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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
703 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

GAZ020-021-031-032-182345-
Cobb GA-Cherokee GA-Bartow GA-Paulding GA-
703 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Paulding,
southwestern Cherokee, northwestern Cobb and southeastern Bartow
Counties through 745 PM EDT...

At 702 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Cartersville to Yorkville, and moving east at 25
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...
Marietta, Cartersville, Dallas, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Powder
Springs, Austell, Hiram, Emerson, Braswell, Fair Oaks, Yorkville,
Burnt Hickory Ridge, Kellogg Creek, Lost Mountain Park, Cross Roads,
Due West, Sandy Plains, 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 3395 8504 3395 8498 3407 8493 3416 8485
      3412 8441 3398 8448 3381 8470 3387 8504
      3390 8504 3390 8505 3394 8505
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 284DEG 22KT 3411 8483 3393 8499

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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