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WWUS52 KFFC 160905
SVSFFC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
505 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GAC085-111-123-187-227-281-291-311-160915-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-260316T0915Z/
TOWNS GA-LUMPKIN GA-GILMER GA-WHITE GA-DAWSON GA-PICKENS GA-UNION GA-
FANNIN GA-
505 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT
FOR TOWNS...LUMPKIN...GILMER...WHITE...NORTHWESTERN DAWSON...NORTHERN
PICKENS...UNION AND FANNIN COUNTIES...
AT 505 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NOTTELY DAM TO NEAR HURST TO NEAR CARTECAY, MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DAHLONEGA, CLEVELAND, ELLIJAY, BLUE RIDGE, HIAWASSEE, BLAIRSVILLE,
YOUNG HARRIS, EAST ELLIJAY, HELEN, MORGANTON, TALKING ROCK, SUCHES,
UNICOI STATE PARK, AMICALOLA FALLS STATE PARK, ROBERTSTOWN, BLUE
MOUNTAIN SHELTER, GUMLOG, JONES CREEK, TITUS, AND FAUSETT LAKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1000 AM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3495 8355 3494 8360 3492 8359 3491 8363
3488 8366 3482 8365 3480 8368 3476 8363
3469 8364 3465 8366 3455 8362 3450 8367
3450 8378 3452 8379 3450 8385 3449 8466
3453 8465 3477 8446 3499 8437 3499 8355
TIME...MOT...LOC 0905Z 261DEG 39KT 3498 8410 3481 8417 3460 8435
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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