Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
050 WWUS82 KFFC 271826 SPSFFC Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 226 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 GAZ036-038-271900- Oglethorpe GA-Clarke GA- 226 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Clarke and Oglethorpe Counties through 300 PM EDT... At 226 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Arnoldsville, or 7 miles northwest of Lexington, moving east at 15 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... Lexington, Winterville, Crawford, Arnoldsville, Athens-Clarke County, Stephens, Dunlap, Smithonia, Point Peter, and Hutchings. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3377 8298 3381 8330 3382 8330 3385 8328 3385 8330 3402 8331 3400 8328 3400 8326 3401 8323 3400 8322 3403 8318 3403 8309 3402 8305 3403 8302 3404 8295 TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 276DEG 14KT 3393 8322 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$