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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

143 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025

 

GAZ010-017-018-SCZ101-261815-

Rabun GA-Stephens GA-Habersham GA-Oconee Mountains SC-

143 PM EDT Thu Jun 26 2025



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN STEPHENS...

HABERSHAM...SOUTHWESTERN RABUN AND WEST CENTRAL OCONEE COUNTIES

THROUGH 215 PM EDT...



At 143 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5

miles north of Clarkesville, moving southwest at 10 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.



SOURCE...Radar indicated.



IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 

         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is 

         possible.



Locations impacted include...

Clarkesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Mount Airy, Tallulah

Falls, Lake Rabun, Lake Burton, Lakemont, and Tallulah Gorge State

Park.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.

Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe

shelter inside a building or vehicle.



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LAT...LON 3468 8364 3471 8364 3473 8362 3477 8363

      3485 8353 3477 8328 3470 8332 3468 8334

      3468 8333 3448 8344 3449 8353 3449 8355

      3455 8362 3460 8365 3462 8364 3465 8366

TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 046DEG 8KT 3468 8349 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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