Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued December 29 at 3:56AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
December 29, 2024 - 12:56am
Expires:
December 29, 2024 - 1:45am
Description:
At 356 AM EST, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
line of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near
Taylorsville to Lake Val-Do-Mar to Roscoe, and moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and increased chance of a brief tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...While winds should result in minor damage to tree limbs and
blowing around of light, unsecured objects, the leading
edge of this line of storms has also exhibited areas of
localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form.
Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Canton, Cartersville, Dallas, City
of South Fulton, Mountain Park, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Smyrna, East
Point, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Union City, Forest Park,
Riverdale, Villa Rica, and College Park.
Instruction:
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EST for north central,
northwestern and west central Georgia.
Area Description:
Bartow; Cherokee; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA