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WWUS82 KFFC 070247
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1047 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
GAZ053>057-070315-
FAYETTE GA-CLAYTON GA-COWETA GA-SPALDING GA-HENRY GA-
1047 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
SPALDING, FAYETTE, SOUTHWESTERN HENRY, EASTERN COWETA AND CENTRAL
CLAYTON COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM EDT...
AT 1046 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SHARPSBURG, OR
NEAR NEWNAN, MOVING EAST AT 50 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...
NEWNAN, GRIFFIN, FAYETTEVILLE, JONESBORO, PEACHTREE CITY,
RIVERDALE, HAMPTON, TYRONE, LOVEJOY, SENOIA, BROOKS, SHARPSBURG,
TURIN, WOOLSEY, SUNNY SIDE, EAST NEWNAN, STARRS MILL, INMAN,
CANNONGATE, AND JW SMITH RESERVOIR.
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 WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3325 8474 3345 8479 3356 8438 3342 8423
3325 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 0246Z 260DEG 41KT 3336 8467
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
CULVER
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