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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
623 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
GAZ020-030>032-212300-
POLK GA-COBB GA-BARTOW GA-PAULDING GA-
623 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF EASTERN PAULDING,
NORTHWESTERN COBB, NORTHEASTERN POLK AND SOUTH CENTRAL BARTOW
COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT...
AT 623 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER STILESBORO, OR 9 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CARTERSVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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...
CARTERSVILLE, DALLAS, KENNESAW, ACWORTH, EUHARLEE, HIRAM, BRASWELL,
TAYLORSVILLE, BURNT HICKORY RIDGE, LOST MOUNTAIN PARK, CROSS ROADS,
DUE WEST, STILESBORO, AND NEW HOPE.
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 3404 8504 3417 8489 3400 8461 3381 8484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 314DEG 14KT 3406 8491
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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