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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Statement as of 2:23 PM EDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 7:00 PM EDT on May 19, 2013



Severe Thunderstorm Watch 179 remains valid until 7 PM EDT this
evening for the following areas

In Georgia this watch includes 31 counties

In central Georgia

Bibb Bleckley Crawford
crisp Dodge Dooly
Houston Laurens Montgomery
Peach Pulaski Telfair
Twiggs Wheeler Wilcox
Wilkinson

In east central Georgia

Johnson Toombs Treutlen

In west central Georgia

Chattahoochee Harris Macon
Marion Muscogee Schley
Stewart Sumter Talbot
Taylor Upson Webster

This includes the cities of... Abbeville... Alamo... Americus...
Buena Vista... Butler... Cochran... Columbus... Cordele... Dublin...
Eastman... Ellaville... Fort Benning... Fort Valley... Hawkinsville...
Jeffersonville... Macon... McRae... Montezuma... Mount Vernon...
Pine Mountain... Preston... Richland... Roberta... Soperton...
Talbotton... Thomaston... Toomsboro... Vidalia... Vienna...
Warner Robins and Wrightsville.



Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 7:38 AM EDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 8:00 PM EDT on May 19, 2013


... Flood Watch in effect through this evening...

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of central Georgia... east central
Georgia... north central Georgia... northeast Georgia...
northwest Georgia and west central Georgia.

* Through this evening

* National Weather Service radar indicates that two to four inches
of rain... with locally higher amounts... has fallen across
portions of north and central Georgia this morning. Additional
amounts of one to two inches with locally higher amounts are
possible. The heavy rainfall axis will shift to the southwest
across the Metro Atlanta area during the mid to late morning.

* Flooding of the larger creeks and rivers is possible with
additional rainfall.

* Localized flash flooding will be possible if the heavy rain
repeatedly moves over the same area. Also... storm drains...
ditches... and low lying areas may become quickly clogged with
debris and cause extensive street flooding.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor
later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those
living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.




Special Statement

Statement as of 2:29 PM EDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 3:15 PM EDT on May 19, 2013


... Significant weather advisory for pea sized hail and 45 mph winds
in Talbot... Schley... Peach... Monroe... Marion... Upson... Macon...
Taylor... Bibb... Chattahoochee... Crawford and Houston counties until
315 PM EDT...

At 226 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated
strong thunderstorms from Musella to Fickling Mill to Junction City...
moving southeast at 35 mph.

These storms have the potential to produce pea sized hail... frequent
cloud to ground lightning and wind gusts to 45 mph as they move
across Talbot... Schley... Peach... Monroe... Marion... Upson... Macon...
Taylor... Bibb... Chattahoochee... Crawford and Houston counties through
315 PM EDT. Some locations in the path of these storms include
Juniper... Sandy Point... horns... Musella... Knoxville... Roberta...
Wesley church... Howard... Fickling Mill... Carsonville... Reynolds...
Butler... Baldwinville... Po Biddy Crossroads and Prattsburg. Heavy
downpours will cause ponding of water on roadways.

These wind gusts will produce minor damage to tree limbs and blow
light... unsecured objects around... and may even blow down weak or
dead trees.


Lat... Lon 3219 8413 3223 8414 3223 8434 3230 8450
      3239 8460 3253 8464 3252 8468 3284 8470
      3285 8456 3288 8449 3285 8433 3293 8376
      3267 8360 3263 8354 3256 8355 3240 8349
      3238 8354 3229 8361 3229 8390 3217 8403
time... Mot... loc 1827z 314deg 30kt 3280 8391 3256 8398
          3250 8435 3260 8450



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