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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1020 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

GAC083-090230-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-240509T0230Z/
Dade GA-
1020 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL DADE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northwestern
Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3470 8536 3475 8539 3482 8535 3491 8516
      3492 8510 3469 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 257DEG 27KT 3477 8528

$$

GAC047-295-313-090230-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-240509T0230Z/
Catoosa GA-Whitfield GA-Walker GA-
1020 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN CATOOSA...WEST CENTRAL WHITFIELD AND CENTRAL WALKER
COUNTIES...

At 1020 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Noble, or near
Lafayette, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Lafayette, Ringgold, La Fayette, Linwood, Beaumont, Noble, Wood
Station, Blue Spring, and Rock Spring.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northwestern
Georgia.

A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3470 8536 3475 8539 3482 8535 3491 8516
      3492 8510 3469 8508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 257DEG 27KT 3477 8528

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$