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WWUS82 KFFC 062331
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
731 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
GAZ007-013-014-062345-
GILMER GA-DAWSON GA-PICKENS GA-
731 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN GILMER,
NORTHWESTERN DAWSON AND NORTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 745
PM EDT...
AT 731 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER TALONA, OR NEAR
ELLIJAY, 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...
EAST ELLIJAY, SEQUOYAH LAKE, TALONA, CARTECAY, ROY, 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
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3456 8460 3466 8458 3469 8432 3460 8427
3452 8431
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 269DEG 47KT 3461 8451
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CULVER
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