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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1232 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
GAZ060-072-073-090500-
PUTNAM GA-BALDWIN GA-JONES GA-
1232 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
BALDWIN, SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTIES THROUGH
100 AM EDT...
AT 1232 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BLOUNTSVILLE, OR NEAR
GRAY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...UP TO 40 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...
MILLEDGEVILLE, EATONTON, MERIWETHER, ETHRIDGE, PLANT HARLEE BRANCH,
BRADLEY, BROWNS CROSSING, HADDOCK, RESSEAUS CROSSROADS, WARFIELD, AND
BLOUNTSVILLE.
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 3296 8346 3309 8361 3334 8336 3324 8325
3321 8326 3320 8327 3319 8327 3319 8326
3317 8318 3315 8315
TIME...MOT...LOC 0432Z 227DEG 18KT 3308 8347
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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