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Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 5, 2026Forsyth County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2026, 12:30 AM EDT for Forsyth County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 5, 2026, 12:30 AM EDT (04:30 UTC)
Expired: Jul 5, 2026, 1:00 AM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Forsyth County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2329 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1248 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

836 
WWUS82 KFFC 050430
SPSFFC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1230 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
 
GAZ022-034-050500-
Forsyth GA-Gwinnett GA-
1230 AM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Forsyth and
northeastern Gwinnett Counties through 100 AM EDT...

At 1229 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Sugar Hill, or 8 miles
south of Cumming, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and 
         heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of 
         light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary 
         street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Locations impacted include...
Lawrenceville, Cumming, Duluth, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Buford, Auburn,
Dacula, Rest Haven, Buford Dam-Lake Lanier Parks, Brookwood, and Hog
Mountain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3424 8395 3423 8397 3422 8396 3420 8399
      3419 8405 3417 8406 3410 8387 3404 8385
      3401 8387 3400 8386 3397 8416 3402 8417
      3403 8412 3405 8410 3407 8418 3415 8421
      3425 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 254DEG 7KT 3409 8410 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 8:04 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Clarke, Crawford, Crisp and 37 more	24 hr
Jul 4, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walker	28 min
Jul 4, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gwinnett	25 min
Jul 4, 11:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	35 min
Jul 5, 12:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fulton	30 min
Jul 5, 12:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	29 min
Jul 5, 12:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	31 min
Jul 5, 12:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	33 min
Jul 5, 1:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Peach	35 min
Jul 5, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel, Johnson, Treutlen	34 min
Jul 5, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Muscogee	29 min
Jul 5, 2:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walker	27 min
Jul 5, 3:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	32 min
Jul 5, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Walker	27 min
Jul 5, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Walker	46 min
Jul 5, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	24 min
Jul 5, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Troup	34 min
Jul 5, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Gordon	35 min
Jul 5, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cherokee	33 min
Jul 5, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Polk	29 min
Jul 5, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	27 min
Jul 5, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Forsyth	35 min
Jul 5, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette	27 min
Jul 5, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	36 min
Jul 5, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas, Fulton	28 min
Jul 5, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	24 min
Jul 5, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Douglas, Fulton	50 min
Jul 5, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Clayton, Henry	23 min
Jul 5, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Montgomery, Toombs	36 min
Jul 5, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, Douglas, Fulton	35 min
Jul 5, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb, Fulton	33 min
Jul 5, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	21 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.