding	30 min
Aug 21, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen	45 min
Aug 21, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	25 min
Aug 21, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	24 min
Aug 21, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Toombs	50 min
Aug 21, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel	49 min
Aug 21, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Monroe	30 min
Aug 21, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	49 min
Aug 21, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar	31 min
Aug 21, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts	27 min
Aug 21, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Monroe	40 min
Aug 21, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	37 min
Aug 21, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Upson	35 min
Aug 21, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Meriwether, Talbot, Upson	33 min
Aug 21, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	30 min
Aug 21, 7:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	29 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.