836  
WWUS82 KFFC 062004  
SPSFFC  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  
404 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
GAZ020-030-031-062045-  
POLK GA-BARTOW GA-PAULDING GA-  
404 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN PAULDING,  
EASTERN POLK AND SOUTHERN BARTOW COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...  
 
AT 404 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BRASWELL, OR 8 MILES  
NORTHWEST OF DALLAS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...  
CARTERSVILLE, ROCKMART, EUHARLEE, EMERSON, ARAGON, KINGSTON,  
BRASWELL, TAYLORSVILLE, YORKVILLE, BURNT HICKORY RIDGE, RED TOP  
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, VAN WERT, AND STILESBORO.  
 
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 3424 8494 3424 8474 3410 8466 3408 8466  
3408 8473 3404 8474 3388 8501 3395 8510  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 215DEG 20KT 3401 8493  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
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