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Health & Fitness

Special Weather Statement

Wind and pea size hail the main threat.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
529 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012

GAZ034-035-047-072200-
529 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN WALTON...BARROW
AND GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

AT 524 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BOLD SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WALTON...BARROW AND GWINNETT COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE WINDSOR...
NICHOLASVILLE...BOLD SPRINGS...FORT YARGO STATE PARK...RUSSELL...
BETHLEHEM...CARL...HARBIN...AUBURN...HOG MOUNTAIN...LAWRENCEVILLE...
GRAYSON AND DACULA. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS.

THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.

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