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WWUS82 KFFC 062200
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
GAZ042-044-053-062230-
COWETA GA-CARROLL GA-SOUTH FULTON GA-
600 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
CARROLL, NORTHWESTERN COWETA AND SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH
630 PM EDT...
AT 559 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MADRAS, OR NEAR NEWNAN,
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 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...
NEWNAN, PALMETTO, WHITESBURG, CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL, DUNAWAY GARDENS,
PLANT YATES, BYERS CROSSROADS, CANNONGATE, ARNCO-SARGENT, ROSCOE,
THOMAS CROSSROADS, AND MADRAS.
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 3351 8494 3361 8475 3349 8462 3337 8465
3340 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 255DEG 12KT 3344 8477
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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