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WWUS82 KFFC 241637
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1237 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026
GAZ007-013>015-021-022-241715-
GILMER GA-DAWSON GA-CHEROKEE GA-FORSYTH GA-PICKENS GA-LUMPKIN GA-
1237 PM EDT FRI JUL 24 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CHEROKEE,
NORTHWESTERN FORSYTH, SOUTHWESTERN LUMPKIN, SOUTH CENTRAL GILMER,
DAWSON AND PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT...
AT 1237 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER JASPER, MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.
HAZARD...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING
ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DAHLONEGA, JASPER, DAWSONVILLE, BALL GROUND, NELSON, WALESKA, TALKING
ROCK, DOUGHERTY, AMICALOLA FALLS STATE PARK, SEQUOYAH LAKE,
HIGHTOWER, JUNO, FAUSETT LAKE, MATT, TALMADGE, TATE, HINTON, MCKEE,
MARBLEHILL, AND SILVER CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO
HYDROPLANING.
LAT...LON 3443 8396 3441 8398 3440 8397 3439 8398
3438 8398 3428 8400 3431 8462 3456 8460
3458 8393
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 273DEG 14KT 3447 8441
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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