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WWUS82 KFFC 070506
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
106 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
GAZ078-079-089-070530-
HARRIS GA-TALBOT GA-MUSCOGEE GA-
106 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF MUSCOGEE,
SOUTHWESTERN TALBOT AND SOUTHERN HARRIS COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM
EDT...
AT 105 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER SMITHS STATION,
ALABAMA, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND, FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT, UNSECURED OBJECTS. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY
STREET FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS, WAVERLY HALL, BIBB CITY, UPATOI, GOAT ROCK LAKE, ELLERSLIE,
SAINT MARYS HILLS, EDGEWOOD, FLAT ROCK, HIGHLAND PARK, LAUREL HILLS,
GREEN ISLAND HILLS, VISTA TERRACE, CATAULA, COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN
AIRPORT, BAUGHVILLE, ROSE HILL, BOX SPRINGS, KENWOOD, AND MIDLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO
HYDROPLANING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3270 8497 3277 8475 3267 8462 3253 8465
3251 8471 3248 8474 3246 8478 3245 8500
3252 8500 3258 8507 3262 8509 3263 8508
3264 8511
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 251DEG 44KT 3254 8512
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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