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WWUS82 KFFC 061914
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
314 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
GAZ002>004-062000-
WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-WALKER GA-
314 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CATOOSA, WEST
CENTRAL WHITFIELD AND CENTRAL WALKER COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...
AT 314 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER COOPER HEIGHTS, OR 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...UP TO 40 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...
RINGGOLD, FORT OGLETHORPE, CHICKAMAUGA, LA FAYETTE, NOBLE, WOOD
STATION, BLUE SPRING, BOYNTON, BEAUMONT, COOPER HEIGHTS, ROCK SPRING,
INDIAN SPRINGS, AND FAIRVIEW.
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 3471 8538 3483 8542 3497 8520 3489 8504
3474 8511
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 246DEG 10KT 3480 8535
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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