Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 14 at 5:06PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 14, 2026 - 2:06pm
Expires:
August 14, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 506 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Owltown, or near
Blairsville, moving southeast at 15 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.
Locations impacted include...
Blairsville, Whitley Gap Shelter, Blue Mountain Shelter, Brasstown
Bald, Woods Hole Shelter, Low Gap Shelter, Camp Coleman Lake,
Owltown, Vogel State Park, Track Rock, Anna Ruby Falls, Turners
Corner, and Blood Mountain Shelter.
Instruction:
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Union; Towns; Lumpkin; White
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov