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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
623 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
GAZ020-030-031-032300-
POLK GA-BARTOW GA-PAULDING GA-
623 PM EDT THU SEP 3 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
PAULDING, NORTHEASTERN POLK AND SOUTHERN BARTOW COUNTIES THROUGH 700
PM EDT...
AT 622 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BURNT HICKORY RIDGE, OR
7 MILES SOUTH OF CARTERSVILLE, MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...UP TO 40 MPH WIND, FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF
LIGHT, UNSECURED OBJECTS. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY
STREET FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARTERSVILLE, ROCKMART, EUHARLEE, EMERSON, ARAGON, KINGSTON,
BRASWELL, TAYLORSVILLE, BURNT HICKORY RIDGE, VAN WERT, CROSS ROADS,
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. MOTORISTS
SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO
HYDROPLANING.
LAT...LON 3410 8505 3418 8505 3424 8495 3411 8468
3408 8469 3408 8474 3397 8474 3394 8475
3399 8506 3410 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 109DEG 11KT 3405 8480
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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