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WWUS82 KFFC 210346
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1146 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
GAZ003-004-210415-
WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-
1146 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CATOOSA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WHITFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM EDT...
AT 1146 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER RINGGOLD, MOVING EAST
AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 MPH WIND, UP TO PENNY 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...
RINGGOLD, VARNELL, TUNNEL HILL, COHUTTA, BOYNTON, INDIAN SPRINGS, AND
GRAYSVILLE.
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 3499 8493 3481 8492 3484 8520 3486 8521
3499 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 0346Z 271DEG 7KT 3493 8513
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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