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WWUS52 KFFC 160746
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
346 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GAC313-160800-
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WHITFIELD GA-
346 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WHITFIELD COUNTY...
AT 346 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ROCKY FACE, OR NEAR DALTON, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DALTON AND ROCKY FACE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3485 8490 3477 8489 3472 8492 3475 8505
3476 8506 3478 8507 3480 8507 3482 8506
3483 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 278DEG 36KT 3479 8502
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
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