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WWUS82 KFFC 070220
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1020 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
GAZ090>093-102>104-070245-
MACON GA-SCHLEY GA-CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-STEWART GA-SUMTER GA-MARION GA-
WEBSTER GA-
1020 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MACON,
SOUTHERN MARION, SOUTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE, NORTHERN STEWART,
CENTRAL WEBSTER, SCHLEY AND NORTHWESTERN SUMTER COUNTIES THROUGH 1045
PM EDT...
AT 1020 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR LOUVALE, OR 7 MILES
SOUTH OF CUSSETA, MOVING EAST 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...
AMERICUS, BUENA VISTA, ELLAVILLE, PRESTON, CUSSETA, RICHLAND, PLAINS,
ANDERSONVILLE, PUTNAM, SEMINOLE, MURRAYS CROSSROADS, LA CROSSE,
BROOKLYN, RENFROE, MANTA, ZELLOBEE, FRIENDSHIP, DOYLE,
JAMESTOWN/SOUTH FORT BENNING, AND BUMPHEAD.
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 WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3208 8498 3222 8488 3235 8491 3238 8432
3237 8425 3238 8425 3220 8410 3202 8428
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 266DEG 48KT 3220 8478
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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