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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
718 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
GAZ005-007-012-062330-
GILMER GA-GORDON GA-MURRAY GA-
718 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
GILMER, SOUTHEASTERN MURRAY AND NORTHEASTERN GORDON COUNTIES
THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
AT 718 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR CARTERS, OR 9 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CHATSWORTH, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 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...
ELLIJAY, EAST ELLIJAY, CARTERS, TALONA, TAILS CREEK, RAMHURST,
OAKMAN, AND ROUNDTOP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3467 8442 3455 8453 3457 8481 3472 8475
3474 8452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 265DEG 47KT 3465 8471
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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