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WWUS82 KFFC 211814
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
214 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
GAZ104-211845-
SUMTER GA-
214 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN SUMTER
COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT...
AT 214 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER PLAINS, OR 8 MILES WEST
OF AMERICUS, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
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 3195 8443 3197 8445
3204 8444 3204 8443 3208 8443 3215 8434
3200 8412 3191 8424 3192 8434 3187 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 316DEG 6KT 3204 8436
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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