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WWUS82 KFFC 092216
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
616 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
GAZ038-039-092245-
WILKES GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
616 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN WILKES
AND NORTHEASTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT...
AT 616 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR POINT PETER, OR NEAR
LEXINGTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
JACKSONS CROSSROADS, MALLORYSVILLE, VESTA, NORMAN, AND POINT PETER.
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 3381 8305 3398 8314 3402 8306 3402 8305
3403 8303 3403 8300 3404 8298 3403 8294
3402 8294 3401 8293 3401 8291 3398 8285
3399 8284 3397 8278 3399 8272 3399 8266
3398 8265 3394 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 245DEG 29KT 3393 8302
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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