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WWUS82 KFFC 212058
SPSFFC
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
458 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
GAZ097-109>111-212130-
WHEELER GA-TELFAIR GA-LAURENS GA-DODGE GA-
458 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
LAURENS, SOUTHEASTERN DODGE, CENTRAL TELFAIR AND WEST CENTRAL WHEELER
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...
AT 458 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER CHAUNCEY, OR 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MCRAE, MOVING EAST AT 20 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...
MCRAE, EASTMAN, HELENA, MILAN, RHINE, CHAUNCEY, JAY BIRD SPRINGS,
ACHORD, LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE PARK, AND GODWINSVILLE.
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 3195 8324 3209 8315 3219 8321 3223 8288
3194 8284
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 267DEG 17KT 3211 8303
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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