Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 25 at 8:35PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 25, 2025 - 5:35pm
Expires:
April 25, 2025 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 835 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Springer Mountain
Shelter, or 11 miles northwest of Dahlonega, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny 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...
Amicalola Falls State Park, Robertstown, Woods Hole Shelter, Low Gap
Shelter, Len Foote Hike Inn, Suches, Vogel State Park, Stover Creek
Shelter, Turners Corner, Gaddistown, Qualatchee Lake, Margret, Camp
Merrill, Whitley Gap Shelter, Springer Mountain Shelter, Camp Coleman
Lake, Owltown, Black Gap Shelter, Hawk Mountain Shelter, and
Smithgall Woods Conservation Are.
Instruction:
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Fannin; Gilmer; Union; Dawson; Lumpkin; White
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA