Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 7, 2021, 5:22 PM EDT (21:22 UTC)

Expired

Aug 7, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Hail

0.25 in

Wind

50

County Gwinnett County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS82 KFFC 072122
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
522 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021
 
GAZ034-072145-
Gwinnett GA-
522 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF WESTERN BARROW,
CENTRAL GWINNETT AND WESTERN WALTON COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

At 521 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Lawrenceville...moving
southeast at 20 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.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Lawrenceville, Snellville, Suwanee, Buford, Dacula, Grayson, Harbin,
Hog Mountain and Rosebud.

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 3403 8386 3400 8387 3398 8383 3397 8383
      3396 8382 3394 8381 3382 8394 3379 8397
      3379 8399 3396 8413 3410 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 306DEG 16KT 3399 8400 

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

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