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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
111 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
GAZ001>004-210545-
WHITFIELD GA-CATOOSA GA-WALKER GA-DADE GA-
111 AM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CATOOSA, CENTRAL
WHITFIELD, WALKER AND DADE COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM EDT...
AT 110 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER NOBLE, OR NEAR
LAFAYETTE, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
DALTON, LAFAYETTE, RINGGOLD, TRENTON, FORT OGLETHORPE, ROSSVILLE,
CHICKAMAUGA, VARNELL, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TUNNEL HILL, COHUTTA,
CHATTANOOGA VALLEY, LA FAYETTE, BLUE SPRING, FAIRVIEW, LINWOOD,
VILLANOW, CHATTANOOGA VALLEY, HOOKER, AND CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE
PARK.
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 8492 3461 8501 3461 8505 3462 8506
3460 8506 3470 8527 3471 8555 3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 288DEG 14KT 3477 8530
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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