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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
244 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
GAZ003>006-061915-
WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-MURRAY GA-FANNIN GA-
244 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN CATOOSA,
NORTHEASTERN MURRAY, NORTHERN WHITFIELD AND NORTHWESTERN FANNIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...
AT 244 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER RINGGOLD, MOVING EAST
AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND, PEA 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...
DALTON, RINGGOLD, VARNELL, ETON, TUNNEL HILL, COHUTTA, CRANDALL,
SUMAC, JONES MILL, HIGDON, GRAYSVILLE, GREGORY, COHUTTA WILDERNESS,
EPWORTH, CONASAUGA LAKE, TENNGA, BEAVERDALE, DAWNVILLE, CISCO, AND
COLWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3499 8439 3486 8436 3485 8461 3484 8461
3480 8510 3489 8518 3499 8515
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 260DEG 38KT 3492 8508
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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