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WWUS82 KFFC 072036
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
436 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
GAZ002>004-072100-
WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-WALKER GA-
436 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN
CATOOSA, SOUTHWESTERN WHITFIELD AND SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTIES
THROUGH 500 PM EDT...
AT 436 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER NAOMI, OR NEAR
LAFAYETTE. 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...
DALTON, LAFAYETTE, TUNNEL HILL, LA FAYETTE, NAOMI, SUTTLES MILL,
NOBLE, WOOD STATION, MILL CREEK, LINWOOD, BEAUMONT, VILLANOW, AND
ROCK SPRING.
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 3472 8500 3459 8516 3459 8519 3467 8536
3486 8529 3489 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 210DEG 2KT 3469 8522
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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