WWUS82 KFFC 090139

SPSFFC



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Peachtree City GA

939 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025

 

GAZ091-092-102>104-090215-

Schley GA-Stewart GA-Sumter GA-Marion GA-Webster GA-

939 PM EDT Thu May 8 2025



...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Marion,

eastern Stewart, central Webster, southwestern Schley and west

central Sumter Counties through 1015 PM EDT...



At 939 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Lumpkin, 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...

Lumpkin, Preston, Richland, Putnam, Seminole, Charles, Kimbrough,

Westville, Brooklyn, Draneville, Friendship, Doyle, Church Hill,

Dumas, Louvale, and Providence Canyon State 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 3202 8493 3213 8494 3223 8468 3223 8466

      3224 8466 3233 8444 3207 8433 3197 8481

TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 249DEG 25KT 3206 8483 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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