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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
638 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025
 

GAZ013-014-021-272315-
Dawson GA-Cherokee GA-Pickens GA-
638 PM EDT Fri Jun 27 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Cherokee,
southwestern Dawson and Pickens Counties through 715 PM EDT...

At 638 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Ball Ground, or 8 miles
south of Jasper, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, nickel 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...
Canton, Jasper, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Buffington, Salacoa
Valley, Lake Tamarack, Hollis Lathem Reservoir, Marblehill, Tate, and
Reavis Mountain.

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 3455 8440 3440 8411 3433 8422 3433 8426
      3431 8426 3422 8440 3436 8462 3455 8443
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 223DEG 10KT 3436 8442 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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