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Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
224 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024
GAZ020-021-032-050715-
Cobb GA-Cherokee GA-Bartow GA-
224 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Cherokee, northern Cobb and southeastern Bartow Counties through 315
AM EDT...
At 224 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Oak Grove, or 8 miles
north of Marietta, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 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...
Marietta, Canton, Mountain Park, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Holly
Springs, Emerson, White Water Park, Sweat Mountain, Kellogg Creek,
Red Top Mountain State Park, Oak Grove, Kennesaw State University,
Little River Landing, George Washington Carver St Pk, Lebanon, Sandy
Plains, Sutallee, and Hobgood Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
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LAT...LON 3425 8468 3415 8440 3411 8440 3411 8442
3401 8441 3392 8447 3400 8474 3408 8474
TIME...MOT...LOC 0624Z 286DEG 16KT 3407 8460
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 502 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-052115- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 502 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this evening, mainly across the eastern half of the forecast area. A few strong storms will be possible with small hail, locally heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... Additional showers and thunderstorms are expected Sunday and Monday. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible generally across portions of north Georgia Tuesday and Wednesday, with scattered thunderstorms returning to the rest of the forecast area by Thursdsay and Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. $$