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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1051 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
GAZ011-012-019-090315-
CHATTOOGA GA-GORDON GA-FLOYD GA-
1051 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLOYD,
SOUTHWESTERN GORDON AND CENTRAL CHATTOOGA COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM
EDT...
AT 1051 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER HOLLAND, OR NEAR
SUMMERVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND, NICKEL 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...
ROME, SUMMERVILLE, PLAINVILLE, LYERLY, SUBLIGNA, BERRYTON, TIDINGS,
ARMUCHEE, EVERETT SPRINGS, JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK, AND HOLLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3444 8541 3459 8520 3459 8511 3439 8498
3439 8500 3438 8501 3431 8533 3434 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 240DEG 22KT 3438 8536
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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