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WWUS82 KFFC 062205
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
605 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
GAZ030>032-041>043-062230-
POLK GA-DOUGLAS GA-COBB GA-HARALSON GA-CARROLL GA-PAULDING GA-
605 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF PAULDING, HARALSON,
CENTRAL CARROLL, WESTERN COBB, NORTHERN DOUGLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 605 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER I 20 WELCOME CENTER, OR
12 MILES EAST OF HEFLIN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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...
MARIETTA, DOUGLASVILLE, CARROLLTON, DALLAS, BUCHANAN, SMYRNA,
KENNESAW, ACWORTH, VILLA RICA, POWDER SPRINGS, AUSTELL, BREMEN,
TEMPLE, HIRAM, TALLAPOOSA, BOWDON, MOUNT ZION, WACO, BRASWELL, AND
LITHIA SPRINGS.
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 3408 8473 3408 8465 3379 8452 3376 8456
3353 8531 3380 8537
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 245DEG 48KT 3368 8536
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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