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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

923 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

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Walker GA-Dade GA-

923 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Walker

and Dade Counties through 1000 PM EDT...



At 923 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over South Pittsburg, or

near Jasper, moving east at 30 mph.



HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny 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...

Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Valley, Cole

City, Wildwood, Stephensville, Fairview, New England, Chattanooga

Valley, Morganville, Hooker, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Cooper

Heights, and Lakeview.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear

thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.



A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for

northwestern Georgia.



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LAT...LON 3498 8526 3495 8526 3473 8541 3482 8558

      3498 8560

TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 282DEG 26KT 3503 8572 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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