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WWUS52 KFFC 160717
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
317 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GAC047-055-083-295-160745-
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CATOOSA GA-WALKER GA-DADE GA-CHATTOOGA GA-
317 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM EDT
FOR CATOOSA...WALKER...CENTRAL DADE AND NORTHWESTERN CHATTOOGA
COUNTIES...
AT 317 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM HOOKER TO NEAR RISING FAWN TO NEAR FORT PAYNE, MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE, RINGGOLD, FORT OGLETHORPE, ROSSVILLE, CHICKAMAUGA, TRION,
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, CHATTANOOGA VALLEY, LA FAYETTE, MENLO, CENTER POST,
BLUE SPRING, FAIRVIEW, LINWOOD, CLOUDLAND, CHATTANOOGA VALLEY,
HOOKER, CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK, COOPER HEIGHTS, AND ROCK SPRING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3499 8498 3482 8508 3482 8513 3473 8517
3472 8515 3470 8516 3440 8548 3440 8549
3476 8556 3482 8549 3498 8544
TIME...MOT...LOC 0717Z 274DEG 18KT 3500 8544 3477 8550 3449 8567
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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