160  
WWUS82 KFFC 061844  
SPSFFC  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  
244 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
GAZ061-062-074-075-061915-  
WASHINGTON GA-GLASCOCK GA-HANCOCK GA-WARREN GA-  
244 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN WARREN,  
EAST CENTRAL HANCOCK, SOUTHWESTERN GLASCOCK AND NORTH CENTRAL  
WASHINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...  
 
AT 243 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR HAMBURG STATE PARK, OR  
11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GIBSON, MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND, FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 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...  
MITCHELL, HAMBURG STATE PARK, SHOALS, AGRICOLA, AND WARTHEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR  
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS  
SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO  
HYDROPLANING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3303 8274 3305 8288 3328 8286 3329 8273  
3321 8261  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 194DEG 12KT 3316 8277  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
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