Expires:202405091045;Remove:202405091045;899614 WWUS52 KFFC 091027 SVSFFC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 627 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 GAC047-083-295-313-091045- /O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-240509T1045Z/ Catoosa GA-Whitfield GA-Walker GA-Dade GA- 627 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN CATOOSA...WHITFIELD...WALKER AND SOUTHWESTERN DADE COUNTIES... At 627 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Dawnville to near Hammondville, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Dalton, Lafayette, Varnell, Tunnel Hill, La Fayette, Naomi, Center Post, Rising Fawn, Suttles Mill, Noble, Wood Station, Rocky Face, Tilton, Mill Creek, Linwood, Beaumont, Beaverdale, Dawnville, Villanow, and Cloudland Canyon State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 AM EDT for northwestern Georgia. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 100 PM EDT for northwestern Georgia. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3492 8484 3487 8482 3481 8486 3480 8484 3478 8488 3472 8486 3471 8494 3468 8489 3467 8489 3468 8494 3464 8491 3462 8493 3462 8506 3459 8506 3459 8553 3460 8553 3485 8557 3485 8532 3488 8502 3499 8482 TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 308DEG 36KT 3478 8485 3456 8570 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$