004  
WWUS82 KFFC 212032  
SPSFFC  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  
432 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
GAZ096-097-109-212100-  
BLECKLEY GA-LAURENS GA-DODGE GA-  
432 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN  
LAURENS, NORTHWESTERN DODGE AND CENTRAL BLECKLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 500  
PM EDT...  
 
AT 432 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER YONKERS, OR 7 MILES  
EAST OF COCHRAN, MOVING SOUTH 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...  
COCHRAN, EASTMAN, CHESTER, DEXTER, DUDLEY, CADWELL, RENTZ, DUBOIS,  
GRESSTON, PLAINFIELD, EMPIRE, YONKERS, RODDY, ROWLAND, GOLDSBORO,  
REBIE, AND ROYAL.  
 
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 3218 8326 3245 8338 3256 8310 3238 8287  
3219 8300  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 348DEG 10KT 3240 8322  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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