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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
547 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
GAZ004>007-072230-
GILMER GA-WHITFIELD GA-MURRAY GA-FANNIN GA-
547 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN GILMER,
MURRAY, EAST CENTRAL WHITFIELD AND NORTHWESTERN FANNIN COUNTIES
THROUGH 630 PM EDT...
AT 547 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CONASAUGA LAKE, OR 8
MILES NORTHEAST OF CHATSWORTH, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
CHATSWORTH, ETON, CRANDALL, SUMAC, JONES MILL, GREGORY, COHUTTA
WILDERNESS, EPWORTH, CONASAUGA LAKE, TENNGA, CISCO, FORT MOUNTAIN
STATE PARK, AND COLWELL.
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 3499 8433 3468 8470 3479 8489 3499 8476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 231DEG 17KT 3485 8466
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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