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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
337 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

GAZ013-020-021-242000-
Cherokee GA-Bartow GA-Pickens GA-
337 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Cherokee,
Pickens and northeastern Bartow Counties through 400 PM EDT...

At 337 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Salacoa Valley, or 11
miles northwest of Canton, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph and nickel sized hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Jasper, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Talking Rock, Lake Arrowhead,
Marblehill, Salacoa Valley, Lake Tamarack, Talmadge, Tate, Reavis
Mountain, Funkhouser, and Hinton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

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LAT...LON 3455 8442 3455 8441 3450 8433 3447 8432
      3435 8430 3425 8465 3440 8475 3440 8473
      3441 8473 3441 8465 3444 8466 3455 8447
      3455 8443 3456 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 242DEG 16KT 3437 8462

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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