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WWUS82 KFFC 202243
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
643 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
GAZ104-202315-
SUMTER GA-
643 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN SUMTER
COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT...
AT 643 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MADDOX, OR NEAR
AMERICUS. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND, PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT, UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AMERICUS, PLAINS, SUMTER, HUNTINGTON, MADDOX, AND CROXTON CROSSROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3190 8437 3192 8438 3196 8444 3204 8444
3204 8443 3207 8443 3214 8425 3210 8416
3200 8412 3191 8419 3192 8434 3187 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 050DEG 2KT 3203 8425
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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