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WWUS82 KFFC 201917
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
317 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
GAZ001>004-201945-
WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-WALKER GA-DADE GA-
317 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
CATOOSA, WEST CENTRAL WHITFIELD, SOUTHERN WALKER AND SOUTHWESTERN
DADE COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 317 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER LINWOOD, OR OVER
LAFAYETTE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND, UP TO PENNY 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...
DALTON, LAFAYETTE, LA FAYETTE, NAOMI, LINWOOD, NOBLE, WOOD STATION,
COOPER HEIGHTS, AND ROCK SPRING.
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 3486 8535 3478 8501 3462 8531 3462 8553
3467 8555 3472 8555
TIME...MOT...LOC 1917Z 219DEG 14KT 3471 8530
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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