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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
756 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
GAZ004-005-007-012-013-070030-
GILMER GA-WHITFIELD GA-GORDON GA-PICKENS GA-MURRAY GA-
756 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN GILMER,
SOUTHWESTERN MURRAY, SOUTHEASTERN WHITFIELD, NORTHEASTERN GORDON AND
NORTHWESTERN PICKENS COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT...
AT 756 PM EDT, A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR RESACA TO NEAR OAKMAN TO NEAR BLAINE, AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 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...
DALTON, RESACA, RANGER, CARTERS, TALONA, REDBUD, TILTON, AUDUBON,
BLAINE, OAKMAN, NICKELSVILLE, NORTH GEORGIA SPEEDWAY, HINTON, AND
ROUNDTOP.
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 3465 8467 3460 8442 3447 8459 3449 8479
3462 8506 3474 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 236DEG 5KT 3462 8496 3454 8473 3453 8461
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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