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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
417 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
GAZ053-212045-
COWETA GA-
417 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF COWETA COUNTY
THROUGH 445 PM EDT...
AT 417 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER ARNCO-SARGENT, OR NEAR
NEWNAN, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...40 TO 50 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...
NEWNAN, PEACHTREE CITY, GRANTVILLE, MORELAND, SHARPSBURG, TURIN, EAST
NEWNAN, PLANT YATES, ARNCO-SARGENT, HANDY, DUNAWAY GARDENS, ROSCOE,
THOMAS CROSSROADS, AND MADRAS.
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 3345 8492 3349 8487 3349 8486 3351 8485
3338 8459 3336 8458 3335 8457 3324 8467
3324 8490 3339 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 310DEG 9KT 3340 8485
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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