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WWUS82 KFFC 070530
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
130 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
GAZ078-079-089>091-070600-
CHATTAHOOCHEE GA-HARRIS GA-MARION GA-TALBOT GA-MUSCOGEE GA-
130 AM EDT THU MAY 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN MARION,
NORTHEASTERN MUSCOGEE, NORTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE, SOUTHERN TALBOT
AND SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EDT...
AT 130 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER UPATOI, OR 14 MILES
NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND, HEAVY RAIN, 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...
TALBOTTON, WAVERLY HALL, JUNCTION CITY, GENEVA, UPATOI, ELLERSLIE,
JUNIPER, BALDWINVILLE, BAUGHVILLE, OLIVE BRANCH, PO BIDDY CROSSROADS,
BOX SPRINGS, MIDLAND, AND MARION ESTATES.
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 3264 8487 3274 8455 3268 8437 3261 8440
3261 8441 3260 8441 3256 8442 3256 8445
3254 8445 3253 8444 3250 8445 3246 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 254DEG 47KT 3257 8477
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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