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WWUS82 KFFC 211948
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
348 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
GAZ007-012-013-212015-
GILMER GA-GORDON GA-PICKENS GA-
348 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN GILMER,
EAST CENTRAL GORDON AND NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM
EDT...
AT 347 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR RANGER, OR 12 MILES
WEST OF JASPER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...UP TO 40 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...
JASPER, TALKING ROCK, FAIRMOUNT, RANGER, TALONA, BLAINE, OAKMAN,
HINTON, AND ROUNDTOP.
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 3467 8456 3447 8442 3441 8468 3441 8469
3453 8478 3459 8468 3458 8468 3458 8465
3461 8465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 238DEG 10KT 3450 8465
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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