Expires:202405091230;Remove:202405091230;903012 WUUS52 KFFC 091142 SVRFFC GAC015-057-067-089-097-117-121-135-143-223-233-091230- /O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0100.240509T1142Z-240509T1230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 742 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Paulding County in northwestern Georgia... Southern Cherokee County in north central Georgia... Northwestern DeKalb County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Forsyth County in north central Georgia... Northeastern Haralson County in northwestern Georgia... Cobb County in north central Georgia... Northeastern Douglas County in north central Georgia... Northern Gwinnett County in north central Georgia... Northeastern Fulton County in north central Georgia... Eastern Polk County in northwestern Georgia... Southern Bartow County in northwestern Georgia... * Until 830 AM EDT. * At 742 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Acworth, or 10 miles northwest of Marietta, moving southeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Atlanta, Marietta, Canton, Cartersville, Dallas, Cumming, Peachtree Corners, Mountain Park, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Smyrna, Dunwoody, Milton, Kennesaw, Duluth, Woodstock, Acworth, and Sugar Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for north central and northwestern Georgia. && LAT...LON 3410 8505 3416 8504 3419 8464 3428 8438 3408 8384 3405 8385 3379 8450 3378 8458 3380 8496 3381 8503 3381 8505 3380 8505 3380 8506 3410 8511 TIME...MOT...LOC 1142Z 334DEG 56KT 3406 8467 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$