063
WWUS82 KFFC 071839
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
239 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
GAZ019-030-071915-
POLK GA-FLOYD GA-
239 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD
AND WESTERN POLK COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...
AT 239 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CAVE SPRING, OR NEAR
FORNEY, MOVING NORTH 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...
ROME, CEDARTOWN, CAVE SPRING, ETNA, AND ESOM HILL.
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 3427 8524 3390 8522 3390 8538 3394 8540
3424 8545
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 193DEG 5KT 3408 8537
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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