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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
252 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
GAZ020-030-031-201915-
POLK GA-BARTOW GA-PAULDING GA-
252 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
PAULDING, NORTHEASTERN POLK AND SOUTHERN BARTOW COUNTIES THROUGH 315
PM EDT...
AT 252 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR STILESBORO, OR 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CARTERSVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
CARTERSVILLE, EUHARLEE, EMERSON, KINGSTON, TAYLORSVILLE, CASSVILLE,
BURNT HICKORY RIDGE, STILESBORO, AND RED TOP MOUNTAIN STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3399 8483 3407 8501 3432 8495 3419 8467
TIME...MOT...LOC 1852Z 207DEG 15KT 3408 8487
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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