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WWUS82 KFFC 092259
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
659 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
GAZ096-097-107>109-111-092330-
WHEELER GA-WILCOX GA-BLECKLEY GA-LAURENS GA-DODGE GA-PULASKI GA-
659 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
LAURENS, DODGE, SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI, NORTH CENTRAL WILCOX,
SOUTHEASTERN BLECKLEY AND WEST CENTRAL WHEELER COUNTIES THROUGH 730
PM EDT...
AT 659 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR OCMULGEE BANKS, OR 9
MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAWKINSVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
EASTMAN, CHESTER, DEXTER, CADWELL, CHAUNCEY, RENTZ, UNION, DUBOIS,
GRESSTON, PLAINFIELD, EMPIRE, CEDAR CREEK, YONKERS, RODDY, BAILEYS
PARK, OCMULGEE BANKS, JAY BIRD SPRINGS, HARLOW, HARTFORD, AND
GODWINSVILLE.
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 3208 8348 3229 8346 3253 8296 3211 8287
3213 8293 3215 8294 3211 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 260DEG 18KT 3222 8336
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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