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WWUS82 KFFC 052259
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
659 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
GAZ027-036>038-052330-
MADISON GA-OGLETHORPE GA-CLARKE GA-OCONEE GA-
659 PM EDT WED AUG 5 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OCONEE,
CLARKE, NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES
THROUGH 730 PM EDT...
AT 659 PM EDT, A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR COLBERT TO NEAR NORTH HIGH SHOALS, AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...40 MPH WIND AND HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT, UNSECURED OBJECTS. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY
STREET FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WATKINSVILLE, DANIELSVILLE, ATHENS, COMER, WINTERVILLE, BOGART, NORTH
HIGH SHOALS, COLBERT, BISHOP, HULL, ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY, WHITEHALL,
WESTGATE PARK, JAMES HOLLAND YOUTH SPORTS CMPX, DIAMOND HILL,
SMITHONIA, BEECHWOOD HILLS, SANDY CREEK RECREATION AREA, OCONEE
HEIGHTS, AND EASTVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD
SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO
HYDROPLANING.
LAT...LON 3405 8306 3378 8345 3391 8361 3401 8344
3403 8339 3404 8339 3404 8336 3405 8338
3413 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 242DEG 17KT 3407 8323 3383 8355
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CULVER
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