Special Weather Statement
NWS Peachtree City GA ยท US
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A Strong Thunderstorm Will Impact Portions Of Northwestern Gilmer And Northwestern Fannin Counties Through 545 AM EDT
- Event
- Special Weather Statement
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Execute
Description
Overview
At 520 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Mountaintown, or 9 miles northwest of Ellijay, moving northeast at 10 mph.
Hazard
Frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Mountaintown, Higdon, Colwell, and Jones Mill.
Instructions
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. Electrical appliances should not be used unless in an emergency. Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to hydroplaning.
Affected areas
- Fannin County, GA
- Gilmer County, GA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Peachtree City GA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~49s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M346QRQ05Q5BTCTATVDQNJGG
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.aeab65622f2d73d146575fd34f10357a3807db73.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Peachtree City GA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPFFC
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.5944
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | SPS |
| NationalWeatherService | SPS |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | SPSFFC |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS82 KFFC 220921 |
| NWSheadline | A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Gilmer and northwestern Fannin Counties through 545 AM EDT |
| eventMotionDescription | 2026-09-22T09:20:00-00:00...storm...225DEG...10KT...34.8,-84.6 |
| maxWindGust | Up to 30 MPH |
| maxHailSize | 0.00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Fannin County, GA
- Gilmer County, GA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 013111 |
| SAME | 013123 |
| UGC | GAZ006 |
| UGC | GAZ007 |
- Polygons
- 34.83,-84.32 34.68,-84.58 34.74,-84.65 34.76,-84.64 34.78,-84.64 34.79,-84.62 34.79,-84.61 34.82,-84.58 34.86,-84.62 34.93,-84.62 34.99,-84.58 34.99,-84.51 34.83,-84.32