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WWUS82 KFFC 070045
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
845 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
GAZ044-045-054-055-057-070115-
FAYETTE GA-CLAYTON GA-DEKALB GA-HENRY GA-SOUTH FULTON GA-
845 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN DEKALB,
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE, NORTHWESTERN HENRY, CLAYTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...
AT 844 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER JONESBORO. THIS STORM
WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
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...
ATLANTA, JONESBORO, CITY OF SOUTH FULTON, EAST POINT, STOCKBRIDGE,
FOREST PARK, RIVERDALE, COLLEGE PARK, HAMPTON, MORROW, LOVEJOY,
HAPEVILLE, LAKE CITY, HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT, LAKE SPIVEY, REX,
ELLENWOOD, FORT GILLEM, BONANZA, AND JW SMITH RESERVOIR.
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 3367 8438 3366 8435 3367 8435 3369 8427
3347 8422 3338 8428 3342 8439 3364 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 167DEG 3KT 3354 8436
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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