173  
WWUS82 KFFC 212039  
SPSFFC  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  
439 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
GAZ016-023-024-212115-  
BANKS GA-HALL GA-WHITE GA-  
439 PM EDT THU MAY 21 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN BANKS,  
SOUTHEASTERN WHITE AND NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM  
EDT...  
 
AT 439 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR LULA, OR 7 MILES  
NORTHEAST OF GAINESVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...  
GAINESVILLE, HOMER, LULA, CLERMONT, GILLSVILLE, MOSSY CREEK,  
MURRAYVILLE, AND HOLLINGSWORTH.  
 
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 3456 8363 3455 8362 3454 8362 3451 8367  
3444 8362 3443 8361 3445 8360 3445 8359  
3449 8355 3437 8345 3426 8381 3441 8392  
3458 8364  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 239DEG 21KT 3437 8375  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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